N-CSRS 1 d338408dncsrs.htm N-CSRS N-CSRS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number     

  811-07452

AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000    Houston, Texas 77046

 

(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip code)

Sheri Morris    11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:            (713) 626-1919    
Date of fiscal year end:      12/31                
Date of reporting period:      06/30/22           


ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

(a) The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

(b) Not applicable.


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   |   MAY LOSE VALUE   |   NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Distributors, Inc.       VK-VIAMFR-SAR-1                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -27.86

Series II Shares

    -27.94  

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Growth Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

    -28.07  

Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -32.14  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (7/3/95)

    9.50

10 Years

    12.68  

  5 Years

    10.33  

  1 Year

    -27.90  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/18/00)

    3.36

10 Years

    12.39  

  5 Years

    10.06  

  1 Year

    -28.08  
 

 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Capital Growth Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset management were recognized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

 

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.01%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.80%

     

Airbus SE (France)

     54,897        $        5,390,215  

 

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     20,959        9,011,532  

 

 

Textron, Inc.

     38,640        2,359,745  

 

 
        16,761,492  

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.90%

 

Deere & Co.

     17,932        5,370,096  

 

 

Application Software–3.75%

     

Adobe, Inc.(b)

     13,989        5,120,813  

 

 

Datadog, Inc., Class A(b)

     13,536        1,289,169  

 

 

HubSpot, Inc.(b)

     2,117        636,476  

 

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.(c)

     9,183        3,624,071  

 

 

salesforce.com, inc.(b)

     13,831        2,282,668  

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

     23,698        7,197,082  

 

 

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(b)

     54,949        2,301,814  

 

 
            22,452,093  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.10%

 

Blackstone, Inc., Class A

     3,238        295,403  

 

 

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

     6,394        295,978  

 

 
        591,381  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–1.22%

 

General Motors Co.(b)

     135,527        4,304,338  

 

 

Tesla, Inc.(b)

     4,429        2,982,577  

 

 
        7,286,915  

 

 

Automotive Retail–0.83%

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)

     7,843        4,954,894  

 

 

Biotechnology–0.91%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     35,463        5,431,513  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.81%

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     30,916        1,184,083  

 

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)(c)

     120,082        3,652,894  

 

 
        4,836,977  

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.44%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,588        2,607,751  

 

 

Consumer Electronics–0.73%

 

Sony Group Corp. (Japan)

     53,500        4,372,224  

 

 

Copper–0.61%

     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

         125,149        3,661,860  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–4.73%

 

Adyen N.V. (Netherlands)(b)(d)

     848        1,246,574  

 

 

Visa, Inc., Class A(c)

     137,349        27,042,645  

 

 
        28,289,219  

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.58%

 

Glencore PLC (Australia)

     645,444        3,497,577  

 

 

Diversified Support Services–0.48%

 

Cintas Corp.

     7,675        2,866,843  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.56%

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)

     15,990        $        3,367,174  

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.54%

 

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)

     24,597        9,226,581  

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.65%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     29,652        3,880,557  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–0.55%

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     9,685        3,264,426  

 

 

Food Distributors–1.40%

 

Sysco Corp.(c)

     43,571        3,690,899  

 

 

US Foods Holding Corp.(b)

     153,403        4,706,404  

 

 
        8,397,303  

 

 

Food Retail–0.52%

 

HelloFresh SE (Germany)(b)

     96,578        3,125,152  

 

 

Gold–0.14%

 

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     49,067        867,995  

 

 

Health Care Distributors–1.04%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.(c)

     27,380        3,873,723  

 

 

McKesson Corp.

     7,277        2,373,830  

 

 
        6,247,553  

 

 

Health Care Equipment–1.08%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     20,148        2,189,080  

 

 

DexCom, Inc.(b)

     8,348        622,176  

 

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)

     32,434        3,084,149  

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)

     2,881        578,246  

 

 
        6,473,651  

 

 

Home Improvement Retail–1.95%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     66,759        11,660,794  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.33%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.(b)

     4,535        7,931,670  

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.67%

 

Walmart, Inc.

     32,756        3,982,474  

 

 

Insurance Brokers–0.90%

 

Aon PLC, Class A

     11,733        3,164,155  

 

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     14,172        2,200,203  

 

 
        5,364,358  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–0.96%

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     15,793        1,352,513  

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

         125,347        4,395,919  

 

 
        5,748,432  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–3.30%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     63,953        7,779,882  

 

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     17,000        7,347,271  

 

 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)

     37,668        4,615,460  

 

 
            19,742,613  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–9.19%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)

     19,504      $       42,504,287  

 

 

Baidu, Inc., ADR (China)(b)

     12,399        1,844,103  

 

 

Kuaishou Technology (China)(b)(d)

         467,300        5,240,836  

 

 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(b)

     33,386        5,383,492  

 

 
        54,972,718  

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–7.49%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     344,520        36,591,469  

 

 

Farfetch Ltd., Class A (United Kingdom)(b)

     247,316        1,770,783  

 

 

JD.com, Inc., ADR (China)

     100,369        6,445,697  

 

 
        44,807,949  

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.41%

 

  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(b)

     13,947        610,181  

 

 

MongoDB, Inc.(b)

     5,127        1,330,457  

 

 

Snowflake, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     3,632        505,066  

 

 
        2,445,704  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.51%

 

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     16,653        9,047,242  

 

 

Managed Health Care–4.97%

     

Elevance Health, Inc.

     3,294        1,589,618  

 

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     54,779        28,136,138  

 

 
        29,725,756  

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.42%

 

  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

     10,182        293,955  

 

 

Schlumberger N.V.

     61,557        2,201,278  

 

 
        2,495,233  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.54%

 

  

Antero Resources Corp.(b)

     80,751        2,475,018  

 

 

ConocoPhillips

     8,092        726,743  

 

 
        3,201,761  

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–1.00%

 

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     57,924        4,761,932  

 

 

Phillips 66

     14,941        1,225,013  

 

 
        5,986,945  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.05%

 

  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.(c)

     6,199        300,527  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–5.10%

     

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     43,063        5,644,775  

 

 

Bayer AG (Germany)

     309,389        18,381,886  

 

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     13,286        4,307,720  

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

     19,343        2,146,906  

 

 
            30,481,287  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.43%

 

  

Chubb Ltd.

     31,064        6,106,561  

 

 

Progressive Corp. (The)

     20,925        2,432,950  

 

 
        8,539,511  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–1.83%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     51,191        4,657,357  

 

 

ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands)

     3,469        1,650,828  

 

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)

     23,624        4,612,350  

 

 
        10,920,535  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Semiconductors–4.67%

     

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     9,922        $        3,810,445  

 

 

NVIDIA Corp.

     81,657        12,378,385  

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     92,067        11,760,638  

 

 
        27,949,468  

 

 

Soft Drinks–0.69%

     

Monster Beverage Corp.(b)

     44,502        4,125,335  

 

 

Specialized REITs–0.69%

     

Crown Castle International
Corp.(c)

     24,490        4,123,626  

 

 

Systems Software–14.41%

     

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     31,399        5,292,615  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

         234,280        60,170,132  

 

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(c)

     19,606        9,684,188  

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

     21,862        10,395,818  

 

 

Zscaler, Inc.(b)(c)

     4,464        667,413  

 

 
        86,210,166  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.52%

 

Apple, Inc.

     285,147        38,985,298  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.90%

 

  

Fastenal Co.

     60,427        3,016,516  

 

 

United Rentals, Inc.(b)

     9,758        2,370,316  

 

 
        5,386,832  

 

 

Trucking–0.71%

     

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(c)

     67,258        3,113,373  

 

 

Lyft, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     87,486        1,161,814  

 

 
        4,275,187  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $443,759,234)

 

     586,242,648  

 

 

Money Market Funds–1.27%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e)(f)

     2,657,781        2,657,781  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(e)(f)

     1,893,088        1,892,898  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e)(f)

     3,037,464        3,037,464  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $7,587,878)

 

     7,588,143  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.28%
(Cost $451,347,112)

 

         593,830,791  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–9.68%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(e)(f)(g)

     16,211,390        16,211,390  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(e)(f)(g)

     41,686,431        41,686,431  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $57,899,334)

 

     57,897,821  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–108.96%
(Cost $509,246,446)

 

     651,728,612  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(8.96)%

 

     (53,587,592

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

        $598,141,020  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Investment Abbreviations:

ADR  – American Depositary Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $6,487,410, which represented 1.08% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(e) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ 2,868,097      $ 38,532,341      $ (38,742,657 )     $           -     $ -     $ 2,657,781      $    4,827

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       2,048,569        27,523,101        (27,677,807 )       265       (1,230 )       1,892,898        5,324

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       3,277,826        44,036,961        (44,277,323 )       -       -       3,037,464        6,929
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                          

Invesco Private Government Fund

       6,515,520        114,120,154        (104,424,284 )       -       -       16,211,390        19,683 *

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       15,202,880        229,600,915        (203,113,130 )       (1,513 )       (2,721 )       41,686,431        56,630 *
Total      $ 29,912,892      $ 453,813,472      $ (418,235,201 )     $ (1,248 )     $ (3,951 )     $ 65,485,964      $ 93,393

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(f) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(g) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

 

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       37.87 %

Health Care

       14.61

Consumer Discretionary

       14.35

Communication Services

       12.49

Industrials

       7.44

Consumer Staples

       3.28

Financials

       3.02

Energy

       2.92

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       2.03

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       1.99

    

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $443,759,234)*

   $ 586,242,648  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $65,487,212)

     65,485,964  

 

 

Cash

     70,094  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $156,941)

     158,186  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     2,303,007  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     3,480,324  

 

 

Dividends

     176,774  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     222,231  

 

 

Other assets

     502  

 

 

Total assets

     658,139,730  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     1,254,591  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     214,431  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     57,899,334  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     330,819  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,013  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     58,839  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     237,683  

 

 

Total liabilities

     59,998,710  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 598,141,020  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 263,660,531  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     334,480,489  

 

 
   $ 598,141,020  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 405,178,177  

 

 

Series II

   $ 192,962,843  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     6,336,539  

 

 

Series II

     3,224,689  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 63.94  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 59.84  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $57,319,011 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $145,119)

   $ 2,911,882  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $16,164)

     33,244  

 

 

Total investment income

     2,945,126  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,353,138  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     582,824  

 

 

Custodian fees

     8,535  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     271,974  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     20,103  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     10,863  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,615  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,457  

 

 

Other

     3,882  

 

 

Total expenses

     3,273,391  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (5,447

 

 

Net expenses

     3,267,944  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (322,818

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     25,660,986  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (3,951

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (23,234

 

 
     25,633,801  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (258,692,012

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,248

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (1,358

 

 
     (258,694,618

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (233,060,817

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (233,383,635

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (322,818   $ (4,151,457

 

 

Net realized gain

     25,633,801       178,910,085  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (258,694,618     (78,149,194

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (233,383,635     96,609,434  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (69,405,765

 

 

Series II

           (32,075,893

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (101,481,658

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (25,785,392     (19,513,798

 

 

Series II

     10,494,855       41,059,309  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (15,290,537     21,545,511  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (248,674,172     16,673,287  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     846,815,192       830,141,905  

 

 

End of period

   $ 598,141,020     $ 846,815,192  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $88.63       $(0.01     $(24.68     $(24.69     $      -       $        -       $        -       $63.94       (27.86 )%      $405,178       0.85 %(d)      0.86 %(d)      (0.01 )%(d)      58

Year ended 12/31/21

    89.10       (0.39     11.37       10.98       -       (11.45     (11.45     88.63       11.92       591,907       0.86       0.86       (0.41     68  

Year ended 12/31/20

    67.15       (0.13     28.00       27.87       (0.06     (5.86     (5.92     89.10       42.35       611,334       0.86       0.86       (0.18     54  

Year ended 12/31/19

    57.15       0.10       19.86       19.96       -       (9.96     (9.96     67.15       36.76       490,366       0.86       0.87       0.15       40  

Year ended 12/31/18

    62.97       (0.00     (1.50     (1.50     -       (4.32     (4.32     57.15       (3.62     405,192       0.88       0.88       (0.00     42  

Year ended 12/31/17

    53.58       (0.04     14.50       14.46       (0.05     (5.02     (5.07     62.97       27.34       491,271       0.89       0.89       (0.06     45  

Series II

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    83.04       (0.09     (23.11     (23.20     -       -       -       59.84       (27.94     192,963       1.10 (d)      1.11 (d)      (0.26 )(d)      58  

Year ended 12/31/21

    84.31       (0.59     10.77       10.18       -       (11.45     (11.45     83.04       11.65       254,909       1.11       1.11       (0.66     68  

Year ended 12/31/20

    63.90       (0.31     26.58       26.27       -       (5.86     (5.86     84.31       41.99       218,808       1.11       1.11       (0.43     54  

Year ended 12/31/19

    54.90       (0.07     19.03       18.96       -       (9.96     (9.96     63.90       36.43       162,221       1.11       1.12       (0.10     40  

Year ended 12/31/18

    60.79       (0.16     (1.41     (1.57     -       (4.32     (4.32     54.90       (3.88     133,216       1.13       1.13       (0.25     42  

Year ended 12/31/17

    51.95       (0.19     14.05       13.86       -       (5.02     (5.02     60.79       27.03       170,956       1.14       1.14       (0.31     45  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders.

Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $851 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and    pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 250 million

     0.695%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.670%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.645%  

 

 

Next $550 million

     0.620%  

 

 

Next $3.45 billion

     0.600%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.595%  

 

 

Next $2.25 billion

     0.570%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.545%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.520%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $5,447.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $57,556 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $525,268 for fees paid to insurance

 

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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $15,553 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1   -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2   -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3   -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     $529,849,232        $ 56,393,416        $–        $586,242,648  

 

 

Money Market Funds

           7,588,143            57,897,821           –            65,485,964  

 

 

Total Investments

     $537,437,375        $114,291,237        $–        $651,728,612  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $407,410,530 and $427,965,396, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis    includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 171,920,976  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (36,272,988

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 135,647,988  

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $516,080,624.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     113,715     $ 8,490,219       183,103     $ 17,299,379  

 

 

Series II

     278,384       19,077,237       553,978       49,490,468  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       759,114       69,405,759  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       374,237       32,075,893  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (455,567     (34,275,611     (1,125,267     (106,218,936

 

 

Series II

     (123,223     (8,582,382     (453,921     (40,507,052

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (186,691   $ (15,290,537     291,244     $ 21,545,511  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 36% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs,    and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

    Account Value    

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

      Paid During      

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

      Paid During      

Period2

 

      Annualized      

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $721.40   $3.63   $1,020.58   $4.26   0.85%

Series II

    1,000.00     720.60     4.69     1,019.34     5.51   1.10    

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods, and the fourth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that stock selection in, and overweight or underweight exposure to, certain sectors and overweight exposure to China

 

 

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detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with

federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed

and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

 

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.             VK-VIAMVA-SAR-1   


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -14.61

Series II Shares

    -14.73  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell Midcap Value Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -16.23  

Lipper VUF Mid Cap Value Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -12.93  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value stocks. The Russell Midcap Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Mid Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (1/2/97)

    8.87

10 Years

    8.19  

  5 Years

    5.42  

  1 Year

    -8.51  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (5/5/03)

    9.00

10 Years

    7.91  

  5 Years

    5.15  

  1 Year

    -8.76  
 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. American Value Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. American Value Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.69%

 

Aerospace & Defense–5.61%

 

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     75,400      $     4,153,786  

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     28,300        6,164,306  

 

 

Rheinmetall AG (Germany)

     26,000        6,003,829  

 

 
        16,321,921  

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment–1.71%

 

Dana, Inc.

     353,300        4,970,931  

 

 

Biotechnology–1.03%

 

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b)

     37,700        3,006,952  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–5.48%

 

AECOM

     135,000        8,804,700  

 

 

HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)

     35,600        1,734,365  

 

 

MasTec, Inc.(b)(c)

     75,400        5,403,164  

 

 
        15,942,229  

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.75%

 

Oshkosh Corp.

     26,659        2,189,770  

 

 

Distributors–1.51%

 

LKQ Corp.

     89,742        4,405,435  

 

 

Diversified Chemicals–2.05%

 

Huntsman Corp.

     211,000        5,981,850  

 

 

Electric Utilities–0.83%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

     63,300        2,416,161  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–1.22%

 

nVent Electric PLC

     100        3,133  

 

 

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     430,596        3,539,499  

 

 
        3,542,632  

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services–4.51%

 

Flex Ltd.(b)

     530,211        7,672,153  

 

 

Jabil, Inc.

     106,500        5,453,865  

 

 
        13,126,018  

 

 

Food Distributors–2.96%

 

Performance Food Group Co.(b)

     68,317        3,141,216  

 

 

US Foods Holding Corp.(b)

     178,921        5,489,296  

 

 
        8,630,512  

 

 

Forest Products–0.00%

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     100        5,241  

 

 

Gold–0.89%

 

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Brazil)(c)

     559,000        2,599,350  

 

 

Health Care Distributors–1.03%

 

Henry Schein, Inc.(b)

     38,900        2,985,186  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–4.26%

 

Encompass Health Corp.(c)

     128,824        7,220,585  

 

 

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     51,594        5,196,032  

 

 
        12,416,617  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Health Care Services–4.90%

 

Cigna Corp.

     31,300      $     8,248,176  

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     120,800        6,033,248  

 

 
        14,281,424  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.67%

 

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(b)

     709        25,332  

 

 

Travel + Leisure Co.

     49,741        1,930,946  

 

 
        1,956,278  

 

 

Household Products–2.16%

 

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     76,700        6,290,934  

 

 

Human Resource & Employment Services–1.24%

 

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     47,249        3,610,296  

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.73%

 

Vistra Corp.(c)

     220,300        5,033,855  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–3.56%

 

Crane Holdings Co.

     55,914        4,895,830  

 

 

Timken Co. (The)

     103,300        5,480,065  

 

 
        10,375,895  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–2.04%

 

Shell PLC, ADR (Netherlands)

     113,600        5,940,144  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.75%

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     17,200        5,108,744  

 

 

Managed Health Care–5.95%

 

Centene Corp.(b)

     98,638        8,345,761  

 

 

Elevance Health, Inc.

     9,500        4,584,510  

 

 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     15,700        4,389,877  

 

 
        17,320,148  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–12.64%

 

APA Corp.

     159,600        5,570,040  

 

 

ARC Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     480,200        6,054,728  

 

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     45,542        5,517,413  

 

 

EQT Corp.

     102,100        3,512,240  

 

 

Ovintiv, Inc.

     132,400        5,850,756  

 

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c)

     31,671        7,065,167  

 

 

Southwestern Energy Co.(b)

     520,100        3,250,625  

 

 
        36,820,969  

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–3.98%

 

HF Sinclair Corp.

     128,900        5,821,124  

 

 

Phillips 66

     70,500        5,780,295  

 

 
        11,601,419  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.43%

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(c)

     105,300        4,166,721  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–1.19%

 

Apollo Global Management, Inc.(c)

     71,373        3,460,163  

 

 

Paper Packaging–0.48%

 

Sealed Air Corp.

     24,000        1,385,280  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Regional Banks–4.74%

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(c)

     551,550      $     6,635,147  

 

 

PacWest Bancorp

     80,093        2,135,279  

 

 

Webster Financial Corp.

     119,500        5,036,925  

 

 
        13,807,351  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–6.91%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)

     21,711        6,117,726  

 

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     44,100        5,606,433  

 

 

KBR, Inc.(c)

     173,300        8,385,987  

 

 

Science Applications International Corp.

     100        9,310  

 

 
        20,119,456  

 

 

Semiconductors–0.76%

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     23,900        2,214,096  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–1.23%

 

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)

     161,300        3,566,343  

 

 

Element Solutions, Inc.

     100        1,780  

 

 
        3,568,123  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.00%

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

     100        1,260  

 

 

Radian Group, Inc.

     100        1,965  

 

 
        3,225  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–5.49%

 

AerCap Holdings N.V. (Ireland)(b)

     400        16,376  

 

 

Air Lease Corp.

     180,500        6,034,115  

 

 

Univar Solutions, Inc.(b)

     283,500        7,050,645  

 

 

WESCO International, Inc.(b)

     26,900        2,880,990  

 

 
        15,982,126  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $296,475,196)

 

     281,587,452  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.04%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     3,085,727      $     3,085,727  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     2,245,805        2,245,581  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     3,526,544        3,526,544  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $8,857,824)

 

     8,857,852  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.73%
(Cost $305,333,020)

 

     290,445,304  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–12.48%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund,
1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     10,170,545        10,170,545  

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     26,152,831        26,152,831  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $36,324,439)

 

     36,323,376  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–112.21%
(Cost $341,657,459)

 

     326,768,680  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(12.21)%

 

     (35,550,318

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 291,218,362  

 

 
 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                      

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

          $ 2,040,738       $ 33,896,101     $ (32,851,112 )           $ -         $ -       $ 3,085,727           $ 2,635      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      1,500,473         24,211,500       (23,465,080 )       91           (1,403)         2,245,581       4,543      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

      2,332,272         38,738,401       (37,544,129 )       -           -         3,526,544       6,257      
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                      

Invesco Private Government Fund

      2,280,527         69,801,048       (61,911,030 )       -           -         10,170,545       15,375*      

Invesco Private Prime Fund

      5,321,230         162,327,161       (141,485,178 )       (1,063)             (9,319)         26,152,831       43,246*      

Total

          $ 13,475,240       $ 328,974,211     $ (297,256,529 )           $ (972)           $ (10,722)       $ 45,181,228           $ 72,056      

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Industrials

     30.25%  

 

 

Energy

     20.10     

 

 

Health Care

     17.17     

 

 

Financials

     7.68     

 

 

Information Technology

     5.27     

 

 

Consumer Staples

     5.12     

 

 

Materials

     4.65     

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

     3.89     

 

 

Utilities

     2.56     

 

 

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     3.31     

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $296,475,196)*

   $ 281,587,452  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $45,182,263)

     45,181,228  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $146,306)

     146,603  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     878  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     793,626  

 

 

Dividends

     317,944  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     112,134  

 

 

Other assets

     210  

 

 

Total assets

     328,140,075  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     147,181  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     122,151  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     36,324,439  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     170,927  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,526  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     29,646  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     124,843  

 

 

Total liabilities

     36,921,713  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 291,218,362  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 193,509,678  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     97,708,684  

 

 
   $ 291,218,362  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 134,979,203  

 

 

Series II

   $ 156,239,159  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     7,852,461  

 

 

Series II

     9,211,170  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 17.19  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.96  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $34,363,792 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $67,870)

   $ 3,060,714  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,924)

     25,359  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,086,073  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     1,184,536  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     285,544  

 

 

Custodian fees

     4,322  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     237,714  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     9,303  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     9,285  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     4,117  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,664  

 

 

Other

     3,062  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,757,547  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (3,163

 

 

Net expenses

     1,754,384  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,331,689  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $291,305)

     61,970,389  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (10,722

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (5,531

 

 
     61,954,136  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (115,187,375

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (972

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (630

 

 
     (115,188,977

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (53,234,841

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (51,903,152

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2022
    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,331,689     $ 1,793,644  

 

 

Net realized gain

     61,954,136       67,400,946  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (115,188,977     88,238  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (51,903,152     69,282,828  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (682,929

 

 

Series II

           (483,149

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (1,166,078

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (2,302,990     64,404,681  

 

 

Series II

     (29,361,387     1,191,812  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (31,664,377     65,596,493  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (83,567,529     133,713,243  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     374,785,891       241,072,648  

 

 

End of period

   $ 291,218,362     $ 374,785,891  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $20.13       $0.09         $(3.03     $(2.94     $      –       $      –       $      –       $17.19       (14.61 )%      $134,979         0.88 %(d)        0.88 %(d)        0.91 %(d)      109

Year ended 12/31/21

    15.80       0.13         4.28       4.41       (0.08           (0.08     20.13       27.95       160,576         0.89         0.89         0.69       82  

Year ended 12/31/20

    15.92       0.10         0.04       0.14       (0.13     (0.13     (0.26     15.80       1.12       73,098         0.93         0.93         0.74       59  

Year ended 12/31/19

    13.86       0.12         3.24       3.36       (0.11     (1.19     (1.30     15.92       25.03       84,799         0.92         0.92         0.78       68  

Year ended 12/31/18

    18.38       0.10         (1.87     (1.77     (0.09     (2.66     (2.75     13.86       (12.65     77,491         0.93         0.93         0.52       39  

Year ended 12/31/17

    17.06       0.08         1.59       1.67       (0.14     (0.21     (0.35     18.38       9.96       104,510         0.94         0.94         0.48       56  

Series II

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    19.89       0.06         (2.99     (2.93                       16.96       (14.73     156,239         1.13 (d)        1.13 (d)        0.66 (d)      109  

Year ended 12/31/21

    15.62       0.08         4.23       4.31       (0.04           (0.04     19.89       27.62       214,210         1.14         1.14         0.44       82  

Year ended 12/31/20

    15.74       0.07         0.03       0.10       (0.09     (0.13     (0.22     15.62       0.86       167,974         1.18         1.18         0.49       59  

Year ended 12/31/19

    13.71       0.08         3.21       3.29       (0.07     (1.19     (1.26     15.74       24.71       233,890         1.17         1.17         0.53       68  

Year ended 12/31/18

    18.19       0.05         (1.83     (1.78     (0.04     (2.66     (2.70     13.71       (12.82     169,036         1.18         1.18         0.27       39  

Year ended 12/31/17

    16.90       0.04         1.56       1.60       (0.10     (0.21     (0.31     18.19       9.62       294,598         1.19         1.19         0.23       56  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $61,601,599 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund into the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders.

    

Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $720 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 250 million

     0.695%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.670%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.645%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.620%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.595%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.570%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.545%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.520%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.69%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,163.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $27,398 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $258,146 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $3,884 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1              Level 2                      Level 3                      Total          

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 267,816,010      $ 13,771,442        $–          $ 281,587,452  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     8,857,852        36,323,376          –            45,181,228  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 276,673,862      $ 50,094,818        $–          $ 326,768,680  

 

 

NOTE 4–Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $678,114 and securities sales of $1,666,647, which resulted in net realized gains of $291,305.

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

 

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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $367,062,606 and $401,232,899, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

     $  20,159,661  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (42,658,990

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     $(22,499,329

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $349,268,009.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

      Summary of Share Activity  
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     727,911     $ 14,495,629       3,261,007     $ 62,388,981  

 

 

Series II

     824,475       15,837,947       1,763,245       33,017,641  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       34,719       682,929  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       24,853       483,149  

 

 

Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b)

        

Series I

     -       -       1,376,056       26,200,106  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,031,975       19,411,453  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (853,028     (16,798,619     (1,320,648     (24,867,335

 

 

Series II

     (2,384,684     (45,199,334     (2,802,008     (51,720,431

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (1,685,326   $ (31,664,377     3,369,199     $ 65,596,493  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 57% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

(b) 

After the close of business on April 30, 2021, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 3, 2020 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 5, 2021. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 2,408,031 shares of the Fund for 6,722,660 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 30, 2021. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 30, 2021 of $45,611,559, including $33,927,458 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $336,467,391 and $382,078,950 immediately after the acquisition.

The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2021, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,797,953  

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains

     90,164,270  

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 91,962,223  

 

 

As the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since May 1, 2021.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

        Account Value        

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

        Annualized        

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $853.90   $4.05   $1,020.43   $4.41   0.88%

Series II

    1,000.00     852.70     5.19     1,019.19     5.66   1.13   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. American Value Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

  As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

  The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

  The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

  The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock

 

 

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selection in and allocation to certain sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

  The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

  The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

  The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

  The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board

considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

  The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with

regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

  The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

  The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

  The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VIIBRA-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -10.78

Series II Shares

    -10.90  

MSCI World Index (Broad Market Index)

    -20.51  

Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -16.34  

Lipper VUF Absolute Return Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

    -1.30  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

  The Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index is composed of the MSCI World Index and Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Prior to May 2, 2011, the index comprised the MSCI World Index, JP Morgan GBI Global Index and FTSE US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. The FTSE US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is considered representative of three-month US Treasury bills. The JP Morgan GBI Global Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate issuances from high-income developed market countries.

 

  The Lipper VUF Absolute Return Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Absolute Return Funds Classification.

 

  The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

  A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

    

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (1/23/09)

    7.22

10 Years

    4.51  

  5 Years

    4.59  

  1 Year

    -9.04  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (1/23/09)

    6.94

10 Years

    4.25  

  5 Years

    4.33  

  1 Year

    -9.26  
 

The returns shown above include the returns of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the first predecessor fund) for the period June 1, 2010, to May 2, 2011, the date the first predecessor fund was reorganized into the Fund, and the returns of Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio (the second predecessor fund) for the period prior to June 1, 2010, the date the second predecessor fund was reorganized into the first predecessor fund. The second predecessor fund was advised by Van Kampen Asset Management. Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor funds and Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor funds because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee

future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to

reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

    

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)

     Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities–11.60%(a)

          

U.S. Treasury Bills–11.60%

          

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.84%       09/15/2022      $ 42,000      $ 41,860,350  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.74%       12/08/2022        10,320        10,216,674  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     2.31%       12/15/2022        40,500        40,076,811  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.48%       01/05/2023        10,300        10,214,832  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $102,475,642)

             102,368,667  

 

 
          

Expiration

Date

               

Commodity-Linked Securities–3.93%

          

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce EMTN, U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus 0.02% (linked to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 7 Agriculture Commodity Index, multiplied by 2) (Canada)(b)(c)

       11/30/2022        10,670        15,744,365  

 

 

Cargill, Inc., Commodity-Linked Notes, 1 mo. SOFR minus 0.10% (linked to the Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index, multiplied by 2)(b)(c)

       07/05/2023        23,580        18,912,901  

 

 

Total Commodity-Linked Securities (Cost $34,250,000)

             34,657,266  

 

 
                  Shares         

Money Market Funds–76.20%(d)

          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e)

          173,013,108        173,013,108  

 

 

Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Cash Reserve Shares, 0.90%(e)

          30,163,298        30,163,298  

 

 

Invesco Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.21%(e)

          122,348,756        122,348,756  

 

 

Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio (Ireland), Institutional Class, 1.43%(e)

          49,567,342        49,567,342  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.07%(e)

          171,324,067        171,324,067  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e)

          109,108,259        109,108,259  

 

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund, Series I, 1.08%(e)

          16,640,310        16,640,310  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $672,165,140)

             672,165,140  

 

 

Options Purchased–2.03%

          

(Cost $13,427,957)(f)

             17,882,586  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–93.76% (Cost $822,318,739)

             827,073,659  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–6.24%

             55,004,744  

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

           $ 882,078,403  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

EMTN – European Medium-Term Notes

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(b) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $34,657,266, which represented 3.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

The Reference Entity Components table below includes additional information regarding the underlying components of certain reference entities that are not publicly available.

(d) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(e) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

    

Value

December 31, 2021

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Realized

Gain

   

Value

June 30, 2022

    Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                        

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $221,762,138           $210,427,383       $(259,176,413     $-       $-       $173,013,108       $355,149       

Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Cash Reserve Shares

    31,293,325           44,117,511       (45,247,538       -         -       30,163,298       35,659       

Invesco Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Institutional Class

    99,254,510           34,120,673       (11,026,427       -         -       122,348,756       159,927       

Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio, Institutional Class

    49,355,914           331,368,393       (331,156,965       -         -       49,567,342       64,699       

Invesco Treasury Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Class

    171,324,067           -       -         -         -       171,324,067       222,954       

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    160,648,618           195,890,693       (247,431,052       -         -       109,108,259       163,926       

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund, Series I

    16,640,310           -       -         -         -       16,640,310       21,158       

Total

    $750,278,882           $815,924,653       $(894,038,395     $-       $-       $672,165,140       $1,023,472       

 

(f) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Purchased

 
Description   

Type of

Contract

    

Expiration

Date

    

Number of

Contracts

    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                       

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        09/16/2022        60        EUR          3,850.00        EUR            2,310,000      $      270,183  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        12/16/2022        60        EUR        3,800.00        EUR        2,280,000        277,916  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        12/16/2022        58        EUR        4,050.00        EUR        2,349,000        390,762  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        12/16/2022        60        EUR        3,900.00        EUR        2,340,000        325,011  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        05/19/2023        55        EUR        3,500.00        EUR        1,925,000        207,782  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        06/16/2023        60        EUR        3,600.00        EUR        2,160,000        268,673  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        09/16/2022        60        EUR        3,900.00        EUR        2,340,000        297,848  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        09/16/2022        60        EUR        4,000.00        EUR        2,400,000        356,198  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        03/17/2023        55        EUR        4,150.00        EUR        2,282,500        433,547  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        01/20/2023        60        EUR        4,000.00        EUR        2,400,000        382,669  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        02/17/2023        60        EUR        3,600.00        EUR        2,160,000        218,812  

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     Put        04/21/2023        60        EUR        3,700.00        EUR        2,220,000        271,566  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        07/15/2022        26        GBP        6,400.00        GBP        1,664,000        3,323  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        05/19/2023        26        GBP        7,225.00        GBP        1,878,500        178,347  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        06/16/2023        26        GBP        7,375.00        GBP        1,917,500        209,838  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        08/19/2022        26        GBP        6,625.00        GBP        1,722,500        29,276  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        09/16/2022        26        GBP        6,750.00        GBP        1,755,000        51,589  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        10/21/2022        26        GBP        6,650.00        GBP        1,729,000        58,552  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        11/18/2022        26        GBP        6,900.00        GBP        1,794,000        91,943  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        12/16/2022        26        GBP        6,800.00        GBP        1,768,000        91,310  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        01/20/2023        26        GBP        7,350.00        GBP        1,911,000        169,168  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        02/17/2023        26        GBP        7,175.00        GBP        1,865,500        152,710  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        03/17/2023        26        GBP        7,025.00        GBP        1,826,500        141,949  

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     Put        04/21/2023        26        GBP        7,250.00        GBP        1,885,000        177,714  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        07/15/2022        33        USD        1,310.00        USD        4,323,000        1,004,190  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Purchased–(continued)

 
Description   

Type of

Contract

    

Expiration

Date

    

Number of

Contracts

    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        04/21/2023        34        USD        1,110.00        USD        3,774,000      $ 481,780  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        05/19/2023        33        USD        1,030.00        USD        3,399,000        338,910  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        06/16/2023        33        USD        1,030.00        USD        3,399,000        353,100  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        08/19/2022        33        USD        1,220.00        USD        4,026,000        711,150  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        09/16/2022        33        USD        1,250.00        USD        4,125,000        809,490  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        10/21/2022        33        USD        1,180.00        USD        3,894,000        589,710  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        11/18/2022        33        USD        1,210.00        USD        3,993,000        685,410  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        12/16/2022        33        USD        1,170.00        USD        3,861,000        567,600  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        01/20/2023        34        USD        1,180.00        USD        4,012,000        618,120  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        02/17/2023        34        USD        1,170.00        USD        3,978,000        594,320  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     Put        03/17/2023        32        USD        1,130.00        USD        3,616,000        474,560  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        09/09/2022        16        JPY        27,500.00        JPY        440,000,000        189,859  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        06/09/2023        16        JPY        25,500.00        JPY        408,000,000        232,901  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        06/09/2023        16        JPY        26,000.00        JPY        416,000,000        258,844  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        09/09/2022        16        JPY        26,500.00        JPY        424,000,000        125,590  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        09/09/2022        16        JPY        27,250.00        JPY        436,000,000        171,580  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        12/09/2022        16        JPY        27,250.00        JPY        436,000,000        240,566  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        12/09/2022        16        JPY        26,750.00        JPY        428,000,000        209,906  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        12/09/2022        16        JPY        28,250.00        JPY        452,000,000        317,217  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        03/10/2023        17        JPY        28,500.00        JPY        484,500,000        402,823  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        03/10/2023        16        JPY        25,500.00        JPY        408,000,000        189,859  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        03/10/2023        16        JPY        25,750.00        JPY        412,000,000        201,651  

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     Put        06/09/2023        17        JPY        27,250.00        JPY        463,250,000        356,464  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        07/15/2022          4        USD        4,150.00        USD        1,660,000        146,180  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        05/19/2023          4        USD        4,075.00        USD        1,630,000        180,240  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        06/16/2023          4        USD        4,050.00        USD        1,620,000        178,380  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        08/19/2022          4        USD        4,250.00        USD        1,700,000        188,160  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        09/16/2022          4        USD        4,375.00        USD        1,750,000        237,060  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        10/21/2022          4        USD        4,175.00        USD        1,670,000        172,060  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        11/18/2022          4        USD        4,450.00        USD        1,780,000        267,080  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        12/16/2022          4        USD        4,475.00        USD        1,790,000        276,540  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        01/20/2023          4        USD        4,650.00        USD        1,860,000        337,020  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        02/17/2023          4        USD        4,375.00        USD        1,750,000        245,580  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        03/17/2023          4        USD        4,225.00        USD        1,690,000        207,220  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     Put        04/21/2023          4        USD        4,425.00        USD        1,770,000        264,780  

 

 

Total Index Options Purchased

                        $ 17,882,586  

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Futures Contracts(a)

 
Long Futures Contracts   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Month

    

Notional

Value

     Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation

  (Depreciation)  

 

 

 

Commodity Risk

             

 

 

Brent Crude

     228          August-2022      $   24,074,520      $ 979,238     $ 979,238  

 

 

Gasoline Reformulated Blendstock Oxygenate Blending

     160          July-2022        23,763,936          (1,208,240     (1,208,240

 

 

Natural Gas

     182          November-2022        10,297,560        (4,032,789     (4,032,789

 

 

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

     131          November-2022        19,527,148        (1,080,928     (1,080,928

 

 

Silver

     129          September-2022        13,127,040        (905,358     (905,358

 

 

WTI Crude

     230          August-2022        23,713,000        1,104,185       1,104,185  

 

 

Subtotal

              (5,143,892     (5,143,892

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Open Futures Contracts(a)–(continued)

 
Long Futures Contracts   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Month

    

Notional

Value

     Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation

  (Depreciation)  

 

 

 

Equity Risk

             

 

 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     718          September-2022      $ 61,317,200      $ (4,339,835   $ (4,339,835

 

 

E-Mini S&P 500 Index

     23          September-2022        4,357,925        (262,074     (262,074

 

 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     565          September-2022        20,373,877        (539,884     (539,884

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

     439          September-2022        38,054,255        (306,694     (306,694

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     475          September-2022        23,814,125        (18,777     (18,777

 

 

Nikkei 225 Index

     242          September-2022        47,051,592        (2,581,673     (2,581,673

 

 

Subtotal

              (8,048,937     (8,048,937

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

             

 

 

Australia 10 Year Bond

     2,185          September-2022        179,316,974        (452,162     (452,162

 

 

Canada 10 Year Bonds

     1,298          September-2022        125,030,314        (3,834,740     (3,834,740

 

 

Euro-Bund

     734          September-2022        114,440,876        (1,254,140     (1,254,140

 

 

Japan 10 Year Bonds

     74          September-2022        81,052,034        (419,761     (419,761

 

 

Long Gilt

     566          September-2022        78,531,303        (1,332,316     (1,332,316

 

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bonds

     695          September-2022        96,344,375        (1,663,082     (1,663,082

 

 

Subtotal

              (8,956,201     (8,956,201

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

            $ (22,149,030   $ (22,149,030

 

 

 

(a) 

Futures contracts collateralized by $45,944,500 cash held with Goldman Sachs & Co., the futures commission merchant.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)

 
Counterparty  

Pay/

Receive

  Reference Entity(c)  

Fixed

Rate

   

Payment

Frequency

   

Number of

Contracts

    Maturity Date     Notional Value    

Upfront

Payments

Paid

(Received)

    Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Commodity Risk

                   

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index     0.14%       Monthly       78,200       February–2023     USD 16,220,440       $–     $ 0     $ 0  

 

 

Commodity Risk

                   

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  Receive   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index 2     0.30          Monthly       134,000       February–2023     USD 15,203,921         –       (1,716,299     (1,716,299

 

 

Cargill, Inc.

  Receive   Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index     0.47          Monthly       18,850       February–2023     USD 24,339,218         –       (1,918,217     (1,918,217

 

 

Cargill, Inc.

  Receive   Single Commodity Index Excess Return     0.12          Monthly       1,480       December–2022     USD 1,714,368         –       (33,848     (33,848

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121     0.40          Monthly       12,800       December–2022     USD 1,671,868         –       (146,574     (146,574

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index     0.25          Monthly       43,100       March–2023     USD   20,586,857         –       (1,482,774     (1,482,774

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return     0.09          Monthly       98,000       March–2023     USD 13,193,642         –       (223,205     (223,205

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index     0.25          Monthly       78,500       June–2023     USD 10,498,143         –       (1,321,791     (1,321,791

 

 

Subtotal – Depreciation

 

              –       (6,842,708     (6,842,708

 

 

Total – Total Return Swap Agreements

 

            $–     $ (6,842,708   $ (6,842,708

 

 

 

(a) 

Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements are collateralized by cash held with the swap Counterparties in the amount of $4,820,000.

(b) 

The Fund receives or pays payments based on any positive or negative return on the Reference Entity, respectively.

(c) 

The Reference Entity Components table below includes additional information regarding the underlying components of certain reference entities that are not publicly available.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)

 
Counterparty  

Pay/

Receive

 

Reference

Entity

 

Floating

Rate

Index

 

Payment

Frequency

 

Number of

Contracts

    Maturity Date     Notional Value     Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Equity Risk

                   

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   Invesco US Large Cap Broad Quality Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.280%
  Monthly     1,205       November–2022     USD 9,669,161       $ –       $ 343,798     $ 343,798  

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index   TONAR -
0.170%
  Monthly     202,373       September–2022     JPY 526,066,589         –         16,571       16,571  

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index   SOFR -
0.250%
  Monthly     2,279       September–2022     USD 10,337,179         –         535,839       535,839  

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

  Receive   MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index   TONAR -
0.440%
  Monthly     857,948       July–2022     JPY  2,230,227,246         –         70,252       70,252  

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index   TONAR -
0.430%
  Monthly     494,679       July–2022     JPY 1,285,913,113         –         40,506       40,506  

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index   TONAR -
0.450%
  Monthly     35,000       July–2022     JPY 90,982,150         –         2,866       2,866  

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     1,085       November–2022     GBP 4,987,517         –         67,153       67,153  

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco US Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index   SOFR +
0.280%
  Monthly     1,394       November–2022     USD 9,157,312         –         362,521       362,521  

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     1,080       November–2022     GBP 4,964,533         –         66,843       66,843  

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     320       November–2022     GBP 1,470,973         –         19,805       19,805  

 

 

Subtotal – Appreciation

                –         1,526,154       1,526,154  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)–(continued)

 
Counterparty  

Pay/

Receive

 

Reference

Entity

 

Floating

Rate

Index

 

Payment

Frequency

 

Number of

Contracts

    Maturity Date     Notional Value     Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Equity Risk

                   

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   MSCI EMU Minimum Volatility Index   1 Month
EURIBOR -
0.720%
  Monthly     4,500       September–2022     EUR 12,909,825     $ 2,346     $ (116,480   $ (118,826

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   MSCI EMU Momentum Index   1 Month
EURIBOR -
0.360%
  Monthly     2,850       December–2022     EUR 14,211,870             (1,127,885     (1,127,885

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  Receive   MSCI Japan Quality Index   TONAR -
0.140%
  Monthly     188,572       September–2022     JPY 495,401,272             (106,530     (106,530

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index   SOFR +
0.760%
  Monthly     800       November–2022     USD 5,305,352             (184,137     (184,137

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index   SOFR +
0.760%
  Monthly     990       November–2022     USD 6,565,373             (227,869     (227,869

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.070%
  Monthly     5,805       December–2022     USD 11,030,371             (385,046     (385,046

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Japan Quality Index   TONAR -
0.280%
  Monthly     494,891       July–2022     JPY   1,300,138,043             (279,580     (279,580

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Japan Quality Index   TONAR -
0.280%
  Monthly     45,000       July–2022     JPY 118,220,400             (25,422     (25,422

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  Receive   MSCI Japan Quality Index   TONAR -
0.310%
  Monthly     801,537       July–2022     JPY 2,105,733,883             (452,814     (452,814

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index   SOFR +
0.550%
  Monthly     3,160       November–2022     USD 20,956,140             (727,341     (727,341

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     810       November–2022     GBP 4,502,612             (34,774     (34,774

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     813       November–2022     GBP 4,519,288             (34,903     (34,903

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.230%
  Monthly     460       November–2022     GBP 2,557,039             (19,748     (19,748

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)–(continued)

 
Counterparty  

Pay/

Receive

 

Reference

Entity

 

Floating

Rate

Index

 

Payment

Frequency

 

Number of

Contracts

    Maturity Date     Notional Value     Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.230%
  Monthly     410       November–2022     GBP 2,524,690     $     $ (17,896   $ (17,896

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.230%
  Monthly     730       November–2022     GBP 4,495,179             (31,863     (31,863

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.920%
  Monthly     469       July–2022     USD 860,643             (582     (582

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  Receive   MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.920%
  Monthly     4,426       September–2022     USD          8,121,976             (5,488     (5,488

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index   SONIA +
0.190%
  Monthly     730       November–2022     GBP 4,495,179             (31,863     (31,863

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.880%
  Monthly     3,200       July–2022     USD 5,872,192             (3,968     (3,968

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index   SOFR +
0.950%
  Monthly     3,200       September–2022     USD 5,872,192             (3,968     (3,968

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

  Receive   MSCI EMU Quality Index   1 Month
EURIBOR
- 0.950%
  Monthly     3,700       July–2022     EUR 12,508,886       4,429       (45,475     (49,904

 

 

Subtotal – Depreciation

            6,775       (3,863,632     (3,870,407

 

 

Total – Total Return Swap Agreements

          $ 6,775     $ (2,337,478   $ (2,344,253

 

 

 

(a) 

Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements are collateralized by cash held with the swap Counterparties in the amount of $4,820,000.

(b) 

The Fund receives or pays payments based on any positive or negative return on the Reference Entity, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Reference Entity Components

Reference Entity           Underlying Components    Percentage

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 7 Agriculture Commodity Index     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Coffee ‘C’      5.48%  

 

 
Corn      5.99     

 

 
Cotton No. 2      20.30     

 

 
Lean Hogs      0.55     

 

 
Live Cattle      0.73     

 

 
Soybean Meal      21.32     

 

 
Soybean Oil      12.84     

 

 
Soybeans      19.84     

 

 
Sugar No. 11      5.83     

 

 
Wheat      7.12     

 

 
Total      100.00%  

 

 

 

Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Coffee ‘C’      5.48%  

 

 
Corn      5.99     

 

 
Cotton No. 2      20.30     

 

 
Lean Hogs      0.55     

 

 
Live Cattle      0.73     

 

 
Soybean Meal      21.32     

 

 
Soybean Oil      12.84     

 

 
Soybeans      19.84     

 

 
Sugar No. 11      5.83     

 

 
Wheat      7.12     

 

 
Total      100.00%  

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index      

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Gold      100.00%  

 

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index 2     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Copper      100.00%  

 

 

 

Single Commodity Index Excess Return      

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Gold      100.00%  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Reference Entity Components–(continued)

Reference Entity           Underlying Components    Percentage

 

Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Coffee ‘C’      5.48%  

 

 
Corn      5.99     

 

 
Cotton No. 2      20.30     

 

 
Lean Hogs      0.55     

 

 
Live Cattle      0.73     

 

 
Soybean Meal      21.32     

 

 
Soybean Oil      12.84     

 

 
Soybeans      19.84     

 

 
Sugar No. 11      5.83     

 

 
Wheat      7.12     

 

 
Total      100.00%  

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Gas Oil      100.00%  

 

 

 

S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Gold      100.00%  

 

 

 

MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index     

 

Long Futures Contracts       

 

 
Natural Gas      100.00%  

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

EMU   –European Economic and Monetary Union
EUR   –Euro
EURIBOR   –Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP   –British Pound Sterling
JPY   –Japanese Yen
SOFR   –Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA   –Sterling Overnight Index Average
TONAR   –Tokyo Overnight Average Rate
USD   –U.S. Dollar

Target Risk Contribution and Notional Asset Weights as of June 30, 2022

By asset class

 

Asset Class    Target Risk Contribution*  

Notional Asset

Weights**

 

Equities

   40.95%   67.11%

 

Fixed Income

   23.90   74.89

 

Commodities

   35.15   32.50

 

Total

   100.00%   174.50%

 

 

*

Reflects the risk that each asset class is expected to contribute to the overall risk of the Fund as measured by standard deviation and estimates of risk based on historical data. Standard deviation measures the annualized fluctuations (volatility) of monthly returns.

**

Proprietary models determine the Notional Asset Weights necessary to achieve the Target Risk Contributions. Total Notional Asset Weight greater than 100% is achieved through derivatives and other instruments that create leverage.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $150,153,599)

  $ 154,908,519  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $672,165,140)

    672,165,140  

 

 

Other investments:

 

Swaps receivable – OTC

    26,233  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC

    1,526,154  

 

 

Premiums paid on swap agreements – OTC

    6,775  

 

 

Deposits with brokers:

 

Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts

    45,944,500  

 

 

Cash collateral – OTC Derivatives

    4,820,000  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $16,035,881)

    15,954,368  

 

 

Due from broker

    2,991,000  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Fund shares sold

    227,631  

 

 

Dividends

    504,525  

 

 

Interest

    236  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    85,568  

 

 

Other assets

    568  

 

 

Total assets

    899,161,217  

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Other investments:

 

Variation margin payable - futures contracts

    3,738,250  

 

 

Swaps payable – OTC

    493,687  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements–OTC

    10,713,115  

 

 

Payable for:

 

Fund shares reacquired

    540,835  

 

 

Amount due custodian

    699,227  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

    729,797  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    3,035  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

    67,948  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    96,920  

 

 

Total liabilities

    17,082,814  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 882,078,403  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 884,127,495  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (2,049,092

 

 
  $ 882,078,403  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

  $ 44,516,639  

 

 

Series II

  $ 837,561,764  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

    4,638,259  

 

 

Series II

    89,110,466  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 9.60  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 9.40  

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 209,812  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     1,023,472  

 

 

Total investment income

     1,233,284  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     4,277,788  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     767,301  

 

 

Custodian fees

     43,563  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,103,828  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     26,074  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,241  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,424  

 

 

Professional services fees

     33,327  

 

 

Other

     37,674  

 

 

Total expenses

     6,302,220  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (1,873,521

 

 

Net expenses

     4,428,699  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,195,415

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     13,000,713  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (2,044,821

 

 

Futures contracts

     (48,011,274

 

 

Swap agreements

     (20,710,294

 

 
     (57,765,676

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     1,886,745  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (92,108

 

 

Futures contracts

     (30,346,586

 

 

Swap agreements

     (17,362,007

 

 
     (45,913,956

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (103,679,632

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (106,875,047

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,195,415   $ (9,250,996

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (57,765,676     111,543,363  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (45,913,956     (14,006,322

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (106,875,047     88,286,045  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (3,189,391

 

 

Series II

           (57,937,140

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (61,126,531

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     365,670       1,372,815  

 

 

Series II

     7,216,748       (27,784,944

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     7,582,418       (26,412,129

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (99,292,629     747,385  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     981,371,032       980,623,647  

 

 

End of period

   $ 882,078,403     $ 981,371,032  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on
securities

(both

realized
and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Return of

capital

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $ 10.76     $ (0.02 )     $ (1.14 )     $ (1.16 )     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 9.60       (10.78 )%     $ 44,517       0.71 %(d)       1.12 %(d)       (0.44 )%(d)       58 %

Year ended 12/31/21

      10.48       (0.08 )       1.08       1.00       (0.36 )       (0.36 )       -       (0.72 )       10.76       9.55       49,456       0.71       1.11       (0.69 )       107

Year ended 12/31/20

      10.91       (0.03 )       1.03       1.00       (0.87 )       (0.56 )       -       (1.43 )       10.48       10.22       46,853       0.66 (e)        1.10       (0.25 )       82

Year ended 12/31/19

      9.47       0.14       1.30       1.44       -       -       -       -       10.91       15.21       45,427       0.64 (e)        1.10       1.38       94

Year ended 12/31/18

      11.31       0.11       (0.79 )       (0.68 )       (0.14 )       (0.99 )       (0.03 )       (1.16 )       9.47       (6.46 )       37,450       0.65 (e)        1.10       1.03       199

Year ended 12/31/17

      11.35       0.01       1.08       1.09       (0.48 )       (0.65 )       -       (1.13 )       11.31       10.06       39,340       0.68 (e)        1.11       0.10       52

Series II

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

      10.55       (0.04 )       (1.11 )       (1.15 )       -       -       -       -       9.40       (10.90 )       837,562       0.96 (d)        1.37 (d)        (0.69 )(d)       58

Year ended 12/31/21

      10.29       (0.10 )       1.05       0.95       (0.33 )       (0.36 )       -       (0.69 )       10.55       9.26       931,915       0.96       1.36       (0.94 )       107

Year ended 12/31/20

      10.73       (0.05 )       1.01       0.96       (0.84 )       (0.56 )       -       (1.40 )       10.29       9.99       933,770       0.91 (e)        1.35       (0.50 )       82

Year ended 12/31/19

      9.34       0.12       1.27       1.39       -       -       -       -       10.73       14.88       976,477       0.89 (e)        1.35       1.13       94

Year ended 12/31/18

      11.17       0.08       (0.78 )       (0.70 )       (0.11 )       (0.99 )       (0.03 )       (1.13 )       9.34       (6.71 )       968,329       0.90 (e)        1.35       0.78       199

Year ended 12/31/17

      11.22       (0.02 )       1.07       1.05       (0.45 )       (0.65 )       -       (1.10 )       11.17       9.83       1,158,077       0.93 (e)        1.36       (0.15 )       52

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d)

Annualized.

(e) 

In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.15%, 0.15%, 0.16% and 0.15% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund and the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives and other securities that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.

    The Fund’s investment objective is total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

    The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from

 

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  settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Consolidated Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Consolidated Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust, and under the Subsidiary’s organizational documents, the directors and officers of the Subsidiary, are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and/or the Subsidiary, respectively. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Structured Securities – The Fund may invest in structured securities. Structured securities are a type of derivative security whose value is determined by reference to changes in the value of underlying securities, currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (“reference instruments”). Most structured securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates) and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument.

Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instruments. In addition to the credit risk of structured securities and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Changes in the daily value of structured securities are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the structured securities mature or are sold, the Fund recognizes a realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net

 

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  unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings or to manage exposure to interest rate, equity, commodity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

M.

Put Options Purchased – The Fund may purchase put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency and/or futures contracts. By purchasing a put option, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option’s underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays an option premium. The option’s underlying instrument may be a security, securities index, or a futures contract. Put options may be used by the Fund to hedge securities it owns by locking in a minimum price at which the Fund can sell. If security prices fall, the put option could be exercised to offset all or a portion of the Fund’s resulting losses. At the same time, because the maximum the Fund has at risk is the cost of the option, purchasing put options does not eliminate the potential for the Fund to profit from an increase in the value of the securities hedged. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on put options purchased are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.

N.

Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency, commodity or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any.

Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.

A total return swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income generated and capital gains, if any. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total return swaps includes dividends on the underlying securities and financing rate payable from the Counterparty. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.

Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such

 

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agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.

O.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

P.

Other Risks – The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in commodity futures and swaps, commodity related exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes and commodity linked notes, some or all of which will be owned through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded and commodity-linked notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments.

The current low interest rate environment was created in part by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and certain foreign central banks keeping the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates near historical lows. Increases in the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates may expose fixed income markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for certain fixed income investments, particularly those with longer maturities. In addition, decreases in fixed income dealer market-making capacity may also potentially lead to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed income markets. As a result, the value of the Fund’s investments and share price may decline. Changes in central bank policies could also result in higher than normal shareholder redemptions, which could potentially increase portfolio turnover and the Fund’s transaction costs. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

In addition to risks associated with the underlying commodities, investments in commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional risks, such as non-payment of interest and loss of principal, counterparty risk, lack of a secondary market and risk of greater volatility than traditional equity and debt securities. The value of the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys may fluctuate significantly because the values of the underlying investments to which they are linked are themselves volatile. Additionally, certain commodity-linked notes employ “economic” leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index, or other economic variable. Such economic leverage will increase the volatility of the value of these commodity-linked notes and the Fund to the extent it invests in such notes.

Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

Q.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser less the amount paid by the Subsidiary to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $250 million

     0.950%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.925%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.900%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.875%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.850%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.825%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.800%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.775%  

 

 

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.92%.

    The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the Subsidiary pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets as set forth in the table above.

    Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

    Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (including prior fiscal year-end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.07% and excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.88% and Series II shares to 1.13% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (including prior fiscal year-end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.15% and excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense

 

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offset arrangement. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of the Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees, of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. As a result, the total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement may exceed the expense limits above. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

    Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,873,521.

    The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $69,833 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $697,468 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

    The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

    The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

    Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

    The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

               Level 1                         Level 2                         Level 3                Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

         

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

   $     $ 102,368,667       $–          $ 102,368,667  

 

 

Commodity-Linked Securities

           34,657,266         –            34,657,266  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     672,165,140               –            672,165,140  

 

 

Options Purchased

     17,882,586               –            17,882,586  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     690,047,726       137,025,933         –            827,073,659  

 

 

Other Investments – Assets*

         

 

 

Futures Contracts

     2,083,423               –            2,083,423  

 

 

Swap Agreements

           1,526,154         –            1,526,154  

 

 
     2,083,423       1,526,154         –            3,609,577  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities*

         

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (24,232,453             –            (24,232,453

 

 

Swap Agreements

           (10,713,115       –            (10,713,115

 

 
     (24,232,453     (10,713,115       –            (34,945,568

 

 

Total Other Investments

     (22,149,030     (9,186,961       –            (31,335,991

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 667,898,696     $ 127,838,972       $–          $ 795,737,668  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
Derivative Assets   

  Commodity  

Risk

   

Equity

Risk

   

Interest

    Rate Risk    

     Total  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ 2,083,423     $     $      $ 2,083,423  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC

     0       1,526,154              1,526,154  

 

 

Options purchased, at value – Exchange-Traded(b)

           17,882,586              17,882,586  

 

 

Total Derivative Assets

     2,083,423       19,408,740              21,492,163  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (2,083,423     (17,882,586            (19,966,009

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 0     $ 1,526,154     $      $ 1,526,154  

 

 

 

     Value  
Derivative Liabilities   

  Commodity  

Risk

   

Equity

Risk

   

Interest

    Rate Risk    

    Total  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ (7,227,315   $ (8,048,937   $ (8,956,201   $ (24,232,453

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – OTC

     (6,842,708     (3,870,407           (10,713,115

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities

     (14,070,023     (11,919,344     (8,956,201     (34,945,568

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     7,227,315       8,048,937       8,956,201       24,232,453  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $ (6,842,708   $ (3,870,407   $     $ (10,713,115

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

     Financial
Derivative
Assets
     Financial
Derivative
Liabilities
          Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
        
Counterparty   

Swap

 Agreements 

    

Swap

 Agreements 

   

 Net Value of 

Derivatives

    Non-Cash      Cash     

Net

Amount(a)

 

 

 

Fund

               

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $ 903,482      $ (1,370,678   $ (467,196     $-      $ -      $ (467,196

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

     73,712        -       73,712         -        -        73,712  

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

     49,312        (1,578,207     (1,528,895       -        840,000        (688,895

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     431,630        (921,673     (490,043       -        -        (490,043

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

     94,251        (109,802     (15,551       -        -        (15,551

 

 

Subtotal - Fund

     1,552,387        (3,980,360     (2,427,973       -        840,000        (1,587,973

 

 

Subsidiary

               

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     -        (1,718,580     (1,718,580       -        1,450,000        (268,580

 

 

Cargill, Inc.

     -        (1,960,152     (1,960,152       -        1,740,000        (220,152

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

     -        (147,020     (147,020       -        -        (147,020

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     -        (1,707,563     (1,707,563       -        790,000        (917,563

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

     0        (1,693,127     (1,693,127       -        -        (1,693,127

 

 

Subtotal - Subsidiary

     0        (7,226,442     (7,226,442       -        3,980,000        (3,246,442

 

 

Total

   $ 1,552,387      $ (11,206,802   $ (9,654,415     $-      $ 4,820,000      $ (4,834,415

 

 

 

(a)

The Fund and the Subsidiary are recognized as separate legal entities and as such are subject to separate netting arrangements with the Counterparty.

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
    

    Commodity    

Risk

   

        Equity        

Risk

   

Interest

    Rate Risk    

    Total  

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

        

Futures contracts

     $38,557,691       $(29,877,307     $(56,691,658   $ (48,011,274

 

 

Options purchased(a)

     -       (1,379,235     -       (1,379,235

 

 

Swap agreements

     16,328,642       (37,038,936     -       (20,710,294

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

        

Futures contracts

     (7,834,547     (10,036,005     (12,476,034     (30,346,586

 

 

Options purchased(a)

     -       8,447,472       -       8,447,472  

 

 

Swap agreements

     (9,440,346     (7,921,661     -       (17,362,007

 

 

Total

     $37,611,440       $(77,805,672     $(69,167,692   $ (109,361,924

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

    The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

    

Futures

Contracts

    

Index

Options

Purchased

    

Swap

Agreements

 

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 886,253,185      $ 172,327,240      $ 1,101,501,421  

 

 

Average contracts

            1,702         

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

    Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

    The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $30,414,950 and $33,665,325, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 14,455,854  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (51,401,930

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (36,946,076

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $832,690,519.

 

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NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     457,952     $ 4,698,478       369,779     $ 4,089,604  

 

 

Series II

     8,416,499       84,267,696       4,573,534       49,111,175  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       298,353       3,189,392  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       5,523,083       57,937,139  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (415,046     (4,332,808     (544,502     (5,906,181

 

 

Series II

     (7,616,732     (77,050,948     (12,555,988     (134,833,258

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     842,673     $ 7,582,418       (2,335,741   $ (26,412,129

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 80% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

  Account Value  

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

  Account Value  

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

      Paid During      

Period2

 

Ending

      Account Value      

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

      Paid During      

Period2

 

      Annualized      

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $892.20   $3.33   $1,021.27   $3.56   0.71%

Series II

    1,000.00     891.00     4.50     1,020.03     4.81   0.96   

 

1

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a

 

 

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particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and its contractual management fees were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses and contractual management fees. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such total expenses and contractual management fees, including the differentiated client base associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco

Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including

information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

 

 

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    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    O-VICAPA-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -27.94

Series II Shares

    -28.03  

S&P 500 Index

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Growth Index

    -28.07  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (4/3/85)

    10.15

10 Years

    12.12  

  5 Years

    11.26  

  1 Year

    -21.81  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/18/01)

    7.16

10 Years

    11.85  

  5 Years

    10.98  

  1 Year

    -22.01  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.39%

Aerospace & Defense–2.41%

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     27,623      $    6,676,479

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     16,831      8,054,812
       14,731,291

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.49%

Deere & Co.

     10,040      3,006,679

Application Software–4.78%

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(b)

     13,830      2,591,742

HubSpot, Inc.(b)

     8,777      2,638,805

Intuit, Inc.

     15,496      5,972,778

Roper Technologies, Inc.(c)

     7,800      3,078,270

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

     35,237      10,701,477

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)

     12,986      4,317,585
       29,300,657

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.51%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     13,255      3,150,448

Automobile Manufacturers–2.12%

Tesla, Inc.(b)

     19,277      12,981,517

Automotive Retail–1.24%

AutoZone, Inc.(b)

     3,542      7,612,183

Biotechnology–1.43%

AbbVie, Inc.

     57,313      8,778,059

Construction & Engineering–1.02%

Quanta Services, Inc.(c)

     49,700      6,229,398

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–3.97%

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     62,104      19,592,570

Paychex, Inc.

     41,380      4,711,940
       24,304,510

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.33%

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

     66,043      2,018,934

Environmental & Facilities Services–2.08%

Republic Services, Inc.

     25,737      3,368,201

Waste Connections, Inc.

     75,630      9,375,095
       12,743,296

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.50%

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     35,763      3,065,962

Financial Exchanges & Data–0.52%

S&P Global, Inc.

     9,411      3,172,072

Food Distributors–0.79%

Sysco Corp.

     57,328      4,856,255

Food Retail–0.49%

Kroger Co. (The)

     63,635      3,011,845

General Merchandise Stores–1.09%

Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)

     42,621      6,642,483
      Shares      Value

Health Care Distributors–0.72%

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     31,287      $    4,426,485

Health Care Equipment–1.75%

DexCom, Inc.(b)

     51,911      3,868,927

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)

     39,854      3,789,717

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)

     15,126      3,035,939
       10,694,583

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.60%

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     72,202      9,820,194

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.74%

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     22,261      10,669,252

Industrial Gases–0.93%

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     19,865      5,711,783

Industrial REITs–0.60%

Prologis, Inc.

     31,421      3,696,681

Interactive Media & Services–6.99%

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b)

     19,558      42,782,147

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–2.91%

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     167,571      17,797,716

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.53%

MongoDB, Inc.(b)(c)

     12,561      3,259,579

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.45%

Accenture PLC, Class A(c)

     32,047      8,897,850

Life Sciences Tools & Services–3.48%

Danaher Corp.

     51,577      13,075,801

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     15,188      8,251,337
       21,327,138

Managed Health Care–6.21%

Elevance Health, Inc.

     28,061      13,541,677

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     47,634      24,466,252
       38,007,929

Movies & Entertainment–1.04%

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     77,250      6,379,305

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.53%

Halliburton Co.

     102,721      3,221,331

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.49%

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c)

     40,836      9,109,695

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.62%

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     74,426      9,900,891

Packaged Foods & Meats–1.24%

Hershey Co. (The)

     35,260      7,586,542

Pharmaceuticals–2.37%

Eli Lilly and Co.

     44,794      14,523,559
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


      Shares      Value

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.82%

 

  

Chubb Ltd.

     40,149      $    7,892,490

Progressive Corp. (The)

     27,761      3,227,772
              11,120,262

Regional Banks–0.46%

     

SVB Financial Group(b)

     7,096      2,802,849

Restaurants–1.26%

     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)

     2,410      3,150,497

McDonald’s Corp.

     18,549      4,579,377
              7,729,874

Semiconductor Equipment–0.72%

     

ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands)

     9,257      4,405,221

Semiconductors–4.62%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)

     46,859      3,583,308

Broadcom, Inc.

     5,885      2,858,992

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     64,206      2,794,887

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     22,607      8,681,992

NVIDIA Corp.

     68,380      10,365,724
              28,284,903

Soft Drinks–1.26%

     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     46,396      7,732,357

Specialized REITs–2.09%

     

Extra Space Storage, Inc.(c)

     32,854      5,589,122

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     22,519      7,207,206
              12,796,328

Specialty Chemicals–0.98%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     28,798      6,018,206

Systems Software–14.61%

     

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     34,328      5,786,328

Microsoft Corp.

     253,001      64,978,247

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(c)

     19,266      9,516,248

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Systems Software–(continued)

     

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

     19,374      $ 9,212,724  

 

 
        89,493,547  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.85%

 

Apple, Inc.

     306,639        41,923,684  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.75%

 

  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)

     34,271        4,610,820  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $485,136,911)

 

     590,336,300  

 

 

Money Market Funds–2.07%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     4,429,901        4,429,901  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     3,164,107        3,163,790  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     5,062,744        5,062,744  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $12,655,959)

 

     12,656,435  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-98.46%
(Cost $497,792,870)

        602,992,735  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–7.23%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund,
1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     12,396,115        12,396,115  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     31,875,725        31,875,725  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $44,272,281)

 

     44,271,840  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.69%
(Cost $542,065,151)

 

     647,264,575  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.69)%

 

     (34,817,793

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 612,446,782  

 

 
 

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $  3,798,976          $   43,097,728        $  (42,466,803     $      -            $         -        $ 4,429,901      $ 13,039    

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     2,713,552            30,784,092        (30,332,958     476            (1,372)          3,163,790      8,743    

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     4,341,686            49,254,546        (48,533,488     -            -          5,062,744      12,143    

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income  
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                              

Invesco Private Government Fund

     $                 -          $ 35,873,366      $ (23,477,251     $       -          $ -        $ 12,396,115        $  7,006*      

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     -            86,151,919        (54,277,383     (441)            1,630          31,875,725        20,263*      

Total

     $10,854,214          $ 245,161,651      $ (199,087,883     $    35          $ 258        $ 56,928,275        $ 61,194      

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       37.53 %

Health Care

       15.96

Consumer Discretionary

       10.22

Communication Services

       8.78

Industrials

       5.99

Consumer Staples

       5.53

Energy

       3.63

Financials

       3.31

Materials

       2.75

Real Estate

       2.69

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       3.61

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $485,136,911)*

   $590,336,300

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $56,928,240)

   56,928,275

Cash

   2,017,717

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $305)

   135

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

   9,180,151

Fund shares sold

   5,446,255

Dividends

   177,147

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   107,551

Other assets

   510

Total assets

   664,194,041

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

   6,844,909

Fund shares reacquired

   189,958

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

   44,272,281

Accrued fees to affiliates

   301,912

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

   2,747

Accrued other operating expenses

   27,901

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   107,551

Total liabilities

   51,747,259

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $612,446,782

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $272,910,825

Distributable earnings

   339,535,957
     $612,446,782

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $482,476,903

Series II

   $129,969,879

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

Series I

   8,179,543

Series II

   2,269,572

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           58.99

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           57.27

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $43,973,360 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,262)

   $ 2,618,705  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,476)

     36,401  

 

 

Total investment income

     2,655,106  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,495,827  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     604,335  

 

 

Custodian fees

     6,300  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     197,584  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     21,185  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     10,775  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,251  

 

 

Professional services fees

     20,780  

 

 

Other

     5,895  

 

 

Total expenses

     3,364,932  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (301,277

 

 

Net expenses

     3,063,655  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (408,549

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     7,720,195  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     258  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     1,130  

 

 
     7,721,583  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (252,429,262

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     35  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (3,387

 

 
     (252,432,614

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (244,711,031

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (245,119,580

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (408,549   $ (3,562,583

 

 

Net realized gain

     7,721,583       238,990,531  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (252,432,614     (55,686,365

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (245,119,580     179,741,583  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (35,407,065

 

 

Series II

           (12,047,935

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (47,455,000

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (14,936,774     (38,987,718

 

 

Series II

     (40,296,047     (22,413,761

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (55,232,821     (61,401,479

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (300,352,401     70,885,104  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     912,799,183       841,914,079  

 

 

End of period

   $ 612,446,782     $ 912,799,183  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed(c)

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (d)

Series I

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $ 81.86     $ (0.02 )     $ (22.85 )     $ (22.87 )     $     $     $     $ 58.99       (27.94 )%     $ 482,477       0.80 %(e)       0.88 %(e)       (0.06 )%(e)       38 %

Year ended 12/31/21

      70.34       (0.26 )       16.12       15.86             (4.34 )       (4.34 )       81.86       22.57       686,517       0.80       0.84       (0.34 )       91

Year ended 12/31/20

      59.77       (0.08 )       21.00       20.92             (10.35 )       (10.35 )       70.34       36.59       626,304       0.80       0.88       (0.12 )       37

Year ended 12/31/19

      48.50       0.06       16.80       16.86       (0.04 )       (5.55 )       (5.59 )       59.77       36.20       538,247       0.80       0.88       0.10       73

Year ended 12/31/18

      55.70       0.09       (2.71 )       (2.62 )       (0.19 )       (4.39 )       (4.58 )       48.50       (5.73 )       460,708       0.80       0.85       0.16       27

Year ended 12/31/17

      48.36       0.15       12.33       12.48       (0.13 )       (5.01 )       (5.14 )       55.70       26.83       556,227       0.80       0.82       0.29       26

Series II

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      79.58       (0.10 )       (22.21 )       (22.31 )                         57.27       (28.03 )       129,970       1.05 (e)        1.13 (e)        (0.31 )(e)       38

Year ended 12/31/21

      68.64       (0.45 )       15.73       15.28             (4.34 )       (4.34 )       79.58       22.28       226,282       1.05       1.09       (0.59 )       91

Year ended 12/31/20

      58.67       (0.23 )       20.55       20.32             (10.35 )       (10.35 )       68.64       36.24       215,610       1.05       1.13       (0.37 )       37

Year ended 12/31/19

      47.78       (0.08 )       16.52       16.44             (5.55 )       (5.55 )       58.67       35.84       200,741       1.05       1.13       (0.15 )       73

Year ended 12/31/18

      54.89       (0.05 )       (2.67 )       (2.72 )             (4.39 )       (4.39 )       47.78       (5.96 )       141,790       1.05       1.10       (0.09 )       27

Year ended 12/31/17

      47.73       0.02       12.16       12.18       (0.01 )       (5.01 )       (5.02 )       54.89       26.50       316,864       1.05       1.07       0.04       26

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund does not intend to qualify as a regulated investment company pursuant to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the rate applicable to corporations. In addition, as a regular corporation, the Fund may be subject to state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which the MLPs operate. The estimate state tax rate is based on a periodic analysis of the Fund’s holdings. Taxes include current and deferred taxes. Current taxes reflect the estimated tax liability of the Fund as of a measurement date based on taxable income. Deferred taxes reflect estimates of (i) taxes on net unrealized gains (losses), which are attributable to the difference between fair market value and tax basis, (ii) the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes, and (iii) the net tax benefit of accumulated net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and other tax attributes.

The Fund’s deferred tax asset (“DTA”) and/or liability balances are estimated using estimates of effective tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years such balances are realized. A DTA will be recognized for temporary book/tax differences, net of unrealized losses, and carryforwards (net operating losses, capital loss carryforward, or tax credits). To the extent the Fund has a DTA, the Fund will assess whether a valuation allowance is required to offset the value of a portion, or all, of the DTA. Prior year capital gains (carrybacks), unrealized net gains, future reversals of existing taxable timing differences, forecast of future profitability (based on historical evidence), potential tax planning strategies, unsettled circumstances, and other evidence will be used in determining the valuation allowance. The valuation allowance is reviewed periodically and the Fund may modify its estimates or assumptions regarding the net deferred tax asset or liability balances and any applicable valuation allowance. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, in tax expense. The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers.

 

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  Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

Upto $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.600%  

 

 

Over $1 billion

     0.580%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.70%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $301,277.

 

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The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $51,518 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $552,817 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $5,211 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                    

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 590,336,300         $           $–         $ 590,336,300  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     12,656,435           44,271,840             –           56,928,275  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 602,992,735         $ 44,271,840           $–         $ 647,264,575  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

 

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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $273,889,821 and $343,044,069, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 148,428,675  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (45,502,466

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 102,926,209  

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $544,338,366.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares            Amount     Shares            Amount  

 

 

Sold:

              

Series I

     216,708        $ 14,223,970       209,804        $ 16,035,979  

 

 

Series II

     71,312          4,560,143       82,230          6,046,853  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

              

Series I

     -          -       433,698          35,407,065  

 

 

Series II

     -          -       151,756          12,047,930  

 

 

Reacquired:

              

Series I

     (423,140        (29,160,744     (1,161,400        (90,430,762

 

 

Series II

     (645,275        (44,856,190     (531,413        (40,508,544

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (780,395      $ (55,232,821     (815,325      $ (61,401,479

 

 

 

(a)

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 32% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
  Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

    Annualized    
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $720.60   $3.41   $1,020.83   $4.01   0.80%

Series II

    1,000.00     719.70     4.48     1,019.59     5.26   1.05   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the

way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was

 

 

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created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment process and portfolio management team underwent changes in December 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fourth and fifth quintiles, respectively, of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees

payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted

that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the

 

 

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federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

        

        

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VK-VICOM-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -7.43

Series II Shares

    -7.55  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Value Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -12.86  

Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -12.68  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (4/30/99)

    7.36

10 Years

    11.06  

  5 Years

    8.95  

  1 Year

    -0.38  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/18/00)

    7.35

10 Years

    10.79  

  5 Years

    8.68  

  1 Year

    -0.63  
 

 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Comstock Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.19%

Aerospace & Defense–0.89%

     

Textron, Inc.

     194,434      $    11,874,084

Air Freight & Logistics–2.31%

FedEx Corp.

     135,573      30,735,755

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.79%

Ralph Lauren Corp.(b)

     117,011      10,490,036

Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.65%

State Street Corp.

     357,335      22,029,703

Automobile Manufacturers–1.47%

General Motors Co.(c)

     614,541      19,517,822

Building Products–1.77%

Johnson Controls International PLC

     492,166      23,564,908

Cable & Satellite–1.45%

Comcast Corp., Class A

     491,922      19,303,019

Casinos & Gaming–1.37%

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c)

     544,159      18,278,301

Communications Equipment–2.83%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     617,241      26,319,156

F5, Inc.(c)

     74,275      11,367,046
              37,686,202

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–3.08%

Caterpillar, Inc.

     115,291      20,609,419

Wabtec Corp.

     248,852      20,425,772
              41,035,191

Diversified Banks–7.48%

Bank of America Corp.

     1,067,422      33,228,847

Citigroup, Inc.

     461,307      21,215,509

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     123,877      13,949,789

Wells Fargo & Co.

     796,162      31,185,665
              99,579,810

Electric Utilities–0.37%

Exelon Corp.

     109,587      4,966,483

Electrical Components & Equipment–3.11%

Eaton Corp. PLC

     169,007      21,293,192

Emerson Electric Co.

     252,648      20,095,622
              41,388,814

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–2.17%

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     213,843      18,332,760

Corteva, Inc.

     194,690      10,540,517
              28,873,277

Health Care Distributors–3.33%

Henry Schein, Inc.(c)

     198,859      15,260,440

McKesson Corp.

     89,018      29,038,562
              44,299,002
      Shares      Value

Health Care Equipment–2.06%

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     67,884      $    16,735,443

Medtronic PLC

     118,378      10,624,425
              27,359,868

Health Care Facilities–1.78%

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     74,485      12,517,949

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(b)

     110,515      11,129,966
              23,647,915

Health Care Services–1.98%

CVS Health Corp.

     284,768      26,386,603

Health Care Supplies–0.47%

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     176,580      6,309,203

Hotel & Resort REITs–0.70%

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b)

     598,224      9,380,152

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.58%

Booking Holdings, Inc.(c)

     12,041      21,059,589

Household Products–2.80%

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     159,341      12,769,588

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     181,483      24,527,427
              37,297,015

Industrial Conglomerates–0.93%

General Electric Co.(b)

     195,044      12,418,452

Integrated Oil & Gas–5.28%

Chevron Corp.

     231,210      33,474,584

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     90,757      7,772,429

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     826,441      28,983,286
              70,230,299

Interactive Media & Services–0.77%

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(c)

     63,340      10,213,575

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.37%

eBay, Inc.

     116,625      4,859,764

Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.50%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     64,238      19,079,971

Morgan Stanley

     187,167      14,235,922
              33,315,893

IT Consulting & Other Services–3.23%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     335,103      22,616,101

DXC Technology Co.(c)

     670,608      20,326,129
              42,942,230

Life & Health Insurance–1.07%

MetLife, Inc.

     227,365      14,276,248

Managed Health Care–3.74%

Elevance Health, Inc.

     77,446      37,373,890

Humana, Inc.

     26,539      12,422,110
              49,796,000
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


      Shares      Value

Multi-line Insurance–2.16%

American International Group, Inc.

     561,404      $    28,704,587

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–6.08%

ConocoPhillips

     188,624      16,940,321

Devon Energy Corp.

     250,354      13,797,009

Hess Corp.(b)

     182,559      19,340,300

Marathon Oil Corp.

     659,139      14,817,445

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b)

     72,158      16,097,007
              80,992,082

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.78%

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     270,909      10,332,469

Paper Packaging–1.72%

International Paper Co.(b)

     547,739      22,911,922

Pharmaceuticals–6.48%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     227,147      17,490,319

Johnson & Johnson

     152,905      27,142,167

Merck & Co., Inc.

     222,895      20,321,337

Sanofi, ADR (France)

     427,311      21,378,369
              86,332,192

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.04%

Allstate Corp. (The)

     109,592      13,888,594

Regional Banks–4.49%

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     449,314      16,036,016

Fifth Third Bancorp(b)

     483,978      16,261,661

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(b)

     1,133,560      13,636,727

M&T Bank Corp.

     86,984      13,864,380
              59,798,784

Semiconductors–3.35%

Intel Corp.

     215,923      8,077,679

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China)

     138,058      20,436,726

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     126,289      16,132,157
              44,646,562

Soft Drinks–1.22%

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     258,462      16,259,844

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Systems Software–1.55%

 

Microsoft Corp.

     80,266      $ 20,614,717  

 

 

Tobacco–2.80%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland)

     376,916        37,216,686  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.19%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.(c)

     117,875        15,858,903  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $931,802,816)

 

     1,280,672,555  

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.65%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e)

     16,926,291        16,926,291  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     12,380,485        12,379,247  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     19,344,333        19,344,333  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $48,648,065)

 

     48,649,871  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.84% (Cost $980,450,881)

        1,329,322,426  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–6.41%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     23,879,941        23,879,941  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     61,405,562        61,405,562  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $85,285,503)

 

     85,285,503  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.25%
(Cost $1,065,736,384)

 

     1,414,607,929  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.25)%

 

     (83,155,653

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

 

   $ 1,331,452,276  

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $ 12,679,687       $   65,049,636       $  (60,803,032     $ -       $ -     $   16,926,291   $  16,396

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      9,348,262         46,464,026       (43,430,738 )       1,840         (4,143)         12,379,247       24,326

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

      14,491,071         74,342,441       (69,489,179 )       -         -       19,344,333       32,032

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


     Value
December 31, 2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                

Invesco Private Government Fund

    $ 655,872       $ 178,574,147     $ (155,350,078 )     $ -       $ -     $ 23,879,941   $  27,112*

Invesco Private Prime Fund

      1,530,368         399,231,552       (339,340,270 )       -         (16,088)         61,405,562       78,877*

Total

    $ 38,705,260       $ 763,661,802     $ (668,413,297 )     $ 1,840       $ (20,231)       $ 133,935,374   $178,743

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

Settlement

Date

   Counterparty    Contract to     

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
       Deliver          Receive  

Currency Risk

                                            
07/22/2022            Deutsche Bank AG      USD        3,269,297        CAD        4,237,214        $  22,531  
07/22/2022    Deutsche Bank AG      USD        283,947        EUR        271,280        655  
07/22/2022    Royal Bank of Canada      CAD        21,878,797        USD        17,000,384        3,077  
07/22/2022    Royal Bank of Canada      EUR        663,623        USD        703,625        7,414  
07/22/2022    Royal Bank of Canada      USD        1,724,394        CAD        2,235,155        12,063  
        Subtotal–Appreciation                                          45,740  

Currency Risk

                                            
07/22/2022    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      CAD        1,412,177        USD        1,096,691        (408
07/22/2022    Royal Bank of Canada      CAD        1,960,504        USD        1,517,201        (5,885
07/22/2022    Royal Bank of Canada      EUR        10,373,565        USD        10,834,659        (48,315
        Subtotal–Depreciation                                          (54,608
        Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts                                          $   (8,868

Abbreviations:

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

USD - U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Financials

       20.40 %

Health Care

       19.84

Industrials

       12.09

Energy

       11.36

Information Technology

       10.96

Consumer Staples

       7.59

Consumer Discretionary

       5.57

Materials

       3.89

Communication Services

       3.41

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       1.08

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       3.81

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $931,802,816)*

   $ 1,280,672,555  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $133,933,568)

     133,935,374  

 

 

Other investments:

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     45,740  

 

 

Cash

     383,662  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $53)

     482  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     5,316,795  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     1,382,133  

 

 

Dividends

     2,963,948  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     159,899  

 

 

Other assets

     860  

 

 

Total assets

     1,424,861,448  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     54,608  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     455,056  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     6,451,739  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     85,285,503  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     897,101  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,327  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     83,547  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     178,291  

 

 

Total liabilities

     93,409,172  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,331,452,276  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 816,270,419  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     515,181,857  

 

 
   $ 1,331,452,276  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 190,629,307  

 

 

Series II

   $ 1,140,822,969  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     9,741,120  

 

 

Series II

     58,630,908  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.57  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.46  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $82,649,129 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $248,747)

   $ 18,303,805  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $25,740)

     98,494  

 

 

Total investment income

     18,402,299  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     4,263,360  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,242,719  

 

 

Custodian fees

     12,836  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,614,896  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     38,811  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     12,905  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,755  

 

 

Professional services fees

     21,904  

 

 

Other

     6,327  

 

 

Total expenses

     7,215,513  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (15,982

 

 

Net expenses

     7,199,531  

 

 

Net investment income

     11,202,768  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     113,302,759  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (20,231

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (43,344

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,035,017  

 

 
     114,274,201  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (235,430,685

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     1,840  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     3  

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     249,332  

 

 
     (235,179,510

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (120,905,309

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (109,702,541

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 11,202,768     $ 19,609,058  

 

 

Net realized gain

     114,274,201       111,004,656  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (235,179,510     284,252,375  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (109,702,541     414,866,089  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (3,720,325

 

 

Series II

           (20,542,786

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (24,263,111

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     (6,267,969     (23,075,037

 

 

Series II

     (88,559,378     (158,052,169

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (94,827,347     (181,127,206

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (204,529,888     209,475,772  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,535,982,164       1,326,506,392  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,331,452,276     $ 1,535,982,164  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

   

Net

investment

income(a)

   

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

   

Total from

investment

operations

   

Dividends

from net

investment

income

   

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

   

Total

distributions

   

Net asset

value, end

of period

   

Total

return (b)

   

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

   

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

   

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

   

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

   

Portfolio

turnover (c)

 

Series I

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $21.14       $0.18           $(1.75)           $(1.57)           $      –            $      –            $      –            $19.57           (7.43 )%      $  190,629             0.74%(d)         0.74%(d)       1.71%(d)       14%   

Year ended 12/31/21

      16.13       0.30           5.07            5.37            (0.36)           –            (0.36)           21.14           33.36       212,550           0.74           0.74           1.53             16      

Year ended 12/31/20

      17.16       0.32           (0.59)           (0.27)           (0.36)           (0.40)           (0.76)           16.13           (0.85     181,594           0.75           0.75           2.24             38      

Year ended 12/31/19

      16.12       0.37           3.45            3.82            (0.37)           (2.41)           (2.78)           17.16           25.30       199,521           0.74           0.74           2.09             21      

Year ended 12/31/18

      20.62       0.33           (2.41)           (2.08)           (0.36)           (2.06)           (2.42)           16.12           (12.16     214,084           0.75           0.75           1.63             19      

Year ended 12/31/17

      18.69       0.28           2.94            3.22            (0.44)           (0.85)           (1.29)           20.62           17.85       270,651           0.75           0.75           1.47             13      

Series II

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

      21.05       0.15           (1.74)           (1.59)           –            –            –            19.46           (7.55     1,140,823             0.99(d)           0.99(d)         1.46(d)         14      

Year ended 12/31/21

      16.07       0.25           5.05             5.30            (0.32)           –            (0.32)           21.05           33.04       1,323,433           0.99          0.99          1.28            16      

Year ended 12/31/20

      17.09       0.28           (0.58)           (0.30)           (0.32)           (0.40)           (0.72)           16.07           (1.09     1,144,913           1.00          1.00          1.99            38      

Year ended 12/31/19

      16.06       0.32           3.44            3.76            (0.32)           (2.41)           (2.73)           17.09           24.94       1,240,109           0.99          0.99          1.84            21      

Year ended 12/31/18

      20.54       0.28           (2.40)           (2.12)           (0.30)           (2.06)           (2.36)           16.06           (12.37     1,098,666           1.00          1.00          1.38            19      

Year ended 12/31/17

      18.62       0.23           2.93            3.16            (0.39)           (0.85)           (1.24)           20.54           17.58       1,643,281           1.00          1.00          1.22            13      

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,341 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate

First $500 million

   0.600%

Next $500 million

   0.550%

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.57%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $15,982.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $114,548 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,128,171 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase

 

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and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,339 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1               Level 2              Level 3               Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                         

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 1,280,672,555           $            $–           $ 1,280,672,555  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     48,649,871             85,285,503              –             133,935,374  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,329,322,426             85,285,503              –             1,414,607,929  

 

 

Other Investments - Assets*

                         

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                 45,740              –             45,740  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

                         

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                 (54,608            –             (54,608

 

 

Total Other Investments

                 (8,868            –             (8,868

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,329,322,426           $ 85,276,635            $–           $ 1,414,599,061  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Currency  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

   $  45,740  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

      

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 45,740  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Currency  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

   $ (54,608

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

      

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $ (54,608

 

 

 

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

     Financial
Derivative

Assets
     Financial
Derivative
Liabilities
            Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
      
     Forward Foreign      Forward Foreign      Net Value of                Net  
Counterparty    Currency Contracts      Currency Contracts      Derivatives      Non-Cash    Cash    Amount  

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

           $          –                  $     (408)                $ (408)      $–    $–    $ (408

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

     23,186              –                 23,186         –      –      23,186  

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

     22,554              (54,200)                (31,646)        –      –      (31,646

 

 

Total

           $45,740                  $(54,608)                $ (8,868)      $–    $–    $ (8,868

 

 

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

    Location of Gain on  
    Statement of Operations  
    Currency  
    Risk  

 

 

Realized Gain:

                             

Forward foreign currency contracts

     $ 1,035,017     

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation:

       

Forward foreign currency contracts

       249,332     

 

 

Total

     $ 1,284,349     

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Forward
     Foreign Currency
     Contracts

 

Average notional value

     $38,721,175  

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $205,399,669 and $317,969,819, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 368,040,934  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (39,562,800

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 328,478,134  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,086,120,927.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

       Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
       Six months ended      Year ended  
       June 30, 2022(a)      December 31, 2021  
       Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

             

Series I

       1,207,264      $ 26,113,872        1,134,757      $ 22,239,616  

 

 

Series II

       3,157,882        67,518,522        3,425,435        67,116,132  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

             

Series I

       -        -        179,726        3,720,325  

 

 

Series II

       -        -        996,739        20,542,786  

 

 

Reacquired:

             

Series I

       (1,518,331      (32,381,841      (2,519,229      (49,034,978

 

 

Series II

       (7,399,148      (156,077,900      (12,795,370      (245,711,087

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

       (4,552,333    $ (94,827,347      (9,577,942    $ (181,127,206

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 59% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         
              HYPOTHETICAL     
              (5% annual return before     
          ACTUAL   expenses)     
           
     Beginning   Ending   Expenses   Ending   Expenses     Annualized  
       Account Value       Account Value       Paid During       Account Value       Paid During     Expense
     (01/01/22)   (06/30/22)1   Period2   (06/30/22)   Period2   Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $925.70   $3.53   $1,021.12   $3.71      0.74%

Series II

    1,000.00     924.50     4.72     1,019.89     4.96      0.99   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the third quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund underwent an

 

 

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investment process change in September 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco

Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The

Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco

 

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |   MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE     
Invesco Distributors, Inc.      

O-VICBAL-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -16.02

Series II Shares

    -16.05  

Russell 3000 Index

    -21.10  

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    -10.35  

Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index

    -13.94  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell 3000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.

 

    The Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index is composed of 65% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 35% Russell 3000® Index.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

       

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (2/9/87)

    6.67

10 Years

    6.12  

  5 Years

    4.24  

  1 Year

    -13.33  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (5/1/02)

    3.77

10 Years

    5.86  

  5 Years

    3.99  

  1 Year

    -13.52  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Conservative Balanced Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

 

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

 

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

            Shares                    Value        

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–37.71%

Aerospace & Defense–0.60%

     

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     10,517      $    1,010,789

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.35%

Deere & Co.

     1,943      581,870

Air Freight & Logistics–0.60%

     

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b)

     5,504      1,004,700

Airlines–0.13%

     

Spirit Airlines, Inc.(c)

     8,980      214,083

Apparel Retail–0.18%

     

Ross Stores, Inc.

     4,343      305,009

Application Software–0.75%

     

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(c)

     766      33,459

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c)

     1,364      156,315

salesforce.com, inc.(c)

     3,974      655,869

Synopsys, Inc.(c)

     1,349      409,691
              1,255,334

Automobile Manufacturers–0.48%

General Motors Co.(c)

     9,343      296,734

Tesla, Inc.(c)

     761      512,472
              809,206

Biotechnology–0.28%

     

Seagen, Inc.(c)

     2,675      473,314

Cable & Satellite–0.25%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c)

     880      412,306

Communications Equipment–0.33%

Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b)

     2,634      552,086

Construction Materials–0.30%

     

Vulcan Materials Co.

     3,548      504,171

Consumer Finance–0.33%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     5,330      555,333

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.09%

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     5,795      1,828,207

Diversified Banks–0.97%

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     14,382      1,619,557

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.16%

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     7,603      269,070

Electric Utilities–0.67%

     

Avangrid, Inc.(b)

     15,439      712,047

PPL Corp.

     15,411      418,100
              1,130,147

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.61%

Hubbell, Inc.

     1,795      320,551

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     3,757      426,495
            Shares                    Value        

Electrical Components & Equipment–(continued)

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     1,422      $       283,419
              1,030,465

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.21%

 

  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     2,782      344,857

Financial Exchanges & Data–0.58%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     10,390      977,076

Gas Utilities–0.80%

     

ONE Gas, Inc.

     8,165      662,916

Suburban Propane Partners L.P.

     44,185      674,263
              1,337,179

Health Care Equipment–0.47%

     

Boston Scientific Corp.(c)

     13,730      511,717

DexCom, Inc.(c)

     3,600      268,308
              780,025

Health Care Facilities–0.63%

     

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     3,108      522,331

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)

     10,256      539,055
              1,061,386

Home Improvement Retail–0.16%

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     988      270,979

Homebuilding–0.31%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     7,815      517,275

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.32%

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(c)

     2,565      228,490

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     4,771      313,550
              542,040

Household Products–0.66%

     

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     7,681      1,104,451

Human Resource & Employment Services–0.31%

Korn Ferry

     8,984      521,252

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.51%

 

  

Walmart, Inc.

     7,067      859,206

Industrial Conglomerates–0.30%

Honeywell International, Inc.

     2,936      510,306

Industrial Machinery–0.32%

     

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     7,682      542,887

Industrial REITs–0.82%

     

Prologis, Inc.

     11,664      1,372,270

Insurance Brokers–0.45%

     

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     4,662      760,092

Integrated Oil & Gas–0.91%

     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     17,761      1,521,052
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


            Shares                    Value        

Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.32%

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     43,696      $    2,217,572

Interactive Home Entertainment–0.37%

 

  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     5,053      614,697

Interactive Media & Services–1.86%

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c)

     1,313      2,861,368

Bumble, Inc., Class A(c)

     3,084      86,815

Ziff Davis, Inc.(c)

     2,299      171,344
              3,119,527

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.76%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(c)

     27,800      2,952,638

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.44%

 

  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     8,267      739,152

IT Consulting & Other Services–0.19%

Amdocs Ltd.

     3,893      324,326

Leisure Facilities–0.12%

     

Cedar Fair L.P.(c)

     4,418      193,994

Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.23%

Avantor, Inc.(c)

     12,554      390,429

Managed Health Care–1.39%

     

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(c)

     1,224      342,243

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     3,853      1,979,016
              2,321,259

Metal & Glass Containers–0.31%

     

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     12,636      522,499

Office REITs–0.16%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,859      269,611

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.71%

 

  

APA Corp.

     9,267      323,418

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     6,524      529,097

CNX Resources Corp.(c)

     20,220      332,821
              1,185,336

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.28%

 

  

Energy Transfer L.P.

     47,067      469,729

Pharmaceuticals–2.49%

     

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)

     12,642      835,257

Bayer AG (Germany)

     10,285      611,068

Catalent, Inc.(c)

     3,807      408,453

Eli Lilly and Co.

     3,470      1,125,078

Johnson & Johnson

     6,682      1,186,122
              4,165,978

Property & Casualty Insurance–0.62%

Allstate Corp. (The)

     8,226      1,042,481

Regional Banks–0.59%

     

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     7,053      457,034

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     823      538,061
              995,095

Research & Consulting Services–0.22%

 

  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(c)

     1,315      370,541
            Shares                    Value        

Semiconductor Equipment–0.45%

Applied Materials, Inc.

     8,251      $       750,676

Semiconductors–1.54%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c)

     9,946      760,571

NVIDIA Corp.

     6,597      1,000,039

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6,359      812,299
              2,572,909

Soft Drinks–0.66%

     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     17,521      1,102,246

Specialty Chemicals–0.22%

     

NewMarket Corp.

     1,252      376,802

Systems Software–4.09%

     

Microsoft Corp.

     18,135      4,657,612

VMware, Inc., Class A

     19,218      2,190,468
              6,848,080

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.85%

Apple, Inc.

     22,650      3,096,708

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $51,930,029)

 

   63,220,265
     Principal
Amount
      

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–23.44%

Advertising–0.03%

     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20%, 04/15/2024

     $      19,000      19,023

WPP Finance 2010 (United Kingdom), 3.75%, 09/19/2024

     33,000      32,256
              51,279

Aerospace & Defense–0.12%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (United Kingdom), 3.85%, 12/15/2025(d)

     26,000      25,564

L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2023

     31,000      31,007

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

     

4.15%, 06/15/2053

     74,000      69,221

4.30%, 06/15/2062

     86,000      80,964
              206,756

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.24%

 

  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/2031

     125,000      103,306

Cargill, Inc.,

     

3.63%, 04/22/2027(d)

     101,000      99,274

4.00%, 06/22/2032(d)

     123,000      120,513

4.38%, 04/22/2052(d)

     86,000      82,891
              405,984

Airlines–0.37%

     

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust,

 

  

Series 2021-1, Class B, 3.95%, 07/11/2030

     106,000      88,761

Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.88%, 07/11/2034

     124,000      105,981

British Airways Pass-Through Trust (United Kingdom), Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%, 03/15/2035(d)

     56,841      50,227
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Airlines–(continued)

     

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.,

     

4.50%, 10/20/2025(d)

   $ 84,809      $         82,486

4.75%, 10/20/2028(d)

        189,763      179,401

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/2027

     111,783      110,028
              616,884

Apparel Retail–0.02%

     

Ross Stores, Inc., 3.38%, 09/15/2024

     36,000      35,406

Application Software–0.28%

     

salesforce.com, inc.,

     

2.90%, 07/15/2051

     118,000      89,371

3.05%, 07/15/2061

     72,000      52,806

Workday, Inc.,

     

3.70%, 04/01/2029

     144,000      134,836

3.80%, 04/01/2032

     204,000      186,613
              463,626

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.48%

 

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 4.50%, 05/13/2032

     80,000      78,750

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series I, 3.75%(e)(f)

     243,000      198,976

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund,

     

2.75%, 09/16/2026

     152,000      132,922

2.13%, 02/15/2027

     89,000      74,515

2.85%, 09/30/2028

     55,000      44,408

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025

     27,000      26,896

CI Financial Corp. (Canada), 3.20%, 12/17/2030

     58,000      45,410

FS KKR Capital Corp., 1.65%, 10/12/2024

     63,000      56,095

KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(d)

     111,000      109,724

State Street Corp., 4.42%, 05/13/2033(e)

     40,000      39,483
              807,179

Automobile Manufacturers–0.54%

BMW US Capital LLC (Germany),

     

2.38% (SOFR + 0.84%), 04/01/2025(d)(g)

     77,000      76,352

3.45%, 04/01/2027(d)

     86,000      83,904

3.70%, 04/01/2032(d)

     99,000      93,504

Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany), 2.55%, 08/15/2022(d)

     149,000      149,044

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

     

4.15%, 06/19/2023

     29,000      29,028

3.80%, 04/07/2025

     95,000      92,740

5.00%, 04/09/2027

     147,000      144,324

Hyundai Capital America,

     

5.75%, 04/06/2023(d)

     41,000      41,626

4.13%, 06/08/2023(d)

     53,000      52,968

2.00%, 06/15/2028(d)

     81,000      68,181

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.85%, 09/16/2026(d)

     82,000      69,176
              900,847
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Automotive Retail–0.10%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 1.75%, 10/01/2027

   $    117,000      $         99,520

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.70%, 06/15/2032

     67,000      66,801
              166,321

Biotechnology–0.22%

     

AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2024

     65,000      64,986

CSL Finance PLC (Australia),

     

3.85%, 04/27/2027(d)

     57,000      56,509

4.05%, 04/27/2029(d)

     44,000      43,236

4.25%, 04/27/2032(d)

     59,000      57,755

4.63%, 04/27/2042(d)

     43,000      41,308

4.75%, 04/27/2052(d)

     67,000      64,191

4.95%, 04/27/2062(d)

     50,000      48,052
              376,037

Brewers–0.01%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 8.20%, 01/15/2039

     15,000      19,397

Building Products–0.03%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance S.C.A., 2.00%, 09/16/2031

     30,000      23,902

Masco Corp., 1.50%, 02/15/2028

     41,000      34,439
              58,341

Cable & Satellite–0.21%

     

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,

 

  

2.94% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 02/01/2024(g)

     87,000      87,692

3.50%, 06/01/2041

     50,000      35,074

3.50%, 03/01/2042

     103,000      71,640

3.90%, 06/01/2052

     80,000      55,691

3.85%, 04/01/2061

     73,000      48,149

4.40%, 12/01/2061

     36,000      25,965

Comcast Corp., 2.65%, 08/15/2062

     41,000      26,524
              350,735

Communications Equipment–0.01%

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 02/23/2028

     23,000      22,266

Computer & Electronics Retail–0.02%

Leidos, Inc., 2.30%, 02/15/2031

     47,000      37,490

Consumer Finance–0.09%

     

American Express Co., 4.99%, 05/26/2033(e)

     134,000      134,214

Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 08/15/2024

     22,000      21,887
              156,101

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.08%

PayPal Holdings, Inc., 5.05%, 06/01/2052

     134,000      133,245

Distillers & Vintners–0.08%

     

Pernod Ricard S.A. (France), 4.25%, 07/15/2022(d)

     134,000      134,071
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Distributors–0.04%

     

Genuine Parts Co., 2.75%, 02/01/2032

   $      86,000      $         71,251

Diversified Banks–5.32%

     

Bank of America Corp.,

     

3.37%, 01/23/2026(e)

     28,000      27,154

4.38%, 04/27/2028(e)

     235,000      231,565

4.27%, 07/23/2029(e)

     15,000      14,429

2.69%, 04/22/2032(e)

     120,000      100,849

2.57%, 10/20/2032(e)

     68,000      56,158

2.97%, 02/04/2033(e)

     94,000      80,167

4.57%, 04/27/2033(e)

     195,000      190,006

2.48%, 09/21/2036(e)

     96,000      74,563

3.85%, 03/08/2037(e)

     28,000      24,233

7.75%, 05/14/2038

     115,000      141,957

Series RR, 4.38%(e)(f)

     244,000      203,074

Series TT, 6.13%(e)(f)

     389,000      376,114

BPCE S.A. (France),

     

1.45% (SOFR + 0.57%), 01/14/2025(d)(g)

     250,000      246,464

4.50%, 03/15/2025(d)

     184,000      181,154

2.05%, 10/19/2027(d)(e)

     250,000      220,720

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

4.66%, 05/24/2028(e)

     122,000      121,166

4.08%, 04/23/2029(e)

     28,000      26,641

4.41%, 03/31/2031(e)

     30,000      28,684

2.56%, 05/01/2032(e)

     77,000      63,476

2.52%, 11/03/2032(e)

     47,000      38,182

3.06%, 01/25/2033(e)

     49,000      41,581

3.79%, 03/17/2033(e)

     234,000      211,039

4.91%, 05/24/2033(e)

     138,000      136,326

2.90%, 11/03/2042(e)

     68,000      49,350

Series V, 4.70%(e)(f)

     160,000      130,400

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia), 3.31%, 03/11/2041(d)

     200,000      151,868

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands), 3.76%, 04/06/2033(d)(e)

     250,000      225,880

Credit Agricole S.A. (France),

     

4.75%(d)(e)(f)

     200,000      155,933

7.88%(d)(e)(f)

     200,000      197,873

4.38%, 03/17/2025(d)

     304,000      299,298

Danske Bank A/S (Denmark), 1.55%,
09/10/2027(d)(e)

     200,000      175,287

Discover Bank, 4.65%, 09/13/2028

     122,000      117,530

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

     

4.60%(e)(f)

     225,000      173,510

3.95%, 05/18/2024(e)

     109,000      108,551

2.25%, 11/22/2027(e)

     200,000      178,346

4.04%, 03/13/2028(e)

     135,000      128,309

4.58%, 06/19/2029(e)

     183,000      176,595

6.25%(e)(f)

     203,000      199,346

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands), 2.55% (SOFR + 1.01%), 04/01/2027(g)

     308,000      295,002

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

3.80%, 07/23/2024(e)

     43,000      42,864

2.08%, 04/22/2026(e)

     47,000      44,008

3.78%, 02/01/2028(e)

     33,000      31,718

4.32%, 04/26/2028(e)

     231,000      227,400

3.54%, 05/01/2028(e)

     23,000      21,827

4.59%, 04/26/2033(e)

     139,000      136,676
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Diversified Banks–(continued)

     

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), 2.56%, 09/13/2031

   $    200,000      $       159,796

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), 3.93%, 08/02/2034(d)(e)

     154,000      139,756

NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom), 5.52%, 09/30/2028(e)

     200,000      201,623

Nordea Bank Abp (Finland),

     

3.75%(d)(e)(f)

     210,000      155,192

6.63%(d)(e)(f)

     202,000      193,702

PNC Bank N.A., 2.50%, 08/27/2024

     252,000      245,079

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada),

     

3.70%, 10/05/2023

     26,000      26,165

1.66% (SOFR + 0.71%),

01/21/2027(g)

     194,000      188,358

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), 2.68%, 06/29/2032(d)(e)

     200,000      160,719

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan),

     

2.14%, 09/23/2030

     72,000      57,750

2.22%, 09/17/2031

     200,000      161,897

Truist Bank, 2.64%, 09/17/2029(e)

     376,000      357,846

U.S. Bancorp,

     

3.70%(b)(e)(f)

     267,000      205,590

2.49%, 11/03/2036(e)

     142,000      115,871

Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026

     26,000      25,093

Wells Fargo & Co.,

     

Series BB, 3.90%(e)(f)

     93,000      80,154

3.53%, 03/24/2028(e)

     100,000      94,804

3.58%, 05/22/2028(e)

     27,000      25,637

4.75%, 12/07/2046

     19,000      17,437

4.61%, 04/25/2053(e)

     170,000      157,603

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 3.13%, 11/18/2041

     60,000      44,085
              8,917,430

Diversified Capital Markets–0.73%

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 3.63%, 09/09/2024

     197,000      193,646

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland),

     

5.10%(d)(e)(f)

     201,000      146,621

4.55%, 04/17/2026

     154,000      150,791

4.19%, 04/01/2031(d)(e)

     250,000      221,445

UBS Group AG (Switzerland),

     

4.13%, 04/15/2026(d)

     160,000      157,740

4.75%, 05/12/2028(d)(e)

     205,000      203,079

4.38%(d)(e)(f)

     200,000      146,820
              1,220,142

Diversified REITs–0.57%

     

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P., 2.25%, 01/15/2029

     41,000      38,001

Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P.,

     

4.13%, 05/15/2029

     15,000      13,988

4.05%, 07/01/2030

     23,000      20,776

2.50%, 08/16/2031

     35,000      27,485

CubeSmart L.P.,

     

2.25%, 12/15/2028

     22,000      18,818

2.50%, 02/15/2032

     46,000      37,410

Roche Holdings, Inc. (Switzerland),
2.31%, 03/10/2027(d)

     297,000      278,271
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Diversified REITs–(continued)

     

VICI Properties L.P.,

     

4.75%, 02/15/2028

   $    157,000      $       150,141

4.95%, 02/15/2030

     157,000      149,076

5.13%, 05/15/2032

     114,000      107,664

5.63%, 05/15/2052

     117,000      106,722
              948,352

Electric Utilities–0.93%

     

AEP Texas, Inc.,

     

3.95%, 06/01/2028(d)

     172,000      166,059

4.70%, 05/15/2032

     67,000      66,764

5.25%, 05/15/2052

     97,000      98,565

Duke Energy Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2082(e)

     66,000      51,667

EDP Finance B.V. (Portugal), 3.63%, 07/15/2024(d)

     231,000      229,312

Enel Finance International N.V. (Italy), 2.88%, 07/12/2041(d)

     200,000      134,992

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032

     99,000      86,322

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

     

4.63%, 07/15/2027

     248,000      251,598

5.00%, 07/15/2032

     78,000      79,983

PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 06/15/2052

     70,000      51,192

Southern Co. (The), Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(e)

     50,000      42,609

Virginia Electric and Power Co.,

     

Series B, 3.75%, 05/15/2027

     105,000      104,007

Series C, 4.63%, 05/15/2052

     121,000      117,413

Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.60%, 06/01/2032

     85,000      84,382
              1,564,865

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.04%

 

  

Vontier Corp., 2.95%, 04/01/2031

     83,000      65,223

Financial Exchanges & Data–0.85%

Cboe Global Markets, Inc., 3.00%, 03/16/2032

     287,000      257,332

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

     

4.00%, 09/15/2027

     173,000      170,405

4.35%, 06/15/2029

     134,000      132,417

4.60%, 03/15/2033

     116,000      115,567

4.95%, 06/15/2052

     160,000      157,049

3.00%, 09/15/2060

     23,000      15,571

5.20%, 06/15/2062

     121,000      121,135

Moody’s Corp.,

     

2.00%, 08/19/2031

     60,000      49,001

2.75%, 08/19/2041

     72,000      52,758

3.75%, 02/25/2052

     86,000      70,381

3.10%, 11/29/2061

     169,000      116,298

S&P Global, Inc.,

     

2.90%, 03/01/2032(d)

     78,000      69,574

3.90%, 03/01/2062(d)

     118,000      100,381
              1,427,869

Health Care REITs–0.03%

     

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P.,

     

3.50%, 08/01/2026

     26,000      24,779

2.00%, 03/15/2031

     23,000      17,852
              42,631
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Health Care Services–0.24%

     

Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/2025

   $      22,000      $         22,058

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc. (Germany),
1.88%, 12/01/2026(d)

     150,000      129,305

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.,

     

Series 2032, 2.04%, 01/01/2032

     58,000      47,878

Series 2042, 2.72%, 01/01/2042

     56,000      42,100

2.86%, 01/01/2052

     65,000      47,037

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21-A, 2.70%, 10/01/2051

     171,000      116,429
              404,807

Home Improvement Retail–0.03%

     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/2027

     51,000      49,120

Homebuilding–0.06%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/2023

     26,000      26,167

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., 3.97%, 08/06/2061

     117,000      67,543
              93,710

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.21%

 

  

Expedia Group, Inc.,

     

4.63%, 08/01/2027

     22,000      21,157

3.25%, 02/15/2030

     274,000      228,772

2.95%, 03/15/2031

     125,000      99,555
              349,484

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.11%

AES Corp. (The),

     

1.38%, 01/15/2026

     23,000      20,312

2.45%, 01/15/2031

     25,000      20,132

Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Germany), 4.38%, 06/21/2028(d)

     146,000      145,719
              186,163

Industrial Machinery–0.08%

     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 01/15/2053

     112,000      108,539

Flowserve Corp., 2.80%, 01/15/2032

     24,000      18,932
              127,471

Industrial REITs–0.02%

     

LXP Industrial Trust, 2.38%, 10/01/2031

     47,000      36,388

Insurance Brokers–0.07%

     

Willis North America, Inc., 4.65%, 06/15/2027

     119,000      117,166

Integrated Oil & Gas–0.48%

     

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.,

     

3.06%, 06/17/2041

     96,000      74,968

2.94%, 06/04/2051

     49,000      35,142

3.00%, 03/17/2052

     49,000      35,406

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom),

     

4.38%(e)(f)

     58,000      54,752

4.88%(e)(f)

     189,000      165,143

Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 2.60%, 10/15/2025(d)

     34,000      31,793

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 8.75%, 06/02/2029(d)

     246,000      223,181
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Integrated Oil & Gas–(continued)

     

Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands),

     

2.88%, 11/26/2041

   $    126,000      $         97,776

3.00%, 11/26/2051

     126,000      94,636
              812,797

Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.47%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.,

     

2.18% (SOFR + 0.64%), 03/25/2024(g)

     126,000      124,862

4.30%, 02/15/2030

     31,000      30,278

2.55%, 12/01/2033

     148,000      120,233

3.50%, 09/15/2053

     64,000      48,620

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

     

1.75%, 01/20/2031

     22,000      17,691

2.55%, 03/21/2031

     29,000      24,820

2.36%, 03/15/2032

     269,000      223,269

2.65%, 11/20/2040

     19,000      13,970

3.40%, 03/22/2041

     31,000      25,291

2.85%, 09/03/2041

     102,000      76,625

2.88%, 11/20/2050

     20,000      14,222

3.55%, 03/22/2051

     15,000      12,052

3.00%, 11/20/2060

     29,000      19,752

3.70%, 03/22/2061

     45,000      35,456
              787,141

Interactive Home Entertainment–0.03%

 

  

Electronic Arts, Inc., 1.85%, 02/15/2031

     64,000      52,065

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.13%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc., 2.88%, 05/12/2041

     87,000      69,746

Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC (Germany), 3.65%, 04/07/2027(d)

     150,000      143,823
              213,569

Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.64%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),

     

2.45% (SOFR + 1.05%), 03/03/2027(g)

     162,000      159,506

2.45%, 03/03/2027

     47,000      43,870

2.90%, 03/03/2032

     98,000      86,388

5.00%(e)(f)

     116,000      104,276

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

     

2.02% (SOFR + 0.58%), 03/08/2024(g)

     167,000      164,317

1.68% (SOFR + 0.70%), 01/24/2025(g)

     112,000      109,490

3.50%, 04/01/2025

     29,000      28,465

3.50%, 11/16/2026

     15,000      14,403

2.24% (SOFR + 0.79%), 12/09/2026(g)

     375,000      359,931

2.26% (SOFR + 0.81%), 03/09/2027(g)

     281,000      267,644

1.87% (SOFR + 0.92%), 10/21/2027(g)

     227,000      216,560

1.95%, 10/21/2027(e)

     68,000      60,228

2.43% (SOFR + 1.12%), 02/24/2028(g)

     55,000      52,784

1.99%, 01/27/2032(e)

     47,000      37,174
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued)

 

  

2.62%, 04/22/2032(e)

   $      30,000      $         24,938

2.65%, 10/21/2032(e)

     80,000      66,011

3.10%, 02/24/2033(e)

     64,000      54,723

3.44%, 02/24/2043(e)

     78,000      61,289

JAB Holdings B.V. (Austria), 4.50%, 04/08/2052(d)

     369,000      285,485

Morgan Stanley,

     

1.66% (SOFR + 0.63%), 01/24/2025(g)

     80,000      78,012

5.00%, 11/24/2025

     32,000      32,565

2.19%, 04/28/2026(e)

     23,000      21,561

3.62%, 04/01/2031(e)

     31,000      28,505

2.24%, 07/21/2032(e)

     94,000      76,250

2.51%, 10/20/2032(e)

     52,000      43,027

2.94%, 01/21/2033(e)

     77,000      66,073

2.48%, 09/16/2036(e)

     116,000      89,317

5.30%, 04/20/2037(e)

     122,000      118,275
              2,751,067

Leisure Products–0.21%

     

Brunswick Corp.,

     

4.40%, 09/15/2032

     134,000      115,917

5.10%, 04/01/2052

     315,000      235,623
              351,540

Life & Health Insurance–1.13%

     

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027

     41,000      40,514

Athene Global Funding,

     

1.45%, 01/08/2026(d)

     33,000      29,391

2.95%, 11/12/2026(d)

     50,000      45,992

Athene Holding Ltd., 6.15%, 04/03/2030

     29,000      28,976

F&G Global Funding, 2.00%, 09/20/2028(d)

     119,000      100,215

GA Global Funding Trust,

     

2.25%, 01/06/2027(d)

     160,000      143,248

1.95%, 09/15/2028(d)

     212,000      179,393

2.90%, 01/06/2032(d)

     168,000      139,786

MAG Mutual Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2041(h)

     509,000      447,099

Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada), 4.06%, 02/24/2032(e)

     22,000      20,360

Pacific Life Global Funding II,

     

2.34% (SOFR + 0.80%), 03/30/2025(d)(g)

     267,000      264,471

2.03% (SOFR + 0.62%), 06/04/2026(d)(g)

     96,000      93,623

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20%, 03/15/2044(e)

     48,000      45,507

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.75%, 01/21/2027(d)

     37,000      34,385

Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 04/08/2032(d)

     300,000      273,413
              1,886,373

Managed Health Care–0.21%

     

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,

     

Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/2041

     135,000      104,907

3.00%, 06/01/2051

     140,000      104,695
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Managed Health Care–(continued)

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.70%, 05/15/2027

   $    135,000      $       134,628
              344,230

Movies & Entertainment–0.60%

     

Magallanes, Inc.,

     

4.28%, 03/15/2032(d)

     181,000      161,941

5.05%, 03/15/2042(d)

     298,000      253,995

5.14%, 03/15/2052(d)

     369,000      310,203

5.39%, 03/15/2062(d)

     327,000      274,051
              1,000,190

Multi-line Insurance–0.18%

     

Allianz SE (Germany), 3.20%(d)(e)(f)

     203,000      148,698

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/2052(d)

     155,000      147,054
              295,752

Multi-Utilities–0.03%

     

Ameren Corp., 2.50%, 09/15/2024

     16,000      15,522

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/2030

     22,000      20,132

WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.80%, 10/15/2030

     23,000      18,536
              54,190

Office REITs–0.16%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 2.95%, 03/15/2034

     55,000      45,844

Office Properties Income Trust,

     

4.25%, 05/15/2024

     117,000      113,653

4.50%, 02/01/2025

     53,000      50,831

2.65%, 06/15/2026

     13,000      11,064

2.40%, 02/01/2027

     56,000      45,804
              267,196

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.09%

 

  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada), 2.05%, 07/15/2025

     47,000      44,021

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 2.74%, 12/31/2039

     71,000      56,160

Continental Resources, Inc.,

     

2.27%, 11/15/2026(d)

     31,000      27,542

2.88%, 04/01/2032(d)

     41,000      32,099
              159,822

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.69%

 

  

Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 3.60%, 09/01/2032

     98,000      83,076

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.38%, 06/15/2032

     36,000      42,119

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada),

     

1.87% (SOFR + 0.63%), 02/16/2024(g)

     27,000      26,679

1.60%, 10/04/2026

     42,000      37,422

3.40%, 08/01/2051

     43,000      32,413

Energy Transfer L.P.,

     

4.25%, 03/15/2023

     23,000      22,994

4.00%, 10/01/2027

     17,000      16,105

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/2032

     53,000      61,898
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued)

MPLX L.P.,

     

1.75%, 03/01/2026

   $      31,000      $         27,963

4.25%, 12/01/2027

     15,000      14,489

4.95%, 03/14/2052

     279,000      241,742

ONEOK, Inc., 6.35%, 01/15/2031

     45,000      47,059

Targa Resources Corp.,

     

5.20%, 07/01/2027

     147,000      147,764

6.25%, 07/01/2052

     166,000      166,814

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

     

3.70%, 01/15/2023

     36,000      36,062

2.60%, 03/15/2031

     130,000      108,942

3.50%, 10/15/2051

     58,000      43,279
              1,156,820

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.34%

 

  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland), 2.13%, 02/21/2026(d)

     37,000      32,032

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC,

     

1.60%, 03/30/2031(d)

     52,000      40,817

2.80%, 09/30/2050(d)

     20,000      13,474

Blackstone Private Credit Fund,

     

1.75%, 09/15/2024(d)

     21,000      19,419

2.35%, 11/22/2024(d)

     80,000      73,605

2.63%, 12/15/2026(d)

     138,000      115,725

Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.13%, 06/10/2031(d)

     74,000      57,196

Jackson Financial, Inc.,

     

5.17%, 06/08/2027

     105,000      104,192

5.67%, 06/08/2032

     120,000      116,090
              572,550

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.11%

     

Conagra Brands, Inc., 4.60%, 11/01/2025

     29,000      29,141

General Mills, Inc., 2.25%, 10/14/2031

     35,000      28,738

JDE Peet’s N.V. (Netherlands), 1.38%, 01/15/2027(d)

     150,000      129,138
              187,017

Paper Packaging–0.17%

     

Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 01/15/2027

     248,000      217,285

Packaging Corp. of America, 3.65%, 09/15/2024

     24,000      23,912

Sealed Air Corp., 1.57%, 10/15/2026(d)

     55,000      47,897
              289,094

Pharmaceuticals–0.37%

     

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 3.88%, 12/15/2023(d)

     335,000      334,512

Mayo Clinic, Series 2021, 3.20%, 11/15/2061

     110,000      83,674

Mylan, Inc., 3.13%, 01/15/2023(d)

     34,000      33,801

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan), 5.00%, 11/26/2028

     160,000      163,170
              615,157

Precious Metals & Minerals–0.05%

Anglo American Capital PLC (South Africa), 3.63%, 09/11/2024(d)

     86,000      84,410
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Property & Casualty Insurance–0.04%

 

  

CNA Financial Corp., 3.45%, 08/15/2027

   $      20,000      $         18,993

Stewart Information Services Corp., 3.60%, 11/15/2031

     67,000      55,651
              74,644

Railroads–0.07%

     

Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2053

     95,000      90,017

Union Pacific Corp., 2.15%, 02/05/2027

     22,000      20,400
              110,417

Real Estate Development–0.03%

     

Essential Properties L.P.,
2.95%, 07/15/2031

     55,000      43,154

Regional Banks–1.73%

     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.,

     

4.30%, 12/03/2025

     117,000      116,159

3.25%, 04/30/2030

     13,000      11,552

2.64%, 09/30/2032

     184,000      147,207

5.64%, 05/21/2037(e)

     179,000      176,905

Fifth Third Bancorp,

     

4.06%, 04/25/2028(e)

     96,000      93,688

4.34%, 04/25/2033(e)

     125,000      119,030

Fifth Third Bank N.A., 3.85%, 03/15/2026

     160,000      157,185

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

     

4.00%, 05/15/2025

     31,000      30,876

2.49%, 08/15/2036(e)

     59,000      46,244

KeyCorp, 4.79%, 06/01/2033(e)

     84,000      82,960

M&T Bank Corp., 3.50%(e)(f)

     111,000      84,915

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

     

4.63%, 06/06/2033(e)

     292,000      282,392

Series O, 4.96% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.68%)(f)(g)

     222,000      214,670

Series U, 6.00%(e)(f)

     232,000      223,274

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.50%, 06/07/2024

     22,000      21,633

SVB Financial Group,

     

4.10%(e)(f)

     144,000      99,751

2.10%, 05/15/2028

     41,000      35,084

1.80%, 02/02/2031

     57,000      43,977

Series C, 4.00%(e)(f)

     294,000      224,390

Series D, 4.25%(e)(f)

     244,000      184,563

Series E, 4.70%(e)(f)

     164,000      123,771

Truist Financial Corp., 4.12%, 06/06/2028(e)

     162,000      159,698

Zions Bancorporation N.A., 3.25%, 10/29/2029

     250,000      217,800
              2,897,724

Reinsurance–0.01%

     

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 2.85%, 10/15/2050

     29,000      20,920

Renewable Electricity–0.06%

     

NSTAR Electric Co., 4.55%, 06/01/2052

     96,000      93,672
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Residential REITs–0.18%

     

American Homes 4 Rent L.P.,

     

2.38%, 07/15/2031

   $      15,000      $         11,977

3.63%, 04/15/2032

     133,000      116,747

3.38%, 07/15/2051

     15,000      10,389

4.30%, 04/15/2052

     67,000      54,112

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P.,

     

2.30%, 11/15/2028

     20,000      16,841

2.70%, 01/15/2034

     74,000      57,044

Spirit Realty L.P., 3.20%, 01/15/2027

     22,000      20,215

Sun Communities Operating L.P., 2.70%, 07/15/2031

     14,000      11,298
              298,623

Restaurants–0.06%

     

Starbucks Corp., 3.00%, 02/14/2032

     107,000      93,133

Retail REITs–0.28%

     

Agree L.P.,

     

2.00%, 06/15/2028

     29,000      24,799

2.60%, 06/15/2033

     41,000      32,541

Kimco Realty Corp.,

     

1.90%, 03/01/2028

     41,000      35,533

2.70%, 10/01/2030

     17,000      14,647

2.25%, 12/01/2031

     68,000      54,744

Kite Realty Group L.P., 4.00%, 10/01/2026

     64,000      61,300

Kite Realty Group Trust, 4.75%, 09/15/2030

     23,000      21,438

National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.50%, 04/15/2051

     49,000      36,775

Realty Income Corp.,

     

2.20%, 06/15/2028

     19,000      16,679

3.25%, 01/15/2031

     23,000      20,932

2.85%, 12/15/2032

     16,000      13,773

Regency Centers L.P., 2.95%, 09/15/2029

     24,000      21,118

Scentre Group Trust 2 (Australia), 4.75%, 09/24/2080(d)(e)

     133,000      118,661
              472,940

Semiconductor Equipment–0.07%

KLA Corp., 4.95%, 07/15/2052

     124,000      124,899

Semiconductors–0.29%

     

Broadcom, Inc.,

     

4.15%, 11/15/2030

     30,000      27,517

2.45%, 02/15/2031(d)

     29,000      23,329

3.42%, 04/15/2033(d)

     40,000      33,121

3.47%, 04/15/2034(d)

     71,000      57,879

3.14%, 11/15/2035(d)

     174,000      132,373

4.93%, 05/15/2037(d)

     38,000      34,122

Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/2031

     95,000      79,825

QUALCOMM, Inc.,

     

2.15%, 05/20/2030

     39,000      34,206

3.25%, 05/20/2050

     37,000      30,290

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,

     

1.80%, 06/01/2026

     10,000      8,883

3.00%, 06/01/2031

     24,000      19,740
              481,285
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Specialized REITs–0.50%

     

American Tower Corp.,

     

3.00%, 06/15/2023

   $      30,000      $         29,693

4.00%, 06/01/2025

     15,000      14,854

2.70%, 04/15/2031

     91,000      74,986

4.05%, 03/15/2032

     82,000      74,826

Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 07/15/2031

     89,000      72,924

EPR Properties,

     

4.75%, 12/15/2026

     55,000      51,727

4.95%, 04/15/2028

     140,000      128,909

3.60%, 11/15/2031

     116,000      91,823

Equinix, Inc., 3.90%, 04/15/2032

     160,000      144,895

Extra Space Storage L.P.,

     

3.90%, 04/01/2029

     47,000      44,059

2.35%, 03/15/2032

     76,000      60,333

Life Storage L.P., 2.40%, 10/15/2031

     71,000      56,584
              845,613

Systems Software–0.01%

     

VMware, Inc., 3.90%, 08/21/2027

     15,000      14,411

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.11%

Apple, Inc.,

     

4.38%, 05/13/2045

     15,000      14,875

2.55%, 08/20/2060

     120,000      82,470

2.80%, 02/08/2061

     131,000      94,237
              191,582

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.08%

 

  

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 3.96%, 07/18/2030(d)(e)

     150,000      139,345

Tobacco–0.01%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 3.70%, 02/04/2051

     31,000      19,862

Trucking–0.36%

     

Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P./PTL Finance Corp.,

 

  

4.00%, 07/15/2025(d)

     27,000      26,609

3.40%, 11/15/2026(d)

     31,000      29,435

4.40%, 07/01/2027(d)

     58,000      56,910

Ryder System, Inc., 4.30%, 06/15/2027

     87,000      85,801

Triton Container International Ltd. (Bermuda), 2.05%, 04/15/2026(d)

     96,000      85,008

VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., 5.63%, 05/01/2024(d)

     317,000      313,698
              597,461

Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.20%

 

  

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada), 4.55%, 03/15/2052(d)

     172,000      151,449

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/2052

     244,000      180,736
              332,185

Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds &
Notes (Cost $44,091,734)

 

   39,296,887

Asset-Backed Securities–16.42%

 

  

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-29CB, Class A4, 5.00%, 07/25/2035

     83,697      55,715
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2018-3, Class C, 3.74%, 10/18/2024

   $    219,081      $       219,702

Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.74%, 04/18/2025

     100,000      99,384

Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.99%, 06/18/2025

     270,000      265,387

Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.58%, 09/18/2025

     130,000      126,880

AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class B, 1.73%, 10/17/2038(d)

     235,000      208,574

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.16%, 12/25/2059(d)(i)

     38,568      37,471

Series 2020-3, Class A1, 1.69%, 04/25/2065(d)(i)

     119,656      114,704

Series 2021-3, Class A1, 1.07%, 05/25/2066(d)(i)

     61,568      56,042

Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.98%, 10/25/2066(d)(i)

     143,411      125,973

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.88%, 12/25/2066(d)(j)

     245,676      233,068

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 3.83%, 08/21/2028(d)

     415,000      406,369

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class AR2, 2.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 07/25/2034(d)(g)

     424,000      410,896

Banc of America Funding Trust,

     

Series 2007-1, Class 1A3, 6.00%, 01/25/2037

     18,306      15,776

Series 2007-C, Class 1A4, 3.01%, 05/20/2036(i)

     5,784      5,618

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6, 3.59%, 06/25/2034(i)

     16,687      16,287

Bank, Series 2019-BNK16, Class XA, IO, 1.10%, 02/15/2052(k)

     1,522,816      72,367

Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust,

     

Series 2021-4, Class A3, 3.00%, 10/25/2051(d)(i)

     202,362      180,374

Series 2021-4, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i)

     202,362      173,836

Series 2021-4, Class A8, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i)

     195,149      180,338

Series 2021-5, Class A1, 3.00%, 11/25/2051(d)(i)

     213,127      191,237

Series 2021-5, Class A2, 2.50%, 11/25/2051(d)(i)

     260,058      224,674

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2005-9, Class A1, 0.76% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.30%), 10/25/2035(g)

     110,864      109,977

Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(g)

     32,390      31,740

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO, 0.63%, 01/15/2051(k)

     1,897,762      41,932

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 0.97%, 03/25/2060(d)(i)

     70,497      67,841
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-ACNT, Class A, 2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%),
11/15/2038(d)(g)

   $    110,000      $       106,046

Series 2021-VOLT, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%),
09/15/2036(d)(g)

     210,000      202,857

Series 2021-VOLT, Class B, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 09/15/2036(d)(g)

     190,000      178,918

Series 2021-XL2, Class B, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 10/15/2038(d)(g)

     98,013      92,815

BX Trust,

     

Series 2022-LBA6, Class A, 2.28% (1.00% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g)

     185,000      178,141

Series 2022-LBA6, Class B, 2.58% (1.30% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g)

     110,000      105,008

Series 2022-LBA6, Class C, 2.88% (1.60% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g)

     100,000      95,799

CCG Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.55%, 03/15/2027(d)

     105,000      103,841

Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.89%, 03/15/2027(d)

     100,000      98,771

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(k)

     823,104      24,468

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 2.04% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.98%), 04/20/2031(d)(g)

     250,000      245,128

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-ATR1, Class A15, 4.00%, 04/25/2049(d)(i)

     5,041      4,958

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(i)

     44,930      40,749

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-GC17, Class XA, IO, 1.15%, 11/10/2046(k)

     381,507      3,762

Series 2014-GC21, Class AA, 3.48%, 05/10/2047

     35,395      35,225

Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.22%, 10/12/2050(k)

     2,195,547      80,336

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(g)

     89,172      88,081

Series 2021-INV3, Class A3, 2.50%, 05/25/2051(d)(i)

     202,762      174,180

CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.22%, 01/15/2026

     120,000      119,825

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%, 03/25/2065(d)(i)

     16,812      16,612

Series 2021-5, Class A1, 1.73%, 11/26/2066(d)(i)

     104,360      95,081

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 12/27/2066(d)(i)

     148,959      134,069

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 2.99%, 02/25/2067(d)(j)

     153,876      146,495

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 3.90%, 02/25/2067(d)(i)

     251,711      243,800
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

COMM Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO, 1.65%, 12/10/2045(k)

   $    229,626      $              315

Series 2013-CR6, Class AM, 3.15%, 03/10/2046(d)

     255,000      252,235

Series 2014-CR20, Class ASB, 3.31%, 11/10/2047

     33,343      33,179

Series 2014-CR21, Class AM, 3.99%, 12/10/2047

     865,000      850,720

Series 2014-LC15, Class AM, 4.20%, 04/10/2047

     140,000      138,886

Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM, 4.05%, 12/10/2047

     495,000      486,755

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2005-26, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/2035

     26,607      17,908

Series 2006-6, Class A3, 6.00%, 04/25/2036

     18,404      11,225

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust,

     

Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.81%, 05/25/2065(d)(i)

     44,382      42,704

Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 1.18%, 02/25/2066(d)(i)

     55,616      52,913

Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1A, 2.87%, 01/25/2067(d)(i)

     186,539      180,974

Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1B, 3.35%, 01/25/2067(d)(i)

     100,000      93,954

Series 2022-ATH2, Class A1, 4.55%, 05/25/2067(d)(i)

     258,716      255,636

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/2053

     571,000      501,065

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 07/25/2036

     87,550      52,599

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(d)

     110,000      109,970

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2018-2, Class D, 4.14%, 08/15/2024

     23,301      23,331

Series 2018-3, Class D, 4.30%, 09/16/2024

     37,843      37,968

Dryden 93 CLO Ltd., Series 2021-93A, Class A1A, 2.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 01/15/2034(d)(g)

     100,056      97,181

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.01%, 05/25/2065(d)(i)

     18,269      17,800

Series 2021-1, Class A1, 0.80%, 02/25/2066(d)(i)

     40,911      37,502

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.21%, 01/25/2067(d)(i)

     130,930      119,924

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(d)

     230,000      227,237

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class B, 2.71% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.38%), 07/15/2038(d)(g)

     104,358      101,415

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-FA8, Class 1A6, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 11/25/2035(g)

     39,366      19,343
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Flagstar Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-11IN, Class A6, 3.70%, 11/25/2051(d)(i)

   $    330,794      $       303,137

Series 2021-8INV, Class A6, 2.50%, 09/25/2051(d)(i)

     87,881      80,288

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A2, 1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 09/15/2024(g)

     550,000      550,278

FREMF Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-K25, Class C, 3.72%, 11/25/2045(d)(i)

     60,000      59,902

Series 2013-K26, Class C, 3.71%, 12/25/2045(d)(i)

     40,000      39,879

Series 2013-K27, Class C, 3.61%, 01/25/2046(d)(i)

     110,000      109,360

Series 2013-K28, Class C, 3.61%, 06/25/2046(d)(i)

     450,000      447,101

Golub Capital Partners CLO 40(A) Ltd., Series 2019-40A, Class AR, 2.27% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.09%), 01/25/2032(d)(g)

     275,000      267,415

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2013-GC16, Class AS, 4.65%, 11/10/2046

     65,000      65,003

Series 2013-GCJ12, Class AAB, 2.68%, 06/10/2046

     2,894      2,893

Series 2014-GC18, Class AAB, 3.65%, 01/10/2047

     27,942      27,880

Series 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.38%, 05/12/2053

     225,000      196,005

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A6, 2.50%, 12/25/2051(d)(i)

     175,409      161,699

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(i)

     3,917      3,810

Hertz Vehicle Financing III L.P., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.68%, 12/27/2027(d)

     113,000      99,855

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.21%, 12/26/2025(d)

     104,000      97,384

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2013-C10, Class AS, 3.37%, 12/15/2047

     325,000      322,674

Series 2013-C16, Class AS, 4.52%, 12/15/2046

     330,000      329,941

Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046

     78,000      76,991

Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.04%, 07/15/2047

     245,000      241,497

Series 2016-JP3, Class A2, 2.43%, 08/15/2049

     26,801      26,722

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(i)

     24,298      23,857

Series 2021-LTV2, Class A1, 2.52%, 05/25/2052(d)(i)

     235,588      198,434
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(i)

   $    270,000      $       256,916

Series 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.07%, 11/15/2047

     105,000      102,925

Series 2015-C27, Class XA, IO, 1.29%, 02/15/2048(k)

     1,985,936      47,943

KKR CLO 30 Ltd., Series 30A, Class A1R, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 10/17/2031(d)(g)

     268,000      261,695

Life Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-BMR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 03/15/2038(d)(g)

     127,786      123,849

Series 2021-BMR, Class B, 2.20% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 03/15/2038(d)(g)

     211,339      202,681

Series 2021-BMR, Class C, 2.42% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 03/15/2038(d)(g)

     103,212      98,747

Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A, Class A, 2.19% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 04/19/2033(d)(g)

     618,000      604,921

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 2A2, 2.68%, 04/21/2034(i)

     9,927      9,726

Med Trust,

     

Series 2021-MDLN, Class A, 2.28% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 11/15/2038(d)(g)

     140,000      134,120

Series 2021-MDLN, Class B, 2.78% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%), 11/15/2038(d)(g)

     222,000      212,499

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust,

     

Series 2021-INV2, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i)

     133,903      122,707

Series 2021-INV3, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i)

     132,562      121,479

MFA Trust,

     

Series 2021-AEI1, Class A3, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i)

     141,619      121,656

Series 2021-AEI1, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i)

     176,979      163,099

Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/2056(d)(i)

     173,941      158,182

MHP Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-STOR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 07/15/2038(d)(g)

     105,000      100,819

Series 2021-STOR, Class B, 2.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 07/15/2038(d)(g)

     105,000      100,191

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

     

Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%, 05/15/2046

     240,000      237,710

Series 2014-C19, Class AS, 3.83%, 12/15/2047

     720,000      706,845

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(k)

     633,072      24,184

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2012-R3, Class 1B, 6.00%, 11/26/2036(d)(i)

     126,644      117,353
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class AR, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 04/19/2030(d)(g)

   $    276,000      $       272,103

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 40 Ltd., Series 2021-40A, Class A, 2.10% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.06%), 04/16/2033(d)(g)

     250,000      244,617

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 3.08%, 03/27/2062(d)(i)

     161,305      151,575

OBX Trust,

     

Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 2.31%, 11/25/2061(d)(i)

     171,913      150,631

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 2.94%, 01/25/2062(d)(i)

     206,220      192,441

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1A, 2.78%, 01/25/2062(d)(j)

     129,540      123,232

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1B, 3.38%, 01/25/2062(d)(j)

     110,000      97,863

Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A5, 2.50%, 07/25/2051(d)(i)

     155,101      143,094

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, 2.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2030(d)(g)

     250,000      245,587

Series 2020-8RA, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/17/2032(d)(g)

     366,000      357,823

Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class AR, 2.11% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 07/20/2030(d)(g)

     250,000      246,143

Octagon Investment Partners 49 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/15/2033(d)(g)

     339,000      332,007

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, 2.32% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.26%), 01/20/2033(d)(g)

     272,907      266,467

Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1, 1.96%, 10/25/2061(d)(i)

     208,945      182,885

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(d)

     95,330      95,197

Progress Residential Trust,

 

  

Series 2020-SFR1, Class A, 1.73%, 04/17/2037(d)

     360,000      341,916

Series 2021-SFR10, Class A, 2.39%, 12/17/2040(d)

     115,000      101,116

Series 2022-SFR5, Class A, 4.45%, 06/17/2039(d)

     210,000      209,963

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, 2.52% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%), 02/20/2030(d)(g)

     242,841      239,177

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036

     3,675      3,076

Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.38%, 01/26/2060(d)(i)

     38,630      37,412

RUN Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 4.00%, 03/25/2067(d)

     141,225      137,945
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

 

  

Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.22%, 07/15/2025

   $    185,293      $       184,865

Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.68%, 10/15/2025

     165,000      164,621

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,

 

  

Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%, 08/21/2023(d)

     20,172      20,167

Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%, 11/20/2023(d)

     205,000      204,860

SG Residential Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.17%, 03/27/2062(d)(i)

     286,307      273,867

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 3.58%, 03/27/2062(d)(i)

     126,169      120,333

Sonic Capital LLC,

     

Series 2021-1A, Class A2I, 2.19%, 08/20/2051(d)

     99,250      84,676

Series 2021-1A, Class A2II, 2.64%, 08/20/2051(d)

     99,250      79,818

STAR Trust,

     

Series 2021-1, Class A1, 1.22%, 05/25/2065(d)(i)

     125,007      117,993

Series 2021-SFR1, Class A, 2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 04/17/2038(d)(g)

     652,884      631,911

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust,

 

  

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 02/25/2050(d)(i)

     11,840      11,807

Series 2021-6, Class A1, 1.92%, 11/25/2066(d)(i)

     256,625      227,139

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%, 12/25/2066(d)(i)

     184,355      172,220

Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class A1A, 2.33% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.29%), 04/18/2033(d)(g)

     250,000      244,985

Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.23%, 04/20/2046(d)

     262,933      234,189

TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, 2.34% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.28%), 04/20/2033(d)(g)

     256,000      250,061

Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class A, 1.48%, 11/17/2039(d)

     271,532      238,502

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(k)

     1,312,935      48,911

Verus Securitization Trust,

 

  

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.42%, 01/25/2060(d)(j)

     55,054      54,130

Series 2020-1, Class A2, 2.64%, 01/25/2060(d)(j)

     73,531      72,264

Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 0.33%, 03/25/2060(d)(i)

     24,407      23,984

Series 2021-1, Class A1B, 1.32%, 01/25/2066(d)(i)

     57,244      52,652

Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.83%, 10/25/2066(d)(i)

     204,108      184,281

Series 2021-R1, Class A1, 0.82%, 10/25/2063(d)(i)

     92,406      90,247

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.72%, 01/25/2067(d)(j)

     137,399      130,014

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/2067(d)(j)

     191,679      188,198
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Visio Trust, Series 2020-1R, Class A1, 1.31%, 11/25/2055(d)

   $      64,003      $         62,020

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust,

 

  

Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(i)

     27,188      26,212

Series 2005-AR14, Class 1A4, 2.84%, 12/25/2035(i)

     30,574      29,573

Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(i)

     30,126      29,452

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2015-NXS1, Class ASB, 2.93%, 05/15/2048

     155,641      154,499

Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(k)

     1,054,396      40,496

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.49%, 10/15/2024(d)

     92,096      92,090

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046

     155,000      152,486

Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047

     150,000      147,799

Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(i)

     165,000      163,427

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.21%, 07/15/2026

     225,000      224,997

Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 07/30/2051(d)

     347,375      303,623

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $29,206,709)

 

   27,517,757

U.S. Treasury Securities–9.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds–2.13%

     

3.25%, 05/15/2042

     1,407,900      1,374,462

2.25%, 02/15/2052

     2,654,800      2,185,647
              3,560,109

U.S. Treasury Notes–7.01%

     

2.50%, 05/31/2024

     1,861,700      1,845,047

2.88%, 06/15/2025

     1,583,900      1,577,713

2.63%, 05/31/2027

     3,437,500      3,372,913

2.75%, 05/31/2029

     1,850,000      1,813,867

2.88%, 05/15/2032

     3,179,600      3,144,326
              11,753,866

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $15,451,710)

 

   15,313,975

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–8.85%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–0.57%

 

  

Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS,

 

  

IO,

     

7.00%, 06/25/2023 to 04/25/2032(l)

     10,307      879

7.50%, 08/25/2023 to 11/25/2023(l)

     8,585      235

6.50%, 02/25/2032 to 02/25/2033(k)(l)

     103,022      17,444

6.00%, 06/25/2033 to 09/25/2035(k)(l)

     85,197      14,377

5.50%, 09/25/2033 to 06/25/2035(l)

     168,739      28,296
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued)

Fannie Mae REMICs,

     

IO,

     

5.50%, 06/25/2023 to 07/25/2046(l)

   $    236,524      $       180,989

5.08% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2024 to 05/25/2035(g)(l)

     73,768      8,251

3.00%, 11/25/2027(l)

     70,510      3,529

5.48% (7.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2030(g)(l)

     25,126      2,590

6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(g)(l)

     36,504      4,852

6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(g)(l)

     8,085      1,073

6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032(g)(l)

     9,570      1,410

6.38% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 12/25/2032(g)(l)

     117,498      17,774

6.50% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/18/2032(g)(l)

     11,419      980

6.63% (8.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2033 to 05/25/2033(g)(l)

     55,064      9,330

5.93% (7.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2033(g)(l)

     7,160      1,032

4.43% (6.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to 07/25/2038(g)(l)

     23,560      1,830

5.13% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035(g)(l)

     3,809      383

4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(g)(l)

     199,021      18,462

3.50%, 08/25/2035(l)

     232,623      29,929

4.48% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2035(g)(l)

     19,168      2,251

4.92% (6.54% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2037(g)(l)

     33,131      3,840

4.00%, 04/25/2041 to 08/25/2047(l)

     115,491      14,286

4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(g)(l)

     46,307      4,803

4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(g)(l)

     138,787      19,737

4.28% (5.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2047(g)(l)

     373,394      37,044

PO,

     

0.00%, 09/25/2023(m)

     2,941      2,886

4.00%, 08/25/2026 to 03/25/2041

     6,941      6,912

6.00%, 11/25/2028

     14,323      15,085

1.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 08/25/2035(g)

     15,170      15,099

18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(g)

     23,569      31,844

18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(g)

     2,507      3,402

18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(g)

     13,253      16,877

2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(g)

     13,265      13,398

5.00%, 04/25/2040

     18,804      19,092
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued)

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs.,

 

  

Series KC02, Class X1, IO, 1.91%, 03/25/2024(k)

   $ 4,176,037      $         22,518

Series KC03, Class X1, IO, 0.63%, 11/25/2024(k)

     2,589,479      30,023

Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(k)

     2,044,824      39,752

Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(k)

     2,017,174      62,731

Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(k)

     1,644,699      88,188

Freddie Mac REMICs,

     

1.50%, 07/15/2023

     1,109      1,108

6.50%, 03/15/2032 to 06/15/2032

     44,955      48,819

3.50%, 05/15/2032

     11,383      11,305

19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(g)

     5,022      6,811

1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 09/15/2035(g)

     26,507      26,328

IO,

     

6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2026 to 03/15/2029(g)(l)

     33,971      1,830

3.00%, 06/15/2027 to 05/15/2040(l)

     234,207      12,598

2.50%, 05/15/2028(l)

     47,000      2,249

5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(g)(l)

     150,561      12,196

5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(g)(l)

     8,344      682

5.40% (6.72% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2035(g)(l)

     61,936      5,555

5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(g)(l)

     8,936      1,238

4.68% (6.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2038(g)(l)

     4,711      590

4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(g)(l)

     31,948      3,580

4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(g)(l)

     15,119      1,592

4.78% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2044(g)(l)

     53,978      7,412

4.00%, 03/15/2045(l)

     30,293      2,352

Freddie Mac STRIPS,

 

  

IO,

     

7.00%, 04/01/2027(l)

     17,111      1,785

3.00%, 12/15/2027(l)

     88,852      5,054

3.27%, 12/15/2027(k)

     21,897      1,106

6.50%, 02/01/2028(l)

     4,045      468

6.00%, 12/15/2032(l)

     15,461      2,116

PO,

     

0.00%, 06/01/2026(m)

     4,163      3,926
              954,113
      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.07%

9.00%, 01/01/2025 to 05/01/2025

   $           221      $              228

6.50%, 07/01/2028 to 04/01/2034

     7,849      8,251

7.00%, 10/01/2031 to 10/01/2037

     27,065      28,699

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     548      562

5.50%, 09/01/2039

     81,367      87,208
              124,948

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.39%

7.50%, 01/01/2033

     20,083      21,679

6.00%, 03/01/2037

     46,766      51,302

4.00%, 05/01/2052

     583,401      581,400
              654,381

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–2.48%

7.50%, 01/15/2023 to 06/15/2024

     2,266      2,272

8.00%, 04/15/2023

     338      339

IO,

     

5.99% (7.50% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/16/2032(g)(l)

     12,024      29

5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(g)(l)

     130,910      14,932

5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(g)(l)

     61,136      5,842

4.50%, 09/16/2047(l)

     154,916      25,949

4.69% (6.20% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/16/2047(g)(l)

     130,813      16,104

TBA,

     

2.50%, 07/01/2052(n)

     4,465,000      4,087,568
              4,153,035

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–5.34%

 

  

TBA,

     

4.50%, 07/01/2052(n)

     1,039,000      1,043,261

2.00%, 08/01/2052(n)

     7,935,458      6,881,530

4.00%, 08/01/2052(n)

     1,039,000      1,023,111
              8,947,902

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $15,270,215)

 

   14,834,379

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–0.52%

 

  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

 

  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2, 6.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/25/2024(g)

     29,643      29,919

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2, 7.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(g)

     79,238      82,385

Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(d)(g)

     285,342      280,502

Series 2022-R04, Class 1M1, 2.93% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 03/25/2042(d)(g)

     156,295      153,348
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

Freddie Mac,

     

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, STACR® , 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(g)

   $      37,968      $         38,276

Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2, STACR® , 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 09/25/2030(g)

     82,490      81,909

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR® , 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(d)(g)

     209,608      206,443

Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes
(Cost $891,008)

 

   872,782
     Shares       

Preferred Stocks–0.48%

     

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.03%

 

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.70%, Series G, Pfd.(e)

     45,000      44,078

Diversified Banks–0.35%

     

Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, Series U,
Pfd.(e)

     240,000      211,800

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.71% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.47%), Series I, Pfd.(g)

     401,000      380,749
              592,549

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.04%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 4.00%, Series H, Pfd.(e)

     100,000      77,100

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.06%

 

  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, Series B, Pfd.(e)

     105,000      98,932

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $891,287)

 

   812,659
     Principal
Amount
      

Municipal Obligations–0.32%

     

California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Social Bonds),

 

  

Series 2022, RB, 4.19%, 06/01/2037

   $ 100,000      95,324

Series 2022, RB, 4.35%, 06/01/2041

     75,000      70,425

 

Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   - American Depositary Receipt
Ctfs.   - Certificates
IO   - Interest Only
LIBOR   - London Interbank Offered Rate
Pfd.   - Preferred
PO   - Principal Only
RB   - Revenue Bonds
Ref.   - Refunding
REIT   - Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs   - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
SOFR   - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STACR®   - Structured Agency Credit Risk
STRIPS  

- Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal

  Security

TBA   - To Be Announced
USD   - U.S. Dollar

 

      Principal
    Amount    
             Value        

California State University,

     

Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.72%, 11/01/2052

   $      90,000      $         67,167

Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.94%, 11/01/2052

     140,000      107,202

Texas (State of) Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series 2020 C, Ref. RB, 3.03%, 08/15/2041

     265,000      196,767

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $670,000)

 

   536,885

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-96.88%
(Cost $158,402,692)

 

   162,405,589
     Shares       

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

Money Market Funds–1.26%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(o)(p)(q)

     589,690      589,690

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(o)(p)(q)

     1,516,345      1,516,345

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $2,106,035)

 

   2,106,035

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–98.14% (Cost $160,508,727)

 

   164,511,624

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.86%

 

   3,113,164

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $167,624,788
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $31,898,199, which represented 19.03% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(e)

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(f)

Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

(g)

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(h) 

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3.

(i)

Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(j)

Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.

(k)

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(l) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security.

(m) 

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount.

(n)

Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1M.

(o)

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

    

Value

December 31, 2021

  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

 

Value

June 30, 2022

   Dividend Income
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                

Invesco Private Government Fund

  $   307,302    $  7,238,887    $  (6,956,499)   $   -    $      -    $   589,690    $1,981*

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       717,037      14,230,597      (13,431,029)     44      (304)     1,516,345      5,570*

Total

  $1,024,339    $21,469,484    $(20,387,528)   $44    $(304)   $2,106,035    $ 7,551

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(p)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(q)

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

Open Futures Contracts(a)  
                             Unrealized  
     Number of   Expiration      Notional            Appreciation  
Long Futures Contracts    Contracts   Month      Value      Value     (Depreciation)  

Interest Rate Risk

                                          

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes

     14         September-2022      $ 2,940,219      $ (16,734       $  (16,734

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

     61       September-2022        6,847,250        (50,751     (50,751

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

     61       September-2022        7,230,406        (84,229     (84,229

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes

     17       September-2022        2,165,375        (41,039     (41,039

U.S. Treasury Long Bonds

     19       September-2022        2,633,875        (45,719     (45,719

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds

     2       September-2022        308,688        (10,125     (10,125

Total Futures Contracts

                             $ (248,597     $(248,597

 

(a) 

Futures contracts collateralized by $376,035 cash held with Merrill Lynch International, the futures commission merchant.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

       37.71 %

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

       23.44

Asset-Backed Securities

       16.42

U.S. Treasury Securities

       9.14

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

       8.85

Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio

       1.32

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       3.12
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $158,402,692)*

   $ 162,405,589  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,106,035)

     2,106,035  

 

 

Other investments:

  

Variation margin receivable – futures contracts

     131,726  

 

 

Deposits with brokers:

  

Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts

     376,035  

 

 

Cash

     17,153,843  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     654,545  

 

 

TBA sales commitment

     7,861,093  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     46,527  

 

 

Dividends

     53,941  

 

 

Interest

     519,646  

 

 

Principal paydowns

     15  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     60,227  

 

 

Other assets

     113  

 

 

Total assets

     191,369,335  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     380,338  

 

 

TBA sales commitment

     20,961,559  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     102,541  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     2,106,035  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     78,319  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,388  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     53,140  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     60,227  

 

 

Total liabilities

     23,744,547  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 167,624,788  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 147,455,701  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     20,169,087  

 

 
   $ 167,624,788  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 120,834,641  

 

 

Series II

   $ 46,790,147  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     7,759,773  

 

 

Series II

     3,054,875  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.57  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.32  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $2,106,524 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 1,368,177  

 

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,280)

     563,969  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $1,271)

     1,271  

 

 

Total investment income

     1,933,417  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     669,369  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     137,666  

 

 

Custodian fees

     6,101  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     60,000  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     4,907  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,772  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,880  

 

 

Professional services fees

     23,076  

 

 

Other

     1,954  

 

 

Total expenses

     913,725  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (244,033

 

 

Net expenses

     669,692  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,263,725  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (612,682

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (304

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (171

 

 

Futures contracts

     349,552  

 

 
     (263,605

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (32,959,438

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     44  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (206

 

 

Futures contracts

     (167,091

 

 
     (33,126,691

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (33,390,296

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (32,126,571

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,263,725     $ 2,255,931  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (263,605     13,534,788  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (33,126,691     4,447,458  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (32,126,571     20,238,177  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (10,034,354

 

 

Series II

           (3,192,540

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (13,226,894

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (7,022,121     (4,887,494

 

 

Series II

     4,225,609       1,364,481  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (2,796,512     (3,523,013

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (34,923,083     3,488,270  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     202,547,871       199,059,601  

 

 

End of period

   $ 167,624,788     $ 202,547,871  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income(a)
 

Net gains
(losses)

on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)

  Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
  Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
  Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed(c)
  Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (d)(e)

Series I

                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $18.54       $0.12            $(3.09)           $(2.97)           $      –           $      –           $      –           $15.57           (16.02 )%      $120,835           0.67 %(f)      0.94 %(f)      1.45 %(f)      156

Year ended 12/31/21

       17.93       0.22            1.67            1.89            (0.29     (0.99     (1.28     18.54       10.63           151,468       0.67           0.90           1.18           259      

Year ended 12/31/20

       16.31       0.27            2.11            2.38            (0.36     (0.40     (0.76     17.93       14.86       150,983       0.67       0.99       1.60       311  

Year ended 12/31/19

       14.43       0.33            2.16            2.49            (0.36     (0.25     (0.61     16.31       17.51       144,384       0.67       1.00       2.11       68  

Year ended 12/31/18

       15.92       0.32            (1.13)           (0.81)           (0.31     (0.37     (0.68     14.43       (5.32     140,290       0.67       0.98       2.05       60  

Year ended 12/31/17

       14.86       0.27            1.09            1.36            (0.30           (0.30     15.92       9.25       166,015       0.67       0.94       1.74       76  

Series II

                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

       18.25       0.10            (3.03)           (2.93)                             15.32       (16.05     46,790       0.92 (f)      1.19 (f)      1.20 (f)      156  

Year ended 12/31/21

       17.68       0.17            1.64            1.81            (0.25     (0.99     (1.24     18.25       10.30       51,080       0.92       1.15       0.93       259  

Year ended 12/31/20

       16.09       0.23            2.08            2.31            (0.32     (0.40     (0.72     17.68       14.59       48,077       0.92       1.24       1.35       311  

Year ended 12/31/19

       14.24       0.29            2.13            2.42            (0.32     (0.25     (0.57     16.09       17.22       45,853       0.92       1.25       1.86       68  

Year ended 12/31/18

       15.71       0.27            (1.10)           (0.83)           (0.27     (0.37     (0.64     14.24       (5.53     43,029       0.92       1.23       1.80       60  

Year ended 12/31/17

       14.67       0.23            1.07            1.30            (0.26           (0.26     15.71       8.95       51,633       0.92       1.19       1.49       76  

 

(a)

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities of $489,567,330 and $509,769,207, $685,887,902 and $703,549,464, $729,295,309 and $711,803,922 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(f) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses

 

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  on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized

 

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  gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

M.

Dollar Rolls and Forward Commitment Transactions – The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions to enhance the Fund’s performance. The Fund executes its dollar roll transactions in the to be announced (“TBA”) market whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by the sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date.

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. The Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to its dollar roll commitments.

Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that a Counterparty to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions also involve the risk that the value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on borrowings.

N.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

O.

Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations, are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that a borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. This could result in the Fund reinvesting these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities also are subject to extension risk, which is the risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates could reduce the rate of prepayments, causing the price of the mortgage- and asset-backed securities and the Fund’s share price to fall. 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. Privately-issued mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities may be less liquid than other types of securities and the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at the time or price it desires.

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities receive varying levels of support and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

P.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

 

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NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

First $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Over $800 million

     0.600%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.74%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.67% and Series II shares to 0.92% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $244,033.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $13,094 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $124,572 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $769 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

 

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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

             Level 1                      Level 2                      Level 3                      Total          

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     $62,609,197             $       611,068        $           –             $ 63,220,265  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

     –             38,849,788        447,099             39,296,887  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

     –             27,517,757        –             27,517,757  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

     –             15,313,975        –             15,313,975  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     –             14,834,379        –             14,834,379  

 

 

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

     –             872,782        –             872,782  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

     –             812,659        –             812,659  

 

 

Municipal Obligations

     –             536,885        –             536,885  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     –             2,106,035        –             2,106,035  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     62,609,197             101,455,328        447,099             164,511,624  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

           

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (248,597)                   –             (248,597

 

 

Total Investments

     $62,360,600             $101,455,328        $447,099             $164,263,027  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Interest  
Derivative Liabilities    Rate Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ (248,597

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     248,597  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a)

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
     Interest  
     Rate Risk  

 

 

Realized Gain:

  

Futures contracts

     $  349,552  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

  

Futures contracts

         (167,091)  

 

 

Total

     $  182,461  

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Futures  
     Contracts  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 19,366,560  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under

 

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such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $52,636,218 and $69,854,332, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 16,327,258  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (12,104,641

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 4,222,617  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $160,040,410.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended        Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)        December 31, 2021  
     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

 

 

Sold:

                 

Series I

     1,420,080        $ 23,195,694          151,798        $ 2,855,671  

 

 

Series II

     460,489          7,637,898          332,830          6,177,469  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

                 

Series I

     -          -          546,236          10,034,354  

 

 

Series II

     -          -          176,383          3,192,540  

 

 

Reacquired:

     .                 

Series I

     (1,831,920        (30,217,815        (946,065        (17,777,519

 

 

Series II

     (203,856        (3,412,289        (430,098        (8,005,528

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (155,207      $ (2,796,512        (168,916      $ (3,523,013

 

 

 

(a)

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 69% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

    Annualized    
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $839.80   $3.06   $1,021.47   $3.36   0.67%

Series II

    1,000.00     839.50     4.20     1,020.23     4.61   0.92   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems

preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the second quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time

 

 

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as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in

providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco

Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Invesco Distributors, Inc.       VICEQ-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -21.78

Series II Shares

    -21.88  

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

    -20.94  

Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -18.96  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap stocks. The Russell 1000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/2/94)

    7.88

10 Years

    8.95  

  5 Years

    6.90  

  1 Year

    -14.01  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (10/24/01)

    6.61

10 Years

    8.68  

  5 Years

    6.63  

  1 Year

    -14.23  
 

 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.18%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.30%

     

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     175,699      $   16,886,431  

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.29%

 

Deere & Co.

     31,639        9,474,931  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics–3.19%

 

FedEx Corp.

     15,758        3,572,496  

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     108,454        19,797,193  

 

 
        23,369,689  

 

 

Application Software–2.16%

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)

     19,039        2,181,870  

 

 

salesforce.com, inc.(b)

     50,803        8,384,527  

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

     17,396        5,283,165  

 

 
        15,849,562  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–1.63%

 

General Motors Co.(b)

     209,667        6,659,024  

 

 

Tesla, Inc.(b)

     7,829        5,272,205  

 

 
        11,931,229  

 

 

Automotive Retail–1.49%

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)

     17,271        10,911,127  

 

 

Biotechnology–0.97%

 

Seagen, Inc.(b)

     40,352        7,139,883  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–1.07%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     200,414        7,864,245  

 

 

Commodity Chemicals–0.81%

 

Valvoline, Inc.(c)

     204,791        5,904,125  

 

 

Communications Equipment–1.00%

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     35,053        7,347,109  

 

 

Construction Materials–1.18%

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     60,951        8,661,137  

 

 

Consumer Finance–1.52%

 

American Express Co.

     80,475        11,155,445  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.22%

 

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

     100,376        8,930,453  

 

 

Distillers & Vintners–0.73%

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     22,812        5,316,565  

 

 

Diversified Banks–1.99%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     129,799        14,616,665  

 

 

Electric Utilities–2.37%

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

     394,658        15,150,921  

 

 

Southern Co. (The)

     31,197        2,224,658  

 

 
        17,375,579  

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.71%

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

     41,922        5,196,651  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.03%

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(c)

     79,979      $ 7,521,225  

 

 

Food Distributors–1.05%

 

Sysco Corp.

     90,977        7,706,662  

 

 

General Merchandise Stores–0.39%

 

Target Corp.

     20,319        2,869,652  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–1.81%

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     54,990        9,241,619  

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     77,158        4,055,425  

 

 
        13,297,044  

 

 

Health Care Services–1.97%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     155,620          14,419,749  

 

 

Health Care Supplies–0.87%

 

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     20,344        6,370,113  

 

 

Homebuilding–0.78%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.(c)

     85,876        5,684,133  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.01%

 

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(b)

     83,079        7,400,677  

 

 

Household Products–2.81%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     143,362        20,614,022  

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates–0.72%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     30,183        5,246,107  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–1.58%

 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     163,581        11,560,269  

 

 

Industrial REITs–2.80%

 

Duke Realty Corp.

     17,377        954,866  

 

 

Prologis, Inc.

     166,588        19,599,078  

 

 
        20,553,944  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–2.27%

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     194,419        16,650,043  

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.07%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     443,586        22,511,990  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–1.08%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     65,014        7,908,953  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–3.00%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)

     10,107        22,025,781  

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–3.01%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     207,840        22,074,686  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.51%

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     59,644        3,768,308  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.67%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     30,771        8,543,568  

 

 

Amdocs Ltd.

     44,523        3,709,211  

 

 
        12,252,779  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.32%

 

Avantor, Inc.(b)

     75,451      $     2,346,526  

 

 

Managed Health Care–3.26%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     46,461        23,863,763  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.79%

 

APA Corp.

     165,925        5,790,783  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.42%

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     47,295        6,291,654  

 

 

Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.

     85,628        4,089,593  

 

 
        10,381,247  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–1.81%

 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     508,697        13,261,731  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.99%

 

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     116,718        7,247,021  

 

 

Personal Products–0.21%

 

Coty, Inc., Class A(b)

     187,871        1,504,847  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–7.59%

 

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)

     213,676        14,117,573  

 

 

Bayer AG (Germany)

     98,744        5,866,728  

 

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     71,101        23,053,077  

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

     70,870        12,580,134  

 

 
        55,617,512  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.51%

 

Allstate Corp. (The)

     87,292        11,062,515  

 

 

Railroads–1.09%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

     37,321        7,959,823  

 

 

Regional Banks–1.17%

 

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     11,430        7,472,705  

 

 

SVB Financial Group(b)

     2,802        1,106,762  

 

 
        8,579,467  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–0.11%

 

TransUnion

     10,235        818,698  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–1.10%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     88,894        8,087,576  

 

 

Semiconductors–2.59%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)

     100,965        7,720,793  

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     88,394        11,291,450  

 

 
        19,012,243  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR –  American Depositary Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Soft Drinks–1.80%

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     210,313      $ 13,230,791  

 

 

Systems Software–10.87%

 

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.,
Class A(b)(c)

     13,879        2,339,444  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     201,943        51,865,021  

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

     13,938        6,627,798  

 

 

VMware, Inc., Class A

     165,134        18,821,973  

 

 
        79,654,236  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.07%

 

Apple, Inc.

     272,046        37,194,129  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.42%

 

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A

     415,189        3,055,791  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $629,669,064)

 

     727,035,662  

 

 

Money Market Funds–0.90%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     2,305,146        2,305,146  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     1,646,733        1,646,568  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     2,634,453        2,634,453  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,586,167)

 

     6,586,167  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.08%
(Cost $636,255,231)

 

     733,621,829  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–0.79%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     1,626,118        1,626,118  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     4,181,445        4,181,445  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $5,807,563)

 

     5,807,563  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.87%
(Cost $642,062,794)

 

     739,429,392  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.87)%

 

     (6,353,719

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 733,075,673  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                           

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

       $  389,846          $ 18,467,584      $ (16,552,284 )       $-      $ -     $ 2,305,146        $  2,098

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       286,795            13,191,131        (11,831,155 )         -        (203 )       1,646,568        4,016

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       445,538            21,105,811        (18,916,896 )         -        -       2,634,453        5,519
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                          

Invesco Private Government Fund

       4,212,863            63,352,624        (65,939,369 )         -        -       1,626,118        6,279*

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       9,830,013            143,660,050        (149,308,607 )         -        (11 )       4,181,445        18,087*

Total

       $15,165,055          $ 259,777,200      $ (262,548,311 )       $-        $ (214 )     $ 12,393,730        $35,999

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       25.69 %

Health Care

       16.79

Industrials

       10.98

Financials

       9.96

Consumer Discretionary

       8.30

Communication Services

       8.23

Consumer Staples

       7.59

Energy

       4.48

Real Estate

       2.80

Utilities

       2.37

Materials

       1.99

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.82

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $629,669,064)*

   $727,035,662

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $12,393,730)

   12,393,730

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,472)

   1,382

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

   176,251

Dividends

   499,231

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   312,287

Other assets

   473

Total assets

   740,419,016

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

   452,942

Fund shares reacquired

   367,137

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

   5,807,563

Accrued fees to affiliates

   341,721

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

   2,729

Accrued other operating expenses

   35,695

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   335,556

Total liabilities

   7,343,343

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $733,075,673

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $511,858,406

Distributable earnings

   221,217,267
     $733,075,673

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $714,617,262

Series II

   $  18,458,411

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

Series I

   24,178,498

Series II

   628,871

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           29.56

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           29.35

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $5,828,620 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $30,345)

   $ 6,693,641  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $6,204)

     17,837  

 

 

Total investment income

     6,711,478  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     2,623,859  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     710,479  

 

 

Custodian fees

     4,649  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     26,985  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     24,463  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,200  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,073  

 

 

Professional services fees

     21,779  

 

 

Other

     4,558  

 

 

Total expenses

     3,430,045  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (1,552

 

 

Net expenses

     3,428,493  

 

 

Net investment income

     3,282,985  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(32,619))

     (3,914,499

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (214

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (31,854

 

 
     (3,946,567

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (208,990,103

Foreign currencies

     (9,214

 

 
     (208,999,317

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (212,945,884

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (209,662,899

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

     $       3,282,985       $    6,341,809  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,946,567     120,211,363  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (208,999,317     82,770,314  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (209,662,899     209,323,486  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (26,896,119

 

 

Series II

           (643,978

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (27,540,097

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (50,420,722     52,340,903  

 

 

Series II

     (1,525,123     (1,793,836

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (51,945,845     50,547,067  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (261,608,744     232,330,456  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     994,684,417       762,353,961  

 

 

End of period

     $   733,075,673       $994,684,417  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

 

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

Net

investment

income(a)

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

Total from

investment

operations

Dividends

from net

investment

income

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

Total

distributions

Net asset

value, end

of period

Total

return (b)

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets
without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

 

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 37.79 $ 0.13 $ (8.36 ) $ (8.23 ) $ $ $ $ 29.56   (21.78 )% $ 714,617   0.80 %(d)   0.80 %(d)   0.77 %(d)   21 %

Year ended 12/31/21

  30.43   0.25   8.16   8.41   (0.24 )   (0.81 )   (1.05 )   37.79   27.74   969,408   0.80   0.80   0.72   54

Year ended 12/31/20

  34.95   0.29   3.89   4.18   (0.48 )   (8.22 )   (8.70 )   30.43   13.85   740,345   0.81   0.81   0.89   50

Year ended 12/31/19

  30.94   0.38   8.22   8.60   (0.35 )   (4.24 )   (4.59 )   34.95   28.97   855,744   0.78   0.78   1.08   82

Year ended 12/31/18

  36.72   0.25   (3.29 )   (3.04 )   (0.34 )   (2.40 )   (2.74 )   30.94   (9.40 )   858,828   0.79   0.80   0.70   46

Year ended 12/31/17

  34.58   0.27   4.21   4.48   (0.39 )   (1.95 )   (2.34 )   36.72   13.17   1,054,802   0.79   0.80   0.74   30

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  37.57   0.09   (8.31 )   (8.22 )         29.35   (21.88 )   18,458   1.05 (d)    1.05 (d)    0.52 (d)    21

Year ended 12/31/21

  30.27   0.16   8.11   8.27   (0.16 )   (0.81 )   (0.97 )   37.57   27.42   25,276   1.05   1.05   0.47   54

Year ended 12/31/20

  34.81   0.21   3.85   4.06   (0.38 )   (8.22 )   (8.60 )   30.27   13.53   22,009   1.06   1.06   0.64   50

Year ended 12/31/19

  30.66   0.29   8.16   8.45   (0.06 )   (4.24 )   (4.30 )   34.81   28.66   22,652   1.03   1.03   0.83   82

Year ended 12/31/18

  36.18   0.16   (3.28 )   (3.12 )     (2.40 )   (2.40 )   30.66   (9.61 )   20,203   1.04   1.05   0.45   46

Year ended 12/31/17

  34.11   0.18   4.14   4.32   (0.30 )   (1.95 )   (2.25 )   36.18   12.87   189,982   1.04   1.05   0.49   30

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per

 

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share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

 

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K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate

 

First $ 250 million

       0.650%

 

Over $250 million

       0.600%

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.61%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,552.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $70,282 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $640,197 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $697 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

 

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NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 721,168,934      $ 5,866,728        $–      $ 727,035,662  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     6,586,167        5,807,563               12,393,730  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 727,755,101      $ 11,674,291        $–      $ 739,429,392  

 

 

NOTE 4–Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $587,389, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(32,619).

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $181,107,643 and $236,381,259, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 148,228,016  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (50,688,156

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 97,539,860  

 

 

 

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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $641,889,532.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     370,303     $ 12,118,183       4,117,085     $ 148,736,616  

 

 

Series II

     54,429       1,774,314       35,297       1,231,364  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       733,864       26,896,119  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       17,668       643,978  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (1,847,231     (62,538,905     (3,525,910     (123,291,832

 

 

Series II

     (98,305     (3,299,437     (107,216     (3,669,178

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (1,520,804   $ (51,945,845     1,270,788     $ 50,547,067  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 56% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
    Account Value     
(01/01/22)
  ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

 

    Annualized    
Expense

Ratio

  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2

Series I

  $1,000.00   $782.20   $3.54   $1,020.83   $4.01   0.80%

Series II

    1,000.00     781.20     4.64     1,019.59     5.26   1.05   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s

 

 

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stock selection in certain sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Board further noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management team change in June 2019, and that performance results prior to such date were those of the prior portfolio management team. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board requested and received additional information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability

to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending

cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-
us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |   MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE   
Invesco Distributors, Inc.      

VICPB-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -12.21

Series II Shares

    -12.33  

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index)

    -10.35  

Lipper VUF Core Plus Bond Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -12.14  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.

 

    The Lipper VUF Core Plus Bond Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of core plus bond variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

       

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/5/93)

    3.89

10 Years

    2.89  

  5 Years

    1.09  

  1 Year

    -12.41  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (3/14/02)

    3.26

10 Years

    2.62  

  5 Years

    0.80  

  1 Year

    -12.70  
 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–43.90%

 

Advertising–0.07%

     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20%, 04/15/2024

   $ 20,000      $        20,025  

 

 

Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 02/15/2028

     26,000        23,117  

 

 

WPP Finance 2010 (United Kingdom), 3.75%, 09/19/2024

     41,000        40,075  

 

 
        83,217  

 

 

Aerospace & Defense–0.25%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (United Kingdom), 3.85%, 12/15/2025(b)

     32,000        31,463  

 

 

Boeing Co. (The),

     

2.75%, 02/01/2026

     2,000        1,860  

 

 

2.20%, 02/04/2026

     84,000        75,846  

 

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2023

     38,000        38,009  

 

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

     

4.15%, 06/15/2053

     82,000        76,704  

 

 

4.30%, 06/15/2062

     96,000        90,379  

 

 
        314,261  

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.36%

 

  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/2031

     134,000        110,744  

 

 

Cargill, Inc.,

     

3.63%, 04/22/2027(b)

     112,000        110,085  

 

 

4.00%, 06/22/2032(b)

     137,000        134,230  

 

 

4.38%, 04/22/2052(b)

     96,000        92,530  

 

 
        447,589  

 

 

Airlines–0.61%

     

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2021-1, Class B, 3.95%,

07/11/2030

     171,000        143,190  

 

 

Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.88%,

07/11/2034

     151,000        129,058  

 

 

British Airways Pass-Through Trust (United Kingdom),

     

Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.35%,

06/15/2029(b)

     9,404        8,213  

 

 

Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%,

03/15/2035(b)

     80,774        71,375  

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.38%, 01/15/2026

     4,000        4,004  

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.,

     

4.50%, 10/20/2025(b)

     85,111        82,780  

 

 

4.75%, 10/20/2028(b)

     187,091        176,874  

 

 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%,

09/03/2022

     19,983        19,990  

 

 

Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%,

10/15/2027

         112,630        110,862  

 

 

Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%,

03/01/2030

     5,004        4,582  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Airlines–(continued)

     

United Airlines, Inc.,

     

4.38%, 04/15/2026(b)

   $ 6,000      $ 5,308  

 

 

4.63%, 04/15/2029(b)

     11,000        9,369  

 

 
        765,605  

 

 

Apparel Retail–0.04%

     

Ross Stores, Inc., 3.38%, 09/15/2024

     47,000               46,225  

 

 

Application Software–0.40%

     

salesforce.com, inc.,

     

2.90%, 07/15/2051

     128,000        96,945  

 

 

3.05%, 07/15/2061

     76,000        55,740  

 

 

Workday, Inc.,

     

3.70%, 04/01/2029

     160,000        149,818  

 

 

3.80%, 04/01/2032

     221,000        202,164  

 

 
        504,667  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.86%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,

     

3.00%, 04/02/2025

     3,000        2,932  

 

 

4.50%, 05/13/2032

     91,000        89,578  

 

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series I, 3.75%(c)(d)

     276,000        225,997  

 

 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund,

     

2.75%, 09/16/2026

     179,000        156,533  

 

 

2.13%, 02/15/2027

     106,000        88,749  

 

 

2.85%, 09/30/2028

     67,000        54,097  

 

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025

     35,000        34,865  

 

 

CI Financial Corp. (Canada), 3.20%, 12/17/2030

     71,000        55,588  

 

 

FS KKR Capital Corp., 1.65%, 10/12/2024

     93,000        82,807  

 

 

KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(b)

     125,000        123,563  

 

 

OWL Rock Core Income Corp., 4.70%, 02/08/2027(b)

     122,000        111,387  

 

 

State Street Corp., 4.42%, 05/13/2033(c)

     46,000        45,406  

 

 
        1,071,502  

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment–0.05%

     

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 04/01/2028(b)

     49,000        40,721  

 

 

5.38%, 03/01/2029(b)

     27,000        22,499  

 

 
        63,220  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–0.94%

     

BMW US Capital LLC (Germany),

     

2.38% (SOFR + 0.84%), 04/01/2025(b)(e)

     19,000        18,840  

 

 

3.45%, 04/01/2027(b)

     72,000        70,245  

 

 

3.70%, 04/01/2032(b)

     107,000        101,060  

 

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany), 2.55%, 08/15/2022(b)

         319,000        319,095  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–(continued)

 

  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.70%, 08/10/2026

   $ 44,000      $        37,550  

 

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

     

4.15%, 06/19/2023

     37,000        37,036  

 

 

3.80%, 04/07/2025

         104,000        101,525  

 

 

5.00%, 04/09/2027

     180,000        176,723  

 

 

4.30%, 04/06/2029

     50,000        45,934  

 

 

Hyundai Capital America,

     

5.75%, 04/06/2023(b)

     51,000        51,779  

 

 

4.13%, 06/08/2023(b)

     54,000        53,967  

 

 

5.88%, 04/07/2025(b)

     2,000        2,063  

 

 

2.00%, 06/15/2028(b)

     89,000        74,914  

 

 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.85%, 09/16/2026(b)

     94,000        79,299  

 

 
        1,170,030  

 

 

Automotive Retail–0.23%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 1.75%, 10/01/2027

     112,000        95,266  

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.00%, 02/15/2032(b)

     17,000        13,923  

 

 

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(b)

     53,000        45,133  

 

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.70%, 06/15/2032

     82,000        81,757  

 

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc.,

     

4.63%, 11/15/2029(b)

     30,000        23,285  

 

 

4.88%, 11/15/2031(b)

     35,000        26,380  

 

 
        285,744  

 

 

Biotechnology–0.30%

     

AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2024

     60,000        59,987  

 

 

CSL Finance PLC (Australia),

     

3.85%, 04/27/2027(b)

     49,000        48,578  

 

 

4.05%, 04/27/2029(b)

     49,000        48,149  

 

 

4.25%, 04/27/2032(b)

     66,000        64,607  

 

 

4.63%, 04/27/2042(b)

     48,000        46,111  

 

 

4.75%, 04/27/2052(b)

     74,000        70,897  

 

 

4.95%, 04/27/2062(b)

     42,000        40,364  

 

 
        378,693  

 

 

Brewers–0.02%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 8.20%, 01/15/2039

     20,000        25,862  

 

 

Building Products–0.05%

     

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 6.38%, 06/15/2030(b)

     40,000        39,131  

 

 

Johnson Controls International
PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance
S.C.A., 2.00%, 09/16/2031

     33,000        26,293  

 

 

Masco Corp., 2.00%, 02/15/2031

     2,000        1,574  

 

 
        66,998  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–0.39%

     

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 06/01/2033(b)

     17,000        13,433  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–(continued)

     

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,

     

2.94% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 02/01/2024(e)

   $ 86,000      $        86,684  

 

 

3.50%, 06/01/2041

     55,000        38,581  

 

 

3.50%, 03/01/2042

         114,000        79,291  

 

 

3.90%, 06/01/2052

     82,000        57,083  

 

 

3.85%, 04/01/2061

     81,000        53,426  

 

 

4.40%, 12/01/2061

     37,000        26,686  

 

 

Comcast Corp.,

     

3.25%, 11/01/2039

     3,000        2,471  

 

 

2.89%, 11/01/2051

     2,000        1,431  

 

 

2.65%, 08/15/2062

     47,000        30,406  

 

 

2.99%, 11/01/2063

     3,000        2,051  

 

 

Cox Communications, Inc.,

     

2.60%, 06/15/2031(b)

     67,000        56,106  

 

 

2.95%, 10/01/2050(b)

     2,000        1,328  

 

 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/2031(b)

     56,000        44,698  

 

 
        493,675  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.02%

     

CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/2030(b)

     34,000        31,012  

 

 

Computer & Electronics Retail–0.12%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

     

6.02%, 06/15/2026

     2,000        2,080  

 

 

5.30%, 10/01/2029

     47,000        46,379  

 

 

8.35%, 07/15/2046

     3,000        3,744  

 

 

3.45%, 12/15/2051(b)

     73,000        49,535  

 

 

Leidos, Inc., 2.30%, 02/15/2031

     59,000        47,062  

 

 
        148,800  

 

 

Consumer Finance–0.20%

     

Ally Financial, Inc., 2.20%, 11/02/2028

     7,000        5,707  

 

 

American Express Co.,

     

2.55%, 03/04/2027

     30,000        27,977  

 

 

4.99%, 05/26/2033(c)

     164,000        164,261  

 

 

OneMain Finance Corp., 3.88%, 09/15/2028

     37,000        28,358  

 

 

Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 08/15/2024

     29,000        28,851  

 

 
        255,154  

 

 

Copper–0.02%

     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.00%, 09/01/2027

     10,000        9,938  

 

 

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru), 5.88%, 04/23/2045

     18,000        18,682  

 

 
        28,620  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.15%

 

  

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/2031(b)

     32,000        25,570  

 

 

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 07/01/2028(b)

     32,000        26,831  

 

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.10%, 03/01/2041

     3,000        2,194  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–(continued)

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.,

     

2.65%, 10/01/2026

   $ 3,000      $ 2,847  

 

 

5.05%, 06/01/2052

         127,000        126,284  

 

 
        183,726  

 

 

Distillers & Vintners–0.25%

     

Pernod Ricard S.A. (France), 4.25%, 07/15/2022(b)

     307,000        307,163  

 

 

Distributors–0.07%

     

Genuine Parts Co., 2.75%, 02/01/2032

     100,000               82,850  

 

 

Diversified Banks–9.19%

     

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (Mexico),

     

5.88%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        166,000  

 

 

6.63%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        163,700  

 

 

Bank of America Corp.,

     

2.22% (SOFR + 1.05%), 02/04/2028(e)

     47,000        45,626  

 

 

4.38%, 04/27/2028(c)

     262,000        258,170  

 

 

4.27%, 07/23/2029(c)

     31,000        29,820  

 

 

2.69%, 04/22/2032(c)

     132,000        110,934  

 

 

2.57%, 10/20/2032(c)

     83,000        68,545  

 

 

2.97%, 02/04/2033(c)

     116,000        98,929  

 

 

4.57%, 04/27/2033(c)

     217,000        211,442  

 

 

2.48%, 09/21/2036(c)

     116,000        90,097  

 

 

3.85%, 03/08/2037(c)

     59,000        51,063  

 

 

7.75%, 05/14/2038

     232,000        286,383  

 

 

Series RR, 4.38%(c)(d)

     311,000        258,836  

 

 

Series TT, 6.13%(c)(d)(f)

     435,000        420,591  

 

 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), 4.59%, 05/04/2037(c)

     83,000        76,407  

 

 

BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), 6.75%, 09/30/2022(b)

     150,000        150,517  

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A. (France),
4.63%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        166,122  

 

 

BPCE S.A. (France),

     

1.45% (SOFR + 0.57%), 01/14/2025(b)(e)

     250,000        246,464  

 

 

4.50%, 03/15/2025(b)

     185,000        182,138  

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

Series A, 5.95%(c)(d)

     11,000        10,805  

 

 

2.88%, 07/24/2023(c)

     4,000        3,998  

 

 

1.68% (SOFR + 0.69%), 01/25/2026(e)

     16,000        15,462  

 

 

3.11%, 04/08/2026(c)

     5,000        4,806  

 

 

4.66%, 05/24/2028(c)

     125,000        124,146  

 

 

4.08%, 04/23/2029(c)

     34,000        32,350  

 

 

4.41%, 03/31/2031(c)

     38,000        36,333  

 

 

2.57%, 06/03/2031(c)

     9,000        7,573  

 

 

2.56%, 05/01/2032(c)

     85,000        70,071  

 

 

2.52%, 11/03/2032(c)

     56,000        45,494  

 

 

3.06%, 01/25/2033(c)

     55,000        46,672  

 

 

3.79%, 03/17/2033(c)

     254,000        229,076  

 

 

4.91%, 05/24/2033(c)

     141,000        139,290  

 

 

2.90%, 11/03/2042(c)

     86,000        62,414  

 

 

3.88%(c)(d)(f)

     442,000        367,965  

 

 

Series V, 4.70%(c)(d)

     165,000        134,475  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Diversified Banks–(continued)

     

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands),

     

3.65%, 04/06/2028(b)(c)

   $     250,000      $      237,663  

 

 

3.76%, 04/06/2033(b)(c)

     500,000        451,761  

 

 

Credit Agricole S.A. (France),

     

4.75%(b)(c)(d)

     409,000        318,884  

 

 

7.88%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        197,873  

 

 

4.38%, 03/17/2025(b)

     310,000        305,205  

 

 

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Kazakhstan), 5.75%, 05/12/2025(b)

     232,000        231,909  

 

 

Discover Bank, 4.65%, 09/13/2028

     116,000        111,750  

 

 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

     

4.60%(c)(d)

     225,000        173,510  

 

 

6.00%(c)(d)

     200,000        179,750  

 

 

3.95%, 05/18/2024(c)

     103,000        102,575  

 

 

2.85% (SOFR + 1.43%), 03/10/2026(e)

     200,000        198,035  

 

 

6.25%(c)(d)

     243,000        238,626  

 

 

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands), 2.55% (SOFR + 1.01%), 04/01/2027(e)

     368,000        352,469  

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

2.07% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.89%),

07/23/2024(e)

     16,000        15,937  

 

 

3.80%, 07/23/2024(c)

     50,000        49,842  

 

 

3.63%, 12/01/2027

     2,000        1,922  

 

 

3.78%, 02/01/2028(c)

     46,000        44,213  

 

 

4.32%, 04/26/2028(c)

     258,000        253,979  

 

 

3.54%, 05/01/2028(c)

     32,000        30,368  

 

 

2.58%, 04/22/2032(c)

     8,000        6,738  

 

 

2.96%, 01/25/2033(c)

     8,000        6,873  

 

 

4.59%, 04/26/2033(c)

     155,000        152,408  

 

 

Series W, 2.41%(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 05/15/2047(e)

     11,000        8,388  

 

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), 2.56%, 09/13/2031

     400,000        319,591  

 

 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia),

     

2.99%, 05/21/2031(b)

     250,000        209,168  

 

 

3.93%, 08/02/2034(b)(c)

     153,000        138,849  

 

 

NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom), 5.52%, 09/30/2028(c)

     200,000        201,623  

 

 

Nordea Bank Abp (Finland),

     

3.75%(b)(c)(d)

     210,000        155,192  

 

 

6.63%(b)(c)(d)

     202,000        193,702  

 

 

PNC Bank N.A., 2.50%, 08/27/2024

     255,000        247,997  

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada),

     

3.70%, 10/05/2023

     31,000        31,197  

 

 

1.66% (SOFR + 0.71%), 01/21/2027(e)

     247,000        239,817  

 

 

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), 2.68%, 06/29/2032(b)(c)

     200,000        160,719  

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan),

     

2.14%, 09/23/2030

     96,000        77,000  

 

 

2.22%, 09/17/2031

     200,000        161,897  

 

 

Truist Bank, 2.64%, 09/17/2029(c)

     390,000        371,170  

 

 

U.S. Bancorp,

     

3.70%(c)(d)

     294,000        226,380  

 

 

2.49%, 11/03/2036(c)

     185,000        150,959  

 

 

Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026

     30,000        28,953  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Diversified Banks–(continued)

     

Wells Fargo & Co.,

     

Series BB, 3.90%(c)(d)

   $ 99,000      $        85,326  

 

 

3.53%, 03/24/2028(c)

         121,000        114,713  

 

 

3.58%, 05/22/2028(c)

     34,000        32,283  

 

 

3.07%, 04/30/2041(c)

     5,000        3,880  

 

 

4.75%, 12/07/2046

     24,000        22,026  

 

 

4.61%, 04/25/2053(c)

     195,000        180,780  

 

 

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 3.13%, 11/18/2041

     74,000        54,371  

 

 
        11,490,985  

 

 

Diversified Capital Markets–1.47%

     

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 3.63%, 09/09/2024

     189,000        185,782  

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland),

     

5.10%(b)(c)(d)

     201,000        146,622  

 

 

4.55%, 04/17/2026

     147,000        143,936  

 

 

4.19%, 04/01/2031(b)(c)

     500,000        442,890  

 

 

7.13%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        199,886  

 

 

9.75%(b)(c)(d)

     201,000        205,774  

 

 

UBS Group AG (Switzerland),

     

4.13%, 04/15/2026(b)

     153,000        150,839  

 

 

4.75%, 05/12/2028(b)(c)

     213,000        211,004  

 

 

4.38%(b)(c)(d)

     200,000        146,820  

 

 
        1,833,553  

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.12%

     

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. (Australia), 4.38%, 04/01/2031(b)

     30,000        24,542  

 

 

South32 Treasury Ltd. (Australia), 4.35%, 04/14/2032(b)

     131,000        122,526  

 

 
        147,068  

 

 

Diversified REITs–0.86%

     

Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P.,

     

4.13%, 05/15/2029

     17,000        15,853  

 

 

4.05%, 07/01/2030

     32,000        28,906  

 

 

2.50%, 08/16/2031

     40,000        31,411  

 

 

CubeSmart L.P.,

     

2.25%, 12/15/2028

     28,000        23,950  

 

 

2.50%, 02/15/2032

     53,000        43,103  

 

 

Trust Fibra Uno (Mexico),

     

5.25%, 01/30/2026(b)

     200,000        188,883  

 

 

4.87%, 01/15/2030(b)

     200,000        169,508  

 

 

VICI Properties L.P.,

     

4.75%, 02/15/2028

     175,000        167,354  

 

 

4.95%, 02/15/2030

     175,000        166,168  

 

 

5.13%, 05/15/2032

     127,000        119,941  

 

 

5.63%, 05/15/2052

     131,000        119,492  

 

 
        1,074,569  

 

 

Drug Retail–0.09%

     

CVS Pass-Through Trust, 5.77%, 01/10/2033(b)

     111,012        116,081  

 

 

Electric Utilities–1.38%

     

AEP Texas, Inc.,

     

3.95%, 06/01/2028(b)

     162,000        156,405  

 

 

4.70%, 05/15/2032

     68,000        67,760  

 

 

5.25%, 05/15/2052

     99,000        100,597  

 

 

Alfa Desarrollo S.p.A. (Chile), 4.55%, 09/27/2051(b)

     199,461        143,701  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Electric Utilities–(continued)

     

Duke Energy Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2082(c)

   $ 73,000      $        57,147  

 

 

Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.50%, 08/15/2050

     6,000        4,112  

 

 

EDP Finance B.V. (Portugal), 3.63%, 07/15/2024(b)

         219,000        217,400  

 

 

Enel Finance International N.V. (Italy), 2.88%, 07/12/2041(b)

     200,000        134,992  

 

 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032

     124,000        108,121  

 

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

     

4.63%, 07/15/2027

     304,000        308,410  

 

 

5.00%, 07/15/2032

     96,000        98,441  

 

 

PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 06/15/2052

     74,000        54,117  

 

 

Southern Co. (The), Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(c)

     51,000        43,461  

 

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co.,

     

Series B, 3.75%, 05/15/2027

     106,000        104,998  

 

 

Series C, 4.63%, 05/15/2052

     124,000        120,324  

 

 
        1,719,986  

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.12%

 

Vontier Corp.,

     

1.80%, 04/01/2026

     5,000        4,374  

 

 

2.40%, 04/01/2028

     92,000        77,578  

 

 

2.95%, 04/01/2031

     87,000        68,366  

 

 
        150,318  

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.03%

 

Jabil, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/2031

     42,000        35,316  

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.05%

 

Covanta Holding Corp., 4.88%, 12/01/2029(b)

     46,000        37,495  

 

 

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 3.50%, 09/01/2028(b)

     25,000        21,475  

 

 
        58,970  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.43%

     

B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao (Brazil), 4.13%, 09/20/2031(b)

     200,000        164,850  

 

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc., 3.00%, 03/16/2032

     306,000        274,368  

 

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc., 3.45%, 03/01/2032

     113,000        99,181  

 

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

     

4.00%, 09/15/2027

     176,000        173,360  

 

 

4.35%, 06/15/2029

     137,000        135,382  

 

 

4.60%, 03/15/2033

     118,000        117,560  

 

 

4.95%, 06/15/2052

     163,000        159,994  

 

 

3.00%, 09/15/2060

     29,000        19,633  

 

 

5.20%, 06/15/2062

     124,000        124,138  

 

 

Moody’s Corp.,

     

2.75%, 08/19/2041

     80,000        58,621  

 

 

5.25%, 07/15/2044

     2,000        2,010  

 

 

3.75%, 02/25/2052

     109,000        89,203  

 

 

3.10%, 11/29/2061

     208,000        143,136  

 

 

MSCI, Inc.,

     

3.88%, 02/15/2031(b)

     11,000        9,437  

 

 

3.63%, 11/01/2031(b)

     11,000        9,076  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–(continued)

 

  

S&P Global, Inc.,

     

1.25%, 08/15/2030

   $ 3,000      $ 2,377  

 

 

2.90%, 03/01/2032(b)

     66,000               58,870  

 

 

3.70%, 03/01/2052(b)

     67,000        57,290  

 

 

3.90%, 03/01/2062(b)

     99,000        84,218  

 

 
        1,782,704  

 

 

Food Distributors–0.02%

     

American Builders & Contractors
Supply Co., Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/2029(b)

     33,000        26,431  

 

 

Food Retail–0.03%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
(Canada), 3.44%, 05/13/2041(b)

     47,000        35,331  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–0.07%

     

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 06/15/2030(b)

     99,000        91,630  

 

 

Health Care REITs–0.10%

     

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P.,

     

3.50%, 08/01/2026

     30,000        28,591  

 

 

2.00%, 03/15/2031

     32,000        24,837  

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.25%, 04/15/2033

     81,000        61,439  

 

 

Physicians Realty L.P., 4.30%, 03/15/2027

     2,000        1,962  

 

 

Welltower, Inc.,

     

3.10%, 01/15/2030

     3,000        2,660  

 

 

3.85%, 06/15/2032

     12,000        10,951  

 

 
        130,440  

 

 

Health Care Services–0.59%

     

Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/2025

     29,000        29,076  

 

 

CVS Health Corp., 1.30%, 08/21/2027

     43,000        37,084  

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc. (Germany), 1.88%, 12/01/2026(b)

     300,000        258,610  

 

 

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.,

     

Series 2032, 2.04%, 01/01/2032

     94,000        77,595  

 

 

Series 2042, 2.72%, 01/01/2042

     91,000        68,413  

 

 

2.86%, 01/01/2052

     104,000        75,259  

 

 

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21-A, 2.70%, 10/01/2051

     276,000        187,921  

 

 
        733,958  

 

 

Home Improvement Retail–0.03%

     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/2027

     43,000        41,415  

 

 

Homebuilding–0.10%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/2023

     33,000        33,212  

 

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.,

     

3.85%, 01/15/2030

     9,000        7,472  

 

 

3.97%, 08/06/2061

         141,000        81,399  

 

 
        122,083  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.30%

 

  

Expedia Group, Inc.,

     

4.63%, 08/01/2027

   $ 30,000      $        28,851  

 

 

3.25%, 02/15/2030

     277,000        231,276  

 

 

2.95%, 03/15/2031

         130,000        103,538  

 

 

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.,
3.63%, 02/15/2032(b)

     19,000        15,137  

 

 
        378,802  

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.30%

 

AES Corp. (The), 2.45%, 01/15/2031

     35,000        28,184  

 

 

Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(b)

     40,000        32,618  

 

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Germany), 4.38%, 06/21/2028(b)

     149,000        148,714  

 

 

EnfraGen Energia Sur S.A./EnfraGen Spain S.A./Prime Energia S.p.A. (Spain), 5.38%, 12/30/2030(b)

     200,000        135,341  

 

 

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(c)(d)

     32,000        29,104  

 

 
        373,961  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–0.13%

     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 01/15/2053

     138,000        133,735  

 

 

Flowserve Corp., 2.80%, 01/15/2032

     29,000        22,877  

 

 
        156,612  

 

 

Industrial REITs–0.03%

     

LXP Industrial Trust, 2.38%, 10/01/2031

     54,000        41,808  

 

 

Insurance Brokers–0.10%

     

Willis North America, Inc., 4.65%, 06/15/2027

     122,000        120,120  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–1.03%

     

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.,

     

3.06%, 06/17/2041

     110,000        85,901  

 

 

2.94%, 06/04/2051

     21,000        15,061  

 

 

3.00%, 03/17/2052

     56,000        40,464  

 

 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom),

     

4.38%(c)(d)

     61,000        57,584  

 

 

4.88%(c)(d)

     190,000        166,016  

 

 

Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia),

     

4.63%, 11/02/2031

     11,000        8,360  

 

 

5.88%, 05/28/2045

     12,000        8,190  

 

 

Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 2.60%, 10/15/2025(b)

     42,000        39,273  

 

 

Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (Brazil), 5.50%, 06/10/2051

     10,000        7,604  

 

 

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

     

8.75%, 06/02/2029(b)

     303,000        274,894  

 

 

6.70%, 02/16/2032

     51,000        38,995  

 

 

Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia), 2.48%, 01/28/2032(b)

     200,000        170,551  

 

 

Qatar Energy (Qatar), 3.30%, 07/12/2051(b)

     200,000        154,924  

 

 

Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands),

     

2.88%, 11/26/2041

     132,000        102,432  

 

 

3.00%, 11/26/2051

     155,000        116,417  

 

 
        1,286,666  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.54%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

     

2.18% (SOFR + 0.64%), 03/25/2024(e)

   $     139,000      $      137,745  

 

 

4.30%, 02/15/2030

     34,000        33,208  

 

 

2.55%, 12/01/2033

     195,000        158,416  

 

 

3.50%, 09/15/2053

     97,000        73,690  

 

 

3.55%, 09/15/2055

     10,000        7,509  

 

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

     

2.55%, 03/21/2031

     34,000        29,099  

 

 

2.65%, 11/20/2040

     30,000        22,057  

 

 

3.40%, 03/22/2041

     35,000        28,554  

 

 

2.85%, 09/03/2041

     104,000        78,127  

 

 

2.88%, 11/20/2050

     33,000        23,466  

 

 

3.55%, 03/22/2051

     17,000        13,659  

 

 

3.00%, 11/20/2060

     40,000        27,244  

 

 

3.70%, 03/22/2061

     51,000        40,183  

 

 
        672,957  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–0.20%

 

  

Electronic Arts, Inc., 2.95%, 02/15/2051

     6,000        4,381  

 

 

ROBLOX Corp., 3.88%, 05/01/2030(b)

     57,000        46,373  

 

 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 4.00%, 04/14/2032

     141,000        132,522  

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp.,

     

3.75%, 12/01/2029(b)

     55,000        46,020  

 

 

3.00%, 02/15/2031(b)

     31,000        24,095  

 

 
        253,391  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–0.02%

 

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.63%, 02/15/2029(b)

     25,000        23,423  

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.17%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc., 2.88%, 05/12/2041

     84,000        67,341  

 

 

Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC (Germany), 3.65%, 04/07/2027(b)

     150,000        143,823  

 

 
        211,164  

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.08%

 

  

Twilio, Inc.,

     

3.63%, 03/15/2029

     29,000        24,436  

 

 

3.88%, 03/15/2031

     29,000        23,918  

 

 

VeriSign, Inc., 2.70%, 06/15/2031

     66,000        53,186  

 

 
        101,540  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.27%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),

     

2.45% (SOFR + 1.05%), 03/03/2027(e)

     213,000        209,721  

 

 

2.90%, 03/03/2032

     126,000        111,071  

 

 

5.00%(c)(d)

     124,000        111,467  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued)

 

  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

     

2.02% (SOFR + 0.58%), 03/08/2024(e)

   $ 29,000      $        28,534  

 

 

1.68% (SOFR + 0.70%), 01/24/2025(e)

     30,000        29,328  

 

 

3.50%, 04/01/2025

     39,000        38,281  

 

 

3.27%, 09/29/2025(c)

     3,000        2,918  

 

 

3.50%, 11/16/2026

     19,000        18,244  

 

 

2.24% (SOFR + 0.79%), 12/09/2026(e)

         463,000        444,395  

 

 

2.26% (SOFR + 0.81%), 03/09/2027(e)(f)

     380,000        361,938  

 

 

1.87% (SOFR + 0.92%), 10/21/2027(e)

     300,000        286,203  

 

 

2.43% (SOFR + 1.12%), 02/24/2028(e)

     86,000        82,534  

 

 

3.62%, 03/15/2028(c)

     61,000        57,777  

 

 

2.62%, 04/22/2032(c)

     33,000        27,432  

 

 

2.65%, 10/21/2032(c)

     105,000        86,640  

 

 

3.10%, 02/24/2033(c)

     79,000        67,549  

 

 

3.21%, 04/22/2042(c)

     4,000        3,061  

 

 

3.44%, 02/24/2043(c)

     93,000        73,076  

 

 

Series V, 4.13%(c)(d)

     134,000        109,712  

 

 

JAB Holdings B.V. (Austria), 4.50%, 04/08/2052(b)

     378,000        292,448  

 

 

Jefferies Group LLC/Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc., 4.15%, 01/23/2030

     19,000        17,088  

 

 

Morgan Stanley,

     

1.66% (SOFR + 0.63%), 01/24/2025(e)

     23,000        22,428  

 

 

5.00%, 11/24/2025

     40,000        40,707  

 

 

2.70%, 01/22/2031(c)

     10,000        8,670  

 

 

3.62%, 04/01/2031(c)

     38,000        34,941  

 

 

2.51%, 10/20/2032(c)

     65,000        53,784  

 

 

2.94%, 01/21/2033(c)

     92,000        78,944  

 

 

5.30%, 04/20/2037(c)

     139,000        134,755  

 

 

3.22%, 04/22/2042(c)

     4,000        3,155  

 

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
3.75%, 04/01/2051

     3,000        2,446  

 

 
        2,839,247  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–0.07%

 

  

DXC Technology Co., 2.38%, 09/15/2028

     105,000        90,456  

 

 

Leisure Products–0.15%

     

Brunswick Corp.,

     

4.40%, 09/15/2032

     146,000        126,297  

 

 

5.10%, 04/01/2052

     77,000        57,597  

 

 
        183,894  

 

 

Life & Health Insurance–2.12%

     

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027

     53,000        52,372  

 

 

Athene Global Funding,

     

1.20%, 10/13/2023(b)

     93,000        89,587  

 

 

2.50%, 01/14/2025(b)

     2,000        1,903  

 

 

1.45%, 01/08/2026(b)

     42,000        37,406  

 

 

2.95%, 11/12/2026(b)

     65,000        59,789  

 

 

3.21%, 03/08/2027(b)

     246,000        223,926  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Life & Health Insurance–(continued)

 

Athene Holding Ltd.,

     

6.15%, 04/03/2030

   $ 41,000      $        40,966  

 

 

3.45%, 05/15/2052

         118,000        81,264  

 

 

Corebridge Financial, Inc.,

     

4.35%, 04/05/2042(b)

     16,000        13,676  

 

 

4.40%, 04/05/2052(b)

     28,000        23,408  

 

 

F&G Global Funding, 2.00%, 09/20/2028(b)

     140,000        117,899  

 

 

GA Global Funding Trust, 2.90%, 01/06/2032(b)

     357,000        297,045  

 

 

MAG Mutual Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2041(g)

     784,000        688,656  

 

 

Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada), 4.06%, 02/24/2032(c)

     28,000        25,913  

 

 

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 3.90%, 11/30/2049(b)

     2,000        1,631  

 

 

Pacific Life Global Funding II,

     

2.34% (SOFR + 0.80%), 03/30/2025(b)(e)

     356,000        352,628  

 

 

2.03% (SOFR + 0.62%), 06/04/2026(b)(e)

     146,000        142,385  

 

 

Pacific LifeCorp, 3.35%, 09/15/2050(b)

     2,000        1,504  

 

 

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 3.80%, 04/29/2061(b)

     2,000        1,448  

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20%, 03/15/2044(c)

     48,000        45,507  

 

 

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.75%, 01/21/2027(b)

     48,000        44,608  

 

 

Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 04/08/2032(b)

     332,000        302,577  

 

 

Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. (The), 3.75%, 04/28/2061(b)

     2,000        1,531  

 

 
        2,647,629  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.02%

 

  

Illumina, Inc., 2.55%, 03/23/2031

     32,000        26,054  

 

 

Managed Health Care–0.74%

     

Centene Corp., 2.50%, 03/01/2031

     57,000        45,422  

 

 

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,
Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/2041

     205,000        159,304  

 

 

3.00%, 06/01/2051

     215,000        160,781  

 

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

     

3.75%, 07/15/2025

     2,000        2,000  

 

 

3.70%, 05/15/2027

     137,000        136,623  

 

 

4.00%, 05/15/2029(f)

     425,000        421,293  

 

 
        925,423  

 

 

Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.16%

     

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC (Germany), 4.60%, 06/08/2029(b)

     200,000        194,798  

 

 

Movies & Entertainment–0.81%

     

Magallanes, Inc.,

     

4.28%, 03/15/2032(b)

     194,000        173,572  

 

 

5.05%, 03/15/2042(b)

     324,000        276,156  

 

 

5.14%, 03/15/2052(b)

     400,000        336,263  

 

 

5.39%, 03/15/2062(b)

     278,000        232,985  

 

 
        1,018,976  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Multi-line Insurance–0.28%

     

Allianz SE (Germany), 3.20%(b)(c)(d)

   $     237,000      $     173,602  

 

 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/2052(b)

     191,000        181,209  

 

 
        354,811  

 

 

Multi-Utilities–0.13%

     

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada), 4.75%, 01/18/2082(c)

     131,000        109,296  

 

 

Ameren Corp., 2.50%, 09/15/2024

     23,000        22,312  

 

 

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/2030

     30,000        27,453  

 

 
        159,061  

 

 

Office REITs–0.24%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.,

     

3.95%, 01/15/2027

     3,000        2,958  

 

 

2.95%, 03/15/2034

     64,000        53,346  

 

 

Boston Properties L.P., 3.25%, 01/30/2031

     4,000        3,435  

 

 

Office Properties Income Trust,

     

4.25%, 05/15/2024

     117,000        113,653  

 

 

4.50%, 02/01/2025

     67,000        64,257  

 

 

2.65%, 06/15/2026

     15,000        12,766  

 

 

2.40%, 02/01/2027

     67,000        54,802  

 

 
        305,217  

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.12%

 

  

Petrofac Ltd. (United Kingdom), 9.75%, 11/15/2026(b)

     200,000        153,968  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.49%

 

  

Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029

     98,000        104,103  

 

 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 2.74%, 12/31/2039

     90,000        71,189  

 

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 2.88%, 04/01/2032(b)

     51,000        39,928  

 

 

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), 2.94%, 09/30/2040(b)

     196,522        160,800  

 

 

Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co.,

     

6.00%, 04/15/2030(b)

     18,000        15,689  

 

 

6.25%, 04/15/2032(b)

     18,000        15,841  

 

 

Lundin Energy Finance B.V. (Netherlands), 3.10%, 07/15/2031(b)

     216,000        178,922  

 

 

Murphy Oil Corp., 6.38%, 07/15/2028

     23,000        21,492  

 

 
        607,964  

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.01%

 

  

Parkland Corp. (Canada), 4.50%, 10/01/2029(b)

     20,000        16,251  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.15%

 

  

Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 3.60%, 09/01/2032

     121,000        102,573  

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.38%, 06/15/2032

     50,000        58,498  

 

 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada),

     

1.87% (SOFR + 0.63%), 02/16/2024(e)

     28,000        27,667  

 

 

3.40%, 08/01/2051

     50,000        37,690  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued)

Energy Transfer L.P.,

     

4.25%, 03/15/2023

   $ 29,000      $        28,993  

 

 

4.00%, 10/01/2027

     21,000        19,894  

 

 

EQM Midstream Partners L.P., 7.50%, 06/01/2030(b)

     40,000        38,490  

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/2032

     55,000        64,234  

 

 

Kinetik Holdings L.P., 5.88%, 06/15/2030(b)

         126,000        120,252  

 

 

MPLX L.P.,

     

4.25%, 12/01/2027

     22,000        21,251  

 

 

4.95%, 03/14/2052

     235,000        203,618  

 

 

Northern Natural Gas Co., 3.40%, 10/16/2051(b)

     2,000        1,494  

 

 

ONEOK, Inc., 6.35%, 01/15/2031

     56,000        58,562  

 

 

Targa Resources Corp.,

     

5.20%, 07/01/2027

     180,000        180,936  

 

 

6.25%, 07/01/2052

     205,000        206,006  

 

 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 11/01/2033(b)

     37,000        30,635  

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

     

3.70%, 01/15/2023

     42,000        42,072  

 

 

2.60%, 03/15/2031

     163,000        136,597  

 

 

3.50%, 10/15/2051

     73,000        54,471  

 

 
        1,433,933  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.80%

 

  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 4.50%, 09/15/2023 DAC

     150,000        149,377  

 

 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland),

     

2.13%, 02/21/2026(b)

     59,000        51,079  

 

 

4.25%, 04/15/2026(b)

     3,000        2,782  

 

 

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC,

     

1.60%, 03/30/2031(b)

     78,000        61,225  

 

 

2.80%, 09/30/2050(b)

     29,000        19,538  

 

 

Blackstone Private Credit Fund,

     

1.75%, 09/15/2024(b)

     26,000        24,042  

 

 

2.35%, 11/22/2024(b)

     94,000        86,486  

 

 

2.63%, 12/15/2026(b)

     211,000        176,942  

 

 

3.25%, 03/15/2027(b)

     105,000        89,168  

 

 

Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.13%, 06/10/2031(b)

     80,000        61,833  

 

 

Jackson Financial, Inc.,

     

5.17%, 06/08/2027

     130,000        129,000  

 

 

5.67%, 06/08/2032

     149,000        144,145  

 

 

KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC, 3.50%, 08/25/2050(b)

     2,000        1,503  

 

 
        997,120  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.26%

 

  

Conagra Brands, Inc., 4.60%, 11/01/2025

     35,000        35,170  

 

 

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food
Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/2031(b)

     5,000        4,110  

 

 

JDE Peet’s N.V. (Netherlands), 2.25%, 09/24/2031(b)

     155,000        121,222  

 

 

Minerva Luxembourg S.A. (Brazil), 4.38%, 03/18/2031(b)

     200,000        160,290  

 

 
        320,792  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Paper Packaging–0.26%

     

Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 01/15/2027

   $      329,000      $      288,253  

 

 

Packaging Corp. of America, 3.65%, 09/15/2024

     31,000        30,886  

 

 
        319,139  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–0.36%

 

  

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 3.88%, 12/15/2023(b)

     313,000        312,544  

 

 

Mayo Clinic, Series 2021, 3.20%, 11/15/2061

     133,000        101,170  

 

 

Mylan, Inc., 3.13%, 01/15/2023(b)

     41,000        40,760  

 

 
        454,474  

 

 

Precious Metals & Minerals–0.07%

 

  

Anglo American Capital PLC (South Africa), 3.63%, 09/11/2024(b)

     83,000        81,466  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–0.23%

 

  

Allstate Corp. (The), 4.20%, 12/15/2046

     2,000        1,824  

 

 

CNA Financial Corp., 3.45%, 08/15/2027

     29,000        27,539  

 

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada),

     

4.85%, 04/17/2028

     2,000        1,990  

 

 

3.38%, 03/03/2031

     8,000        6,924  

 

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.45%, 03/15/2031

     42,000        33,471  

 

 

First American Financial Corp., 2.40%, 08/15/2031

     70,000        54,057  

 

 

Progressive Corp. (The),

     

2.50%, 03/15/2027

     18,000        17,029  

 

 

3.00%, 03/15/2032

     8,000        7,175  

 

 

3.70%, 03/15/2052

     10,000        8,402  

 

 

Stewart Information Services Corp., 3.60%, 11/15/2031

     153,000        127,084  

 

 
        285,495  

 

 

Railroads–0.20%

 

  

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chile), 3.83%, 09/14/2061(b)

     204,000        141,635  

 

 

Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2053

     117,000        110,863  

 

 
        252,498  

 

 

Real Estate Development–0.04%

 

  

Essential Properties L.P., 2.95%, 07/15/2031

     66,000        51,785  

 

 

Piedmont Operating Partnership L.P., 3.15%, 08/15/2030

     2,000        1,665  

 

 
        53,450  

 

 

Regional Banks–2.90%

 

  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.,

     

Series G, 4.00%(c)(d)

     32,000        25,565  

 

 

4.30%, 12/03/2025

     118,000        117,152  

 

 

2.50%, 02/06/2030

     31,000        26,202  

 

 

3.25%, 04/30/2030

     13,000        11,552  

 

 

2.64%, 09/30/2032

     183,000        146,407  

 

 

5.64%, 05/21/2037(c)

     219,000        216,437  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Regional Banks–(continued)

     

Fifth Third Bancorp,

     

4.30%, 01/16/2024

   $ 2,000      $ 2,010  

 

 

2.55%, 05/05/2027

     2,000        1,835  

 

 

4.06%, 04/25/2028(c)

         107,000        104,423  

 

 

4.34%, 04/25/2033(c)

     137,000             130,457  

 

 

Fifth Third Bank N.A., 3.85%, 03/15/2026

     168,000        165,044  

 

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

     

4.00%, 05/15/2025

     38,000        37,847  

 

 

2.49%, 08/15/2036(c)

     66,000        51,731  

 

 

KeyCorp, 4.79%, 06/01/2033(c)

     86,000        84,935  

 

 

M&T Bank Corp., 3.50%(c)(d)

     117,000        89,505  

 

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

     

4.63%, 06/06/2033(c)

     361,000        349,122  

 

 

Series O, 4.96% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.68%)(d)(e)

     222,000        214,670  

 

 

Series U, 6.00%(c)(d)

     259,000        249,259  

 

 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.50%, 06/07/2024

     29,000        28,516  

 

 

SVB Financial Group,

     

4.10%(c)(d)

     172,000        119,147  

 

 

1.80%, 02/02/2031

     66,000        50,921  

 

 

Series C, 4.00%(c)(d)

     417,000        318,267  

 

 

Series D, 4.25%(c)(d)

     362,000        273,819  

 

 

Series E, 4.70%(c)(d)

     242,000        182,637  

 

 

Truist Financial Corp., 4.12%, 06/06/2028(c)

     200,000        197,158  

 

 

Zions Bancorporation N.A., 3.25%, 10/29/2029

     500,000        435,600  

 

 
        3,630,218  

 

 

Reinsurance–0.10%

 

  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 2.85%, 10/15/2050

     39,000        28,133  

 

 

Global Atlantic Fin Co.,

     

4.40%, 10/15/2029(b)

     16,000        14,521  

 

 

3.13%, 06/15/2031(b)

     42,000        33,456  

 

 

4.70%, 10/15/2051(b)(c)

     65,000        52,297  

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/2023

     2,000        2,018  

 

 
        130,425  

 

 

Renewable Electricity–0.23%

 

  

Adani Green Energy Ltd. (India), 4.38%, 09/08/2024(b)

     208,000        187,876  

 

 

NSTAR Electric Co., 4.55%, 06/01/2052

     99,000        96,599  

 

 
        284,475  

 

 

Residential REITs–0.30%

 

  

American Homes 4 Rent L.P.,

     

2.38%, 07/15/2031

     15,000        11,977  

 

 

3.63%, 04/15/2032

     161,000        141,326  

 

 

3.38%, 07/15/2051

     16,000        11,081  

 

 

4.30%, 04/15/2052

     80,000        64,611  

 

 

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P.,

     

2.30%, 11/15/2028

     27,000        22,735  

 

 

2.70%, 01/15/2034

     96,000        74,003  

 

 

Mid-America Apartments L.P., 2.88%, 09/15/2051

     2,000        1,391  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Residential REITs–(continued)

     

Spirit Realty L.P.,

     

3.20%, 01/15/2027

   $ 27,000      $ 24,810  

 

 

2.10%, 03/15/2028

     2,000        1,679  

 

 

3.40%, 01/15/2030

     2,000        1,734  

 

 

2.70%, 02/15/2032

     2,000        1,568  

 

 

Sun Communities Operating L.P., 2.70%, 07/15/2031

     20,000        16,140  

 

 
             373,055  

 

 

Restaurants–0.12%

 

  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 10/15/2030(b)

     43,000        34,647  

 

 

Starbucks Corp., 3.00%, 02/14/2032

         132,000        114,893  

 

 
        149,540  

 

 

Retail REITs–0.37%

 

  

Agree L.P.,

     

2.00%, 06/15/2028

     31,000        26,510  

 

 

2.60%, 06/15/2033

     43,000        34,128  

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp., 2.70%, 10/01/2030

     23,000        19,817  

 

 

Kite Realty Group L.P., 4.00%, 10/01/2026

     68,000        65,132  

 

 

Kite Realty Group Trust, 4.75%, 09/15/2030

     31,000        28,894  

 

 

National Retail Properties, Inc.,
3.50%, 04/15/2051

     54,000        40,528  

 

 

Realty Income Corp.,

     

2.20%, 06/15/2028

     24,000        21,068  

 

 

3.25%, 01/15/2031

     32,000        29,122  

 

 

2.85%, 12/15/2032

     19,000        16,355  

 

 

Regency Centers L.P., 2.95%, 09/15/2029

     31,000        27,277  

 

 

Scentre Group Trust 2 (Australia), 4.75%, 09/24/2080(b)(c)

     166,000        148,104  

 

 
        456,935  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–0.22%

 

  

Entegris Escrow Corp., 5.95%, 06/15/2030(b)

     133,000        126,821  

 

 

KLA Corp., 4.95%, 07/15/2052

     151,000        152,095  

 

 
        278,916  

 

 

Semiconductors–0.50%

 

  

Broadcom, Inc.,

     

4.15%, 11/15/2030

     32,000        29,352  

 

 

2.45%, 02/15/2031(b)

     42,000        33,786  

 

 

3.42%, 04/15/2033(b)

     51,000        42,229  

 

 

3.47%, 04/15/2034(b)

     84,000        68,477  

 

 

3.14%, 11/15/2035(b)

     192,000        146,067  

 

 

4.93%, 05/15/2037(b)

     42,000        37,714  

 

 

Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/2031

     106,000        89,068  

 

 

Micron Technology, Inc.,

     

4.19%, 02/15/2027

     4,000        3,908  

 

 

2.70%, 04/15/2032

     54,000        43,118  

 

 

3.37%, 11/01/2041

     34,000        24,694  

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.,

     

2.15%, 05/20/2030

     46,000        40,346  

 

 

3.25%, 05/20/2050

     46,000        37,658  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Semiconductors–(continued)

     

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,

     

1.80%, 06/01/2026

   $ 10,000      $ 8,883  

 

 

3.00%, 06/01/2031

     30,000        24,675  

 

 
        629,975  

 

 

Soft Drinks–0.13%

 

  

Coca-Cola Icecek A.S. (Turkey), 4.50%, 01/20/2029(b)

         200,000             163,933  

 

 

Sovereign Debt–0.96%

 

  

Bahamas Government International Bond (Bahamas), 9.00%, 06/16/2029(b)

     278,000        223,790  

 

 

China Government International Bond (China), 2.50%, 10/26/2051(b)

     200,000        155,795  

 

 

Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt), 3.88%, 02/16/2026(b)

     200,000        146,582  

 

 

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),

     

3.50%, 02/12/2034

     200,000        165,698  

 

 

4.40%, 02/12/2052

     200,000        151,057  

 

 

Peruvian Government International Bond (Peru), 2.78%, 01/23/2031

     10,000        8,526  

 

 

Romanian Government International Bond (Romania), 5.25%, 11/25/2027(b)

     30,000        28,681  

 

 

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey), 4.75%, 01/26/2026

     200,000        166,068  

 

 

UAE International Government Bond (United Arab Emirates), 3.25%, 10/19/2061(b)

     206,000        156,220  

 

 
        1,202,417  

 

 

Specialized Consumer Services–0.08%

 

  

Grand Canyon University, 3.25%, 10/01/2023

     101,000        99,737  

 

 

Specialized Finance–0.20%

 

  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Japan), 3.64%, 04/13/2025(b)

     256,000        252,772  

 

 

Specialized REITs–0.74%

 

  

American Tower Corp.,

     

3.00%, 06/15/2023

     35,000        34,642  

 

 

4.00%, 06/01/2025

     19,000        18,814  

 

 

2.70%, 04/15/2031

     103,000        84,874  

 

 

4.05%, 03/15/2032

     90,000        82,126  

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 07/15/2031

     96,000        78,660  

 

 

EPR Properties,

     

4.75%, 12/15/2026

     59,000        55,489  

 

 

4.95%, 04/15/2028

     117,000        107,731  

 

 

3.60%, 11/15/2031

     125,000        98,947  

 

 

Equinix, Inc., 3.90%, 04/15/2032

     176,000        159,385  

 

 

Extra Space Storage L.P.,

     

3.90%, 04/01/2029

     49,000        45,934  

 

 

2.55%, 06/01/2031

     2,000        1,648  

 

 

2.35%, 03/15/2032

     80,000        63,508  

 

 

Life Storage L.P., 2.40%, 10/15/2031

     79,000        62,960  

 

 

SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/2029

     38,000        31,195  

 

 
        925,913  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–0.26%

     

Sasol Financing USA LLC (South Africa),

     

4.38%, 09/18/2026

   $     200,000      $      176,587  

 

 

5.50%, 03/18/2031

     200,000        154,316  

 

 
        330,903  

 

 

Systems Software–0.01%

 

  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029

     20,000        17,327  

 

 

Microsoft Corp., 2.53%, 06/01/2050

     2,000        1,476  

 

 
        18,803  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.18%

 

Apple, Inc.,

     

4.38%, 05/13/2045

     20,000        19,834  

 

 

4.25%, 02/09/2047

     2,000        1,955  

 

 

2.55%, 08/20/2060

     133,000        91,404  

 

 

2.80%, 02/08/2061

     148,000        106,466  

 

 
        219,659  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.11%

 

  

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 3.96%, 07/18/2030(b)(c)

     150,000        139,345  

 

 

Tobacco–0.02%

 

  

Altria Group, Inc., 3.70%, 02/04/2051

     37,000        23,706  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.04%

 

  

Air Lease Corp.,

     

3.00%, 09/15/2023

     2,000        1,956  

 

 

2.20%, 01/15/2027

     54,000        47,109  

 

 
        49,065  

 

 

Trucking–0.55%

 

  

Aviation Capital Group LLC, 4.13%, 08/01/2025(b)

     2,000        1,903  

 

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P./PTL Finance Corp.,

     

4.00%, 07/15/2025(b)

     32,000        31,536  

 

 

3.40%, 11/15/2026(b)

     37,000        35,132  

 

 

4.40%, 07/01/2027(b)

     71,000        69,666  

 

 

Ryder System, Inc., 4.30%, 06/15/2027

     98,000        96,649  

 

 

SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC (Ireland), 1.90%, 10/15/2026(b)

     205,000        174,359  

 

 

Triton Container International Ltd. (Bermuda),

     

2.05%, 04/15/2026(b)

     120,000        106,260  

 

 

3.15%, 06/15/2031(b)

     156,000        126,264  

 

 

Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/2029(b)

     63,000        51,936  

 

 
        693,705  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.92%

 

  

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), 5.38%, 04/04/2032(b)

     200,000        177,929  

 

 

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada), 4.55%, 03/15/2052(b)

     211,000        185,789  

 

 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC,

 

  

4.74%, 03/20/2025(b)

     137,500        137,626  

 

 

5.15%, 03/20/2028(b)

     209,000        210,868  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued)

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

     

2.25%, 02/15/2026

   $ 31,000      $ 27,954  

 

 

2.63%, 04/15/2026

     35,000        31,828  

 

 

3.40%, 10/15/2052

         280,000             207,402  

 

 

VEON Holdings B.V. (Netherlands), 3.38%, 11/25/2027(b)

     200,000        110,500  

 

 

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom),

     

3.25%, 06/04/2081(c)

     26,000        21,629  

 

 

4.13%, 06/04/2081(c)

     30,000        22,526  

 

 

5.13%, 06/04/2081(c)

     33,000        22,084  

 

 
        1,156,135  

 

 

Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $62,143,687)

 

     54,897,643  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities–29.75%

     

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,
Series 2004-2, Class 6A1, 0.71%,
02/25/2035(h)

     4,006        4,003  

 

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2018-3, Class C, 3.74%,

10/18/2024

     219,081        219,702  

 

 

Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.74%,

04/18/2025

     100,000        99,384  

 

 

Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.99%,

06/18/2025

     280,000        275,216  

 

 

Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.58%,

09/18/2025

     135,000        131,760  

 

 

AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class B, 1.73%, 10/17/2038(b)

     380,000        337,269  

 

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.16%,

12/25/2059(b)(h)

     53,031        51,523  

 

 

Series 2020-3, Class A1, 1.69%,

04/25/2065(b)(h)

     154,074        147,698  

 

 

Series 2020-5, Class A1, 1.37%,

05/25/2065(b)(h)

     22,258        21,360  

 

 

Series 2021-3, Class A1, 1.07%,

05/25/2066(b)(h)

     102,614        93,403  

 

 

Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.98%,

10/25/2066(b)(h)

     233,249        204,888  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.88%,

12/25/2066(b)(i)

     386,713        366,866  

 

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust I LLC,

     

Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.65%,

09/25/2048(b)(h)

     1,610        1,604  

 

 

Series 2019-2, Class A1, 3.63%,

03/25/2049(b)(h)

     3,680        3,672  

 

 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 3.83%, 08/21/2028(b)

     560,000        548,353  

 

 

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class AR2, 2.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 07/25/2034(b)(e)

     731,000        708,408  

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-UBS7, Class AS, 3.99%, 09/15/2048(h)

     70,000        68,550  

 

 

Banc of America Funding Trust,

     

Series 2007-1, Class 1A3, 6.00%,

01/25/2037

     34,117        29,401  

 

 

Series 2007-C, Class 1A4, 3.01%,

05/20/2036(h)

     11,207        10,885  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1A24, 6.00%, 03/25/2037

   $ 22,838      $ 19,682  

 

 

Bank, Series 2019-BNK16, Class XA, IO, 1.10%, 02/15/2052(j)

     1,530,181        72,717  

 

 

Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust,

     

Series 2021-4, Class A3, 3.00%,

10/25/2051(b)(h)

     333,355             297,134  

 

 

Series 2021-4, Class A4, 2.50%,

10/25/2051(b)(h)

     333,355        286,364  

 

 

Series 2021-4, Class A8, 2.50%,

10/25/2051(b)(h)

     321,474        297,075  

 

 

Series 2021-5, Class A1, 3.00%,

11/25/2051(b)(h)

     343,218        307,967  

 

 

Series 2021-5, Class A2, 2.50%,

11/25/2051(b)(h)

     418,504        361,562  

 

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2005-9, Class A1, 0.76% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.30%), 10/25/2035(e)

     29,889        29,650  

 

 

Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(e)

     29,339        28,750  

 

 

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO,

0.63%, 01/15/2051(j)

     1,716,775        37,933  

 

 

Series 2018-B3, Class C, 4.69%,

04/10/2051(h)

     42,000        38,506  

 

 

Series 2019-B14, Class A5,

3.05%, 12/15/2062

     90,000        82,929  

 

 

Series 2019-B14, Class C, 3.90%,

12/15/2062(h)

     83,700        72,495  

 

 

Series 2019-B15, Class B, 3.56%,

12/15/2072

     70,000        62,437  

 

 

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 0.97%, 03/25/2060(b)(h)

     132,182        127,202  

 

 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-ACNT, Class A, 2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 11/15/2038(b)(e)

     235,000        226,552  

 

 

Series 2021-VOLT, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 09/15/2036(b)(e)

     250,000        241,497  

 

 

Series 2021-VOLT, Class B, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 09/15/2036(b)(e)

     225,000        211,876  

 

 

Series 2021-VOLT, Class D, 2.97% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 09/15/2036(b)(e)

     100,000        93,788  

 

 

Series 2021-XL2, Class B, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 10/15/2038(b)(e)

     98,014        92,815  

 

 

BX Trust,

     

Series 2022-LBA6, Class A, 2.28% (1.00% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e)

     320,000        308,137  

 

 

Series 2022-LBA6, Class B, 2.58% (1.30% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e)

     230,000        219,562  

 

 

Series 2022-LBA6, Class C, 2.88% (1.60% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e)

     100,000        95,799  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

CCG Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.55%,

03/15/2027(b)

   $ 105,000      $      103,841  

 

 

Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.89%,

03/15/2027(b)

     100,000        98,771  

 

 

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(j)

     700,049        20,810  

 

 

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 2.04% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.98%), 04/20/2031(b)(e)

     250,000        245,128  

 

 

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2019-ATR1, Class A15,

4.00%, 04/25/2049(b)(h)

     5,041        4,958  

 

 

Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3,

3.50%, 07/25/2049(b)(h)

     25,140        23,886  

 

 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,

     

Series 2016-SH1, Class M3,

3.75%, 04/25/2045(b)(h)

     30,502        28,014  

 

 

Series 2016-SH2, Class M3,

3.75%, 12/25/2045(b)(h)

     36,832        34,193  

 

 

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(h)

     35,426        32,129  

 

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-GC17, Class XA, IO,

1.15%, 11/10/2046(j)

     357,302        3,523  

 

 

Series 2014-GC21, Class AA,

3.48%, 05/10/2047

     32,024        31,871  

 

 

Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO,

1.22%, 10/12/2050(j)

     1,948,796        71,307  

 

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(e)

     79,943        78,964  

 

 

Series 2021-INV3, Class A3,

2.50%, 05/25/2051(b)(h)

     330,590        283,989  

 

 

CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.22%, 01/15/2026

     125,000        124,818  

 

 

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%,

03/25/2065(b)(h)

     25,389        25,088  

 

 

Series 2021-5, Class A1, 1.73%,

11/26/2066(b)(h)

     208,721        190,162  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.28%,

12/27/2066(b)(h)

     273,406        246,075  

 

 

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 2.99%,

02/25/2067(b)(i)

     275,111        261,915  

 

 

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 3.90%,

02/25/2067(b)(h)

     353,363        342,257  

 

 

COMM Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO,

1.65%, 12/10/2045(j)

     1,782,072        2,445  

 

 

Series 2013-CR6, Class AM,

3.15%, 03/10/2046(b)

     245,000        242,343  

 

 

Series 2014-CR20, Class ASB,

3.31%, 11/10/2047

     30,961        30,809  

 

 

Series 2014-CR21, Class AM,

3.99%, 12/10/2047

     715,000        703,196  

 

 

Series 2014-LC15, Class AM,

4.20%, 04/10/2047

     170,000        168,647  

 

 

Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM,

4.05%, 12/10/2047

     475,000        467,088  

 

 

Series 2015-CR25, Class B,

4.68%, 08/10/2048(h)

     72,000        69,496  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2005-17, Class 1A8, 5.50%,

09/25/2035

   $ 2,851      $ 2,726  

 

 

Series 2005-26, Class 1A8, 5.50%,

11/25/2035

     31,507        21,205  

 

 

Series 2005-JA, Class A7, 5.50%,

11/25/2035

     3,982        3,549  

 

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Ctfs., Series 2020-SPT1, Class A1, 1.62%, 04/25/2065(b)(i)

     13,099        12,912  

 

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust,

     

Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.81%,

05/25/2065(b)(h)

     54,949        52,871  

 

 

Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 1.18%,

02/25/2066(b)(h)

         119,178        113,385  

 

 

Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1A,

2.87%, 01/25/2067(b)(h)

     410,386        398,143  

 

 

Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1B,

3.35%, 01/25/2067(b)(h)

     115,000        108,047  

 

 

Series 2022-ATH2, Class A1, 4.55%,

05/25/2067(b)(h)

     318,420        314,629  

 

 

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/2053

     776,000        680,957  

 

 

CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Ctfs., Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A1, 3.05%, 06/25/2034(h)

     8,395        8,280  

 

 

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 07/25/2036

     102,820        61,774  

 

 

DB Master Finance LLC,

     

Series 2019-1A, Class A23, 4.35%,

05/20/2049(b)

     48,625        45,512  

 

 

Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.02%,

05/20/2049(b)

     48,625        47,089  

 

 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(b)

     115,000        114,968  

 

 

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.67%, 10/25/2049(b)

     106,547        96,777  

 

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2018-2, Class D, 4.14%,

08/15/2024

     21,781        21,809  

 

 

Series 2018-3, Class D, 4.30%,

09/16/2024

     35,203        35,319  

 

 

Dryden 93 CLO Ltd., Series 2021-93A, Class A1A, 2.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 01/15/2034(b)(e)

     100,056        97,181  

 

 

DT Auto Owner Trust,

     

Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.74%,

04/15/2025(b)

     5,838        5,836  

 

 

Series 2019-3A, Class D, 2.96%,

04/15/2025(b)

     56,000        55,623  

 

 

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2019-2, Class A1, 2.74%,

11/25/2059(b)(h)

     23,378        22,719  

 

 

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.01%,

05/25/2065(b)(h)

     20,009        19,495  

 

 

Series 2021-1, Class A1, 0.80%,

02/25/2066(b)(h)

     40,911        37,502  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.21%,

01/25/2067(b)(h)

     257,183        235,564  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(b)

   $     240,000      $      237,116  

 

 

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class B, 2.71% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.38%), 07/15/2038(b)(e)

     114,297        111,074  

 

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-FA8, Class 1A6, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 11/25/2035(e)

     59,646        29,308  

 

 

Flagstar Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-11IN, Class A6, 3.70%, 11/25/2051(b)(h)

     530,178        485,849  

 

 

Series 2021-8INV, Class A6, 2.50%, 09/25/2051(b)(h)

     175,762        160,576  

 

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A2, 1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 09/15/2024(e)

     560,000        560,283  

 

 

FREMF Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-K25, Class C, 3.72%, 11/25/2045(b)(h)

     90,000        89,853  

 

 

Series 2013-K26, Class C, 3.71%, 12/25/2045(b)(h)

     60,000        59,819  

 

 

Series 2013-K27, Class C, 3.61%, 01/25/2046(b)(h)

     95,000        94,447  

 

 

Series 2013-K28, Class C, 3.61%, 06/25/2046(b)(h)

     285,000        283,164  

 

 

GCAT Trust, Series 2019-NQM3, Class A1, 2.69%, 11/25/2059(b)(h)

     24,104        23,322  

 

 

GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 2.90%, 04/19/2036(h)

     33,283        26,711  

 

 

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class AR, 2.13% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.07%), 10/20/2032(b)(e)

     260,000        252,879  

 

 

Golub Capital Partners CLO 40(A) Ltd., Series 2019-40A, Class AR, 2.27% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.09%), 01/25/2032(b)(e)

     330,000        320,898  

 

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2013-GC16, Class AS, 4.65%, 11/10/2046

     45,000        45,002  

 

 

Series 2013-GCJ12, Class AAB, 2.68%, 06/10/2046

     2,894        2,893  

 

 

Series 2014-GC18, Class AAB, 3.65%, 01/10/2047

     26,390        26,331  

 

 

Series 2020-GC45, Class A5, 2.91%, 02/13/2053

     50,000        45,273  

 

 

Series 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.38%, 05/12/2053

     300,000        261,341  

 

 

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A6, 2.50%, 12/25/2051(b)(h)

     296,778        273,581  

 

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(h)

     11,069        10,765  

 

 

Hertz Vehicle Financing III L.P.,

     

Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.68%,

12/27/2027(b)

     113,000        99,855  

 

 

Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.12%,

12/27/2027(b)

     103,000        91,147  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.21%, 12/26/2025(b)

   $     104,000      $        97,384  

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2013-C10, Class AS, 3.37%,

12/15/2047

     315,000        312,745  

 

 

Series 2013-C16, Class AS, 4.52%,

12/15/2046

     300,000        299,947  

 

 

Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046

     40,000        39,483  

 

 

Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.04%, 07/15/2047

     220,000        216,855  

 

 

Series 2016-JP3, Class A2, 2.43%, 08/15/2049

     25,636        25,560  

 

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(h)

     17,221        16,908  

 

 

Series 2021-LTV2, Class A1, 2.52%, 05/25/2052(b)(h)

     388,028        326,832  

 

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

     

Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(h)

     245,000        233,127  

 

 

Series 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.07%, 11/15/2047

     200,000        196,049  

 

 

Series 2015-C27, Class XA, IO, 1.29%, 02/15/2048(j)

     1,936,868        46,759  

 

 

KKR CLO 30 Ltd., Series 30A, Class A1R, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 10/17/2031(b)(e)

     268,000        261,695  

 

 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class IO, 1.06%, 02/18/2030(j)

     19,446        0  

 

 

Lehman Structured Securities Corp., Series 2002-GE1, Class A, 0.00%, 07/26/2024(b)(h)

     10,617        2,774  

 

 

Life Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-BMR, Class A, 2.02%

(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%),

03/15/2038(b)(e)

     152,360        147,666  

 

 

Series 2021-BMR, Class B, 2.20%

(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.88%),

03/15/2038(b)(e)

     334,210        320,519  

 

 

Series 2021-BMR, Class C, 2.42%

(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%),

03/15/2038(b)(e)

     108,127        103,449  

 

 

Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A, Class A, 2.19% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 04/19/2033(b)(e)

     742,000        726,296  

 

 

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Class A3, 1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.10%), 08/25/2036(e)

     36,689        14,531  

 

 

Med Trust,

     

Series 2021-MDLN, Class A, 2.28%
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%),

11/15/2038(b)(e)

     265,000        253,871  

 

 

Series 2021-MDLN, Class B, 2.78%
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%),

11/15/2038(b)(e)

     368,000        352,250  

 

 

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust,

     

Series 2021-INV2, Class A4, 2.50%,

08/25/2051(b)(h)

     214,950        196,978  

 

 

Series 2021-INV3, Class A4, 2.50%,

10/25/2051(b)(h)

     210,271        192,691  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 3A, 2.39%, 11/25/2035(h)

   $ 7,311      $          7,092  

 

 

MFA Trust,

     

Series 2021-AEI1, Class A3, 2.50%,

08/25/2051(b)(h)

     260,396        223,689  

 

 

Series 2021-AEI1, Class A4, 2.50%,

08/25/2051(b)(h)

     300,864        277,269  

 

 

Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%,

11/25/2056(b)(h)

     303,451        275,959  

 

 

MHP Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2021-STOR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%),

07/15/2038(b)(e)

     125,000        120,022  

 

 

Series 2021-STOR, Class B, 2.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%),

07/15/2038(b)(e)

     105,000        100,191  

 

 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

     

Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%,

05/15/2046

     225,000        222,853  

 

 

Series 2014-C19, Class AS, 3.83%,

12/15/2047

     595,000        584,129  

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

     

Series 2017-CLS, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%),

11/15/2034(b)(e)

     99,000        98,072  

 

 

Series 2017-CLS, Class B, 2.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%),

11/15/2034(b)(e)

     49,000        48,425  

 

 

Series 2017-CLS, Class C, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%),

11/15/2034(b)(e)

     33,000        32,535  

 

 

Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(j)

     670,181        25,602  

 

 

Series 2019-L2, Class A4, 4.07%,

03/15/2052

     80,000        78,284  

 

 

Series 2019-L3, Class AS, 3.49%,

11/15/2052

     60,000        55,456  

 

 

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2012-R3, Class 1B, 6.00%,
11/26/2036(b)(h)

     228,041        211,313  

 

 

MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.22%, 10/20/2038(b)

     37,323        35,361  

 

 

MVW Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 2.89%, 11/20/2036(b)

     30,609        29,612  

 

 

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class AR, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%),
04/19/2030(b)(e)

     293,000        288,863  

 

 

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 40 Ltd., Series 2021-40A, Class A, 2.10% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.06%),
04/16/2033(b)(e)

     250,000        244,617  

 

 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2019-NQM4, Class A1, 2.49%, 09/25/2059(b)(h)

     18,491        17,929  

 

 

Series 2020-NQM1, Class A1, 2.46%, 01/26/2060(b)(h)

     25,023        24,112  

 

 

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 3.08%, 03/27/2062(b)(h)

     258,861        243,247  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

OBX Trust,

     

Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 2.31%, 11/25/2061(b)(h)

   $     299,745      $      262,638  

 

 

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1,

2.94%, 01/25/2062(b)(h)

     344,339        321,331  

 

 

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1A,

2.78%, 01/25/2062(b)(i)

     251,516        239,268  

 

 

Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1B,

3.38%, 01/25/2062(b)(i)

     235,000        209,072  

 

 

Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A5, 2.50%, 07/25/2051(b)(h)

     269,741        248,858  

 

 

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

     

Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, 2.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2030(b)(e)

     250,000        245,587  

 

 

Series 2020-8RA, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/17/2032(b)(e)

     433,000        423,326  

 

 

Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class AR, 2.11% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 07/20/2030(b)(e)

     500,000        492,286  

 

 

Octagon Investment Partners 49 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/15/2033(b)(e)

     400,000        391,749  

 

 

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, 2.32% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.26%),
01/20/2033(b)(e)

     287,936        281,141  

 

 

One Bryant Park Trust, Series 2019- OBP, Class A, 2.52%, 09/15/2054(b)

     114,000        98,774  

 

 

Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1, 1.96%, 10/25/2061(b)(h)

     342,342        299,644  

 

 

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(b)

     95,330        95,197  

 

 

Progress Residential Trust,

     

Series 2020-SFR1, Class A, 1.73%, 04/17/2037(b)

     495,000        470,135  

 

 

Series 2021-SFR10, Class A, 2.39%, 12/17/2040(b)

     240,000        211,025  

 

 

Series 2022-SFR5, Class A, 4.45%, 06/17/2039(b)

     255,000        254,955  

 

 

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, 2.52% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%),
02/20/2030(b)(e)

     267,125        263,095  

 

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust,

     

Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036

     292        244  

 

 

Series 2007-QS6, Class A28, 5.75%, 04/25/2037

     3,759        3,277  

 

 

Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.38%, 01/26/2060(b)(h)

     41,294        39,992  

 

 

RUN Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 4.00%, 03/25/2067(b)

     238,621        233,080  

 

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.22%, 07/15/2025

     185,293        184,865  

 

 

Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.68%, 10/15/2025

     165,000        164,621  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,

     

Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%,

08/21/2023(b)

   $ 20,172      $        20,167  

 

 

Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%,

11/20/2023(b)

     210,000        209,857  

 

 

SG Residential Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.17%,

03/27/2062(b)(h)

     383,360        366,704  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 3.58%,

03/27/2062(b)(h)

     126,169        120,333  

 

 

Sonic Capital LLC,

     

Series 2020-1A, Class A2I, 3.85%,

01/20/2050(b)

     49,083        46,581  

 

 

Series 2021-1A, Class A2I, 2.19%,

08/20/2051(b)

     158,800        135,481  

 

 

Series 2021-1A, Class A2II, 2.64%,

08/20/2051(b)

     158,800        127,708  

 

 

STAR Trust,

     

Series 2021-1, Class A1, 1.22%,

05/25/2065(b)(h)

     190,486        179,799  

 

 

Series 2021-SFR1, Class A, 2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 04/17/2038(b)(e)

     792,432        766,976  

 

 

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust,

     

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.28%,

02/25/2050(b)(h)

     18,172        18,122  

 

 

Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 1.03%,

11/25/2055(b)(h)

     33,110        32,173  

 

 

Series 2021-6, Class A1, 1.92%,

11/25/2066(b)(h)

     419,431        371,237  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%,

12/25/2066(b)(h)

     316,168        295,358  

 

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 3A2, 2.72%, 09/25/2034(h)

     4,282        4,308  

 

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs., Series 2003-34A, Class 5A5, 2.68%, 11/25/2033(h)

     36,048        34,117  

 

 

Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class A1A, 2.33% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.29%),
04/18/2033(b)(e)

     250,000        244,985  

 

 

Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.23%,
04/20/2046(b)

     398,933        355,321  

 

 

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.66%,
04/25/2045(h)

     18,756        18,201  

 

 

TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, 2.34% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.28%), 04/20/2033(b)(e)

     521,000        508,913  

 

 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A1, 2.75%,
04/25/2057(b)(h)

     10,146        10,091  

 

 

Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class A, 1.48%,
11/17/2039(b)

     300,625        264,056  

 

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(j)

     1,212,724        45,178  

 

 

Series 2019-C16, Class A4, 3.60%, 04/15/2052

     80,000        75,917  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Verus Securitization Trust,

     

Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.42%,

01/25/2060(b)(i)

   $ 70,959      $        69,767  

 

 

Series 2020-1, Class A2, 2.64%,

01/25/2060(b)(i)

     73,531        72,264  

 

 

Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 0.33%, 03/25/2060(b)(h)

     24,407        23,984  

 

 

Series 2021-1, Class A1B, 1.32%,

01/25/2066(b)(h)

     114,487        105,304  

 

 

Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.83%,

10/25/2066(b)(h)

         332,429        300,136  

 

 

Series 2021-R1, Class A1, 0.82%,

10/25/2063(b)(h)

     144,284        140,911  

 

 

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.72%,

01/25/2067(b)(i)

     255,846        242,094  

 

 

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%,

02/25/2067(b)(i)

     287,519        282,298  

 

 

Visio Trust, Series 2020-1R, Class A1, 1.31%, 11/25/2055(b)

     72,892        70,634  

 

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust,

     

Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(h)

     24,002        23,141  

 

 

Series 2005-AR14, Class 1A4, 2.84%, 12/25/2035(h)

     52,765        51,037  

 

 

Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(h)

     24,733        24,179  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2015-NXS1, Class ASB, 2.93%, 05/15/2048

     133,720        132,739  

 

 

Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(j)

     879,625        33,784  

 

 

Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 3.88%, 03/15/2048(b)

     57,300        54,206  

 

 

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.49%, 10/15/2024(b)

     90,358        90,352  

 

 

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046

     150,000        147,567  

 

 

Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047

     130,000        128,092  

 

 

Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(h)

     145,000        143,618  

 

 

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.21%, 07/15/2026

     235,000        234,997  

 

 

Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 07/30/2051(b)

     507,664        443,724  

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $39,901,160)

 

     37,207,028  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities–19.85%

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills–0.17%(k)(l)

     

0.84%, 09/15/2022

     121,000        120,598  

 

 

1.46% - 2.10%, 11/17/2022

     89,000        88,297  

 

 
        208,895  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds–6.20%

     

3.25%, 05/15/2042

     4,686,400        4,575,098  

 

 

2.25%, 02/15/2052

     3,863,900        3,181,076  

 

 
        7,756,174  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes–13.48%

     

2.88%, 06/15/2025

   $ 743,300      $        740,396  

 

 

2.63%, 05/31/2027

     5,094,900        4,999,172  

 

 

2.75%, 05/31/2029

     2,083,300        2,042,611  

 

 

2.88%, 05/15/2032

     9,177,300        9,075,489  

 

 
        16,857,668  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities
(Cost $25,132,455)

 

     24,822,737  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–2.95%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–1.10%

 

  

Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS, IO,

     

7.50%, 05/25/2023 to

11/25/2029(m)

     25,308        2,905  

 

 

7.00%, 06/25/2023 to

04/25/2032(m)

     83,145        13,670  

 

 

6.50%, 04/25/2029 to

02/25/2033(j)(m)

     227,018        37,533  

 

 

6.00%, 02/25/2033 to

03/25/2036(j)(m)

     183,599        32,137  

 

 

5.50%, 09/25/2033 to

06/25/2035(j)(m)

     274,854        46,135  

 

 

Fannie Mae REMICs, IO,

     

5.50%, 04/25/2023 to

07/25/2046(m)

     76,488        24,168  

 

 

5.08% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2024 to

05/25/2035(e)(m)

     97,488        10,901  

 

 

3.00%, 11/25/2027(m)

     61,821        3,094  

 

 

5.48% (7.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2030(e)(m)

     38,125        3,931  

 

 

6.30% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/18/2031 to

12/18/2031(e)(m)

     2,482        330  

 

 

6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(e)(m)

     50,913        6,770  

 

 

5.63% (7.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(e)(m)

     2,733        352  

 

 

6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(e)(m)

     12,991        1,724  

 

 

6.40% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/18/2032 to 12/18/2032(e)(m)

     4,967        721  

 

 

6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032 to 04/25/2032(e)(m)

     4,037        603  

 

 

5.38% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 09/25/2032(e)(m)

     12,821        1,464  

 

 

6.18% (7.80% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(e)(m)

     441        64  

 

 

6.38% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 12/25/2032(e)(m)

     198,043        29,943  

 

 

6.50% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/18/2032(e)(m)

     18,993        1,771  

 

 

6.63% (8.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2033 to 05/25/2033(e)(m)

     76,271        12,896  

 

 

7.00%, 04/25/2033(m)

     2,493        405  

 

 

4.43% (6.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to 07/25/2038(e)(m)

     36,827        3,372  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued)

 

  

5.13% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to

05/25/2035(e)(m)

   $ 14,242      $        1,260  

 

 

4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(e)(m)

     26,561        2,464  

 

 

3.50%, 08/25/2035(m)

         219,654        28,260  

 

 

4.48% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2035(e)(m)

     81,148        9,531  

 

 

4.00%, 04/25/2041 to 08/25/2047(m)

     82,688        10,763  

 

 

4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(e)(m)

     24,488        2,540  

 

 

4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(e)(m)

     50,943        7,244  

 

 

4.28% (5.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2047(e)(m)

     359,847        35,700  

 

 

6.50%, 06/25/2023 to 10/25/2031

     71,224        75,142  

 

 

4.00%, 08/25/2026

     7        7  

 

 

6.00%, 11/25/2028 to 12/25/2031

     61,094        64,861  

 

 

1.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 08/25/2035(e)

     623        620  

 

 

18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(e)

     31,500        42,560  

 

 

18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(e)

     21,826        29,620  

 

 

18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(e)

     17,728        22,576  

 

 

2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(e)

     14,039        14,180  

 

 

PO,
0.00%, 09/25/2023(n)

     4,214        4,136  

 

 

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs.,

     

Series KC02, Class X1, IO, 1.91%, 03/25/2024(j)

     3,929,801        21,190  

 

 

Series KC03, Class X1, IO, 0.63%, 11/25/2024(j)

     2,743,865        31,813  

 

 

Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(j)

     2,027,807        39,421  

 

 

Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(j)

     2,035,123        63,289  

 

 

Series K083, Class AM, 4.03%, 10/25/2028(h)

     23,000        23,419  

 

 

Series K085, Class AM, 4.06%, 10/25/2028(h)

     23,000        23,498  

 

 

Series K089, Class AM, 3.63%, 01/25/2029(h)

     39,000        38,999  

 

 

Series K088, Class AM, 3.76%, 01/25/2029(h)

     92,000        92,625  

 

 

Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(j)

     1,685,398        90,370  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued)

 

  

Freddie Mac REMICs,

     

1.50%, 07/15/2023

   $     167      $        167  

 

 

6.75%, 02/15/2024

     1,045        1,063  

 

 

6.50%, 02/15/2028 to 06/15/2032

         248,292        262,955  

 

 

8.00%, 03/15/2030

     491        537  

 

 

2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 02/15/2032(e)

     510        519  

 

 

3.50%, 05/15/2032

     9,024        8,962  

 

 

19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(e)

     5,022        6,811  

 

 

1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 09/15/2035(e)

     765        759  

 

 

IO,

6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2026 to 03/15/2029(e)(m)

     60,061        3,197  

 

 

3.00%, 06/15/2027 to 05/15/2040(m)

     209,646        11,254  

 

 

2.50%, 05/15/2028(m)

     42,975        2,056  

 

 

7.18% (8.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/17/2028(e)(m)

     354        13  

 

 

6.78% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/15/2029(e)(m)

     810        76  

 

 

5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(e)(m)

     193,932        15,709  

 

 

5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(e)(m)

     21,270        1,738  

 

 

5.40% (6.72% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2035(e)(m)

     23,057        2,068  

 

 

4.83% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2035(e)(m)

     6,605        473  

 

 

5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(e)(m)

     4,160        576  

 

 

4.68% (6.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2038(e)(m)

     4,228        530  

 

 

4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(e)(m)

     139,482        15,631  

 

 

4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(e)(m)

     32,757        3,450  

 

 

4.78% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2044(e)(m)

     49,165        6,751  

 

 

4.00%, 03/15/2045(m)

     28,520        2,214  

 

 

Freddie Mac STRIPS,

     

PO,
0.00%, 06/01/2026(n)

     6,938        6,543  

 

 

IO,
3.00%, 12/15/2027(m)

     81,152        4,612  

 

 

3.27%, 12/15/2027(j)

     20,131        1,016  

 

 

7.00%, 09/01/2029(m)

     1,774        265  

 

 

7.50%, 12/15/2029(m)

     33,423        5,398  

 

 

6.00%, 12/15/2032(m)

     20,947        2,866  

 

 
        1,379,186  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.26%

 

6.00%, 10/01/2022 to 10/01/2029

   $      53,764      $        56,927  

 

 

9.00%, 01/01/2025 to 05/01/2025

     977        1,012  

 

 

6.50%, 07/01/2028 to 04/01/2034

     41,914        44,083  

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/2031 to 10/01/2037

     34,086        35,724  

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     932        955  

 

 

5.50%, 09/01/2039

     79,302        84,995  

 

 

4.00%, 11/01/2048 to 07/01/2049

     96,277        96,525  

 

 
            320,221  

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.34%

 

7.00%, 01/01/2030 to 12/01/2032

     10,035        10,611  

 

 

3.50%, 12/01/2030 to 05/01/2047

     368,712        361,847  

 

 

6.50%, 09/01/2031 to 01/01/2034

     3,153        3,346  

 

 

7.50%, 01/01/2033

     1,283        1,385  

 

 

5.50%, 02/01/2035 to 05/01/2036

     45,841        49,162  

 

 
        426,351  

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–0.32%

 

7.00%, 12/15/2023 to 08/15/2031

     1,166        1,210  

 

 

8.50%, 11/15/2024

     339        340  

 

 

6.50%, 11/15/2031 to 03/15/2032

     802        852  

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/2032

     615        657  

 

 

4.00%, 07/20/2049

     31,695        31,697  

 

 

IO,

5.99% (7.50% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/16/2032(e)(m)

     19,633        47  

 

 

5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(e)(m)

     27,856        3,177  

 

 

5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(e)(m)

     176,766        16,892  

 

 

4.50%, 09/16/2047(m)

     129,032        21,613  

 

 

4.69% (6.20% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/16/2047(e)(m)

     119,639        14,729  

 

 

TBA,

2.00%, 07/01/2052(o)

     345,000        306,484  

 

 
        397,698  

 

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.93%

 

  

TBA,

2.00%, 07/01/2037 to 08/01/2052(o)

     1,286,000        1,170,452  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,850,215)

 

     3,693,908  

 

 
     Shares         

Preferred Stocks–1.03%

     

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.04%

 

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.70%, Series G, Pfd.(c)

     53,000        51,914  

 

 

Diversified Banks–0.62%

     

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z, Pfd.(c)

     9,000        8,936  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


                  
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Diversified Banks–(continued)

     

Citigroup, Inc., 6.25%, Series T, Pfd.(c)

     20,000      $ 19,548  

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, Series U, Pfd.(c)

     313,000        276,222  

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 4.00%, Series W, Pfd.(c)

     39,000        33,833  

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.71% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.47%), Series I, Pfd.(e)

     439,000        416,830  

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, Class A, Series L, Conv. Pfd.

     10        12,155  

 

 
        767,524  

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.07%

 

AT&T, Inc., 2.88%, Series B, Pfd.(c)

     100,000        91,820  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.19%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 4.00%, Series H, Pfd.(c)

     113,000        87,123  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.00%, Series P, Pfd.(c)

     27,000        23,017  

 

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.88%, Series F, Pfd.(c)

     5,000        128,800  

 

 
        238,940  

 

 

Life & Health Insurance–0.00%

 

  

MetLife, Inc., 3.85%, Series G, Pfd.(c)

     5,000        4,465  

 

 

Multi-Utilities–0.01%

 

  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.13%,
Series A, Pfd.(c)

     18,000        15,394  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.10%

 

  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95%,
Series B, Pfd.(c)

     130,000        122,488  

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,411,655)

 

     1,292,545  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–0.90%

 

  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

     

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2, 6.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/25/2024(e)

   $     25,842        26,083  

 

 

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2, 7.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(e)

     80,516        83,714  

 

 

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 3.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(b)(e)

     4,373        4,366  

 

 

Series 2019-R06, Class 2M2, 3.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 09/25/2039(b)(e)

     2,798        2,788  

 

 

Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(b)(e)

     377,388        370,987  

 

 

Series 2022-R04, Class 1M1, 2.93% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 03/25/2042(b)(e)

     206,861        202,960  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Freddie Mac,

     

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, STACR®, 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(e)

     $      38,743      $ 39,057  

 

 

Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2, STACR®, 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 09/25/2030(e)

     82,490        81,909  

 

 

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR®, 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(b)(e)

     281,066        276,821  

 

 

Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2, STACR®, 3.73% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.80%), 10/25/2050(b)(e)

     36,941        37,015  

 

 

Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes
(Cost $1,147,409)

 

     1,125,700  

 

 

Municipal Obligations–0.58%

 

California (State of) Health Facilities
Financing Authority (Social Bonds),

 

Series 2022, RB, 4.19%, 06/01/2037

     150,000        142,986  

 

 

Series 2022, RB, 4.35%, 06/01/2041

     110,000        103,290  

 

 

California State University,

     

Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.72%, 11/01/2052

     145,000        108,214  

 

 

Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.94%, 11/01/2052

     220,000        168,461  

 

 

Texas (State of) Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series 2020 C, Ref. RB, 3.03%, 08/15/2041

     280,000        207,904  

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $905,000)

 

     730,855  

 

 

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.08%(p)

 

Movies & Entertainment–0.08%

 

Netflix, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/2029(b)
(Cost $111,565)

   EUR   100,000        94,804  

 

 
     Shares         

Money Market Funds–1.29%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(q)(r)

     504,898        504,898  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(q)(r)

     529,369        529,316  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(q)(r)

     577,026        577,026  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,611,120)

 

     1,611,240  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan) – 100.33% (Cost $137,214,266)

 

     125,476,460  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–1.07%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(q)(r)(s)

     372,754        372,755  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(q)(r)(s)

     958,511        958,511  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $1,331,284)

 

     1,331,266  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–101.40%
(Cost $138,545,550)

 

     126,807,726  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.40)%

 

     (1,750,949

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 125,056,777  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Investment Abbreviations:

 

CLO   – Collateralized Loan Obligation
Conv.   – Convertible
Ctfs.   – Certificates
EUR   – Euro
IO   – Interest Only
LIBOR   – London Interbank Offered Rate
Pfd.   – Preferred
PO   – Principal Only
RB   – Revenue Bonds
Ref.   – Refunding
REIT   – Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs   – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
SOFR   – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STACR®   – Structured Agency Credit Risk
STRIPS   – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security
TBA   – To Be Announced
USD   – U.S. Dollar

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $50,241,273, which represented 40.17% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(d) 

Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

(e)

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(g)

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3.

(h)

Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(i)

Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.

(j) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(k) 

All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1M.

(l) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(m) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security.

(n) 

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount.

(o) 

Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1P.

(p)

Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated.

(q)

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

                  Change in             
                  Unrealized   Realized         
    Value    Purchases    Proceeds   Appreciation   Gain   Value     
     December 31, 2021    at Cost    from Sales   (Depreciation)   (Loss)   June 30, 2022    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                               

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

  $1,540,969    $13,567,137    $(14,603,208)   $      -   $      -   $  504,898    $  1,493

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    1,396,860        9,690,813      (10,558,252)     (56)      (49)       529,316        1,781

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    1,761,107      15,505,300      (16,689,381)           -           -       577,026        1,824
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                               

Invesco Private Government Fund

                 -        1,986,089        (1,613,334)           -           -       372,755         581*

Invesco Private Prime Fund

                 -        4,605,228        (3,646,801)     (18)      102       958,511       1,673*

Total

  $4,698,936    $45,354,567    $(47,110,976)   $(74)    $  53   $2,942,506    $  7,352

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(r)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(s)

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Open Futures Contracts  

 

 
                               Unrealized  
     Number of      Expiration      Notional           Appreciation  
Long Futures Contracts    Contracts      Month      Value     Value     (Depreciation)  

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

            

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes

     19        September-2022      $ 3,990,297     $ (22,711)       $  (22,711)  

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

     44        September-2022        4,939,000       (27,938     (27,938)  

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

     45        September-2022        5,333,906       (51,732     (51,732)  

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes

     26        September-2022        3,311,750       (62,766     (62,766)  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds

       2        September-2022        308,688       (10,125     (10,125)  

 

 

Subtotal–Long Futures Contracts

             (175,272     (175,272)  

 

 

Short Futures Contracts

            

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

            

 

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bonds

       3        September-2022        (415,875     6,563       6,563   

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

           $ (168,709     $(168,709)  

 

 

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

 

 
                        Unrealized  
Settlement         Contract to      Appreciation  
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      (Depreciation)  

 

 

Currency Risk

        

 

 

07/12/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    AUD  350,000      USD  252,395      $ 10,804    

 

 

07/12/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    AUD  350,000      USD  252,478        10,887    

 

 

07/12/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    JPY  31,325,500      AUD  380,000        31,334    

 

 

08/17/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    EUR  133,000      USD  141,247        1,460    

 

 

Subtotal–Appreciation

           54,485    

 

 

Currency Risk

        

 

 

07/12/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    AUD  190,000      JPY  15,743,928        (15,069)   

 

 

07/12/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    AUD  190,000      JPY  15,750,297        (15,022)   

 

 

07/12/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD  498,602      AUD  700,000        (15,419)   

 

 

Subtotal–Depreciation

           (45,510)   

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

         $ 8,975    

 

 

 

Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)

 

 
           (Pay)/                                            
           Receive                 Implied           Upfront           Unrealized  
     Buy/Sell     Fixed     Payment           Credit           Payments Paid           Appreciation  
Reference Entity    Protection     Rate     Frequency     Maturity Date     Spread(b)     Notional Value     (Received)     Value     (Depreciation)  

 

 

Credit Risk

                  

 

 

Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 1

     Sell       5.00%       Quarterly       06/20/2027       5.765%       USD  2,549,250       $(18,068)       $(77,430)       $(59,362)  

 

 

 

(a)

Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $400,000 cash held with Credit Suisse.

(b)

Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.

 

Abbreviations:

 

AUD – Australian Dollar
EUR – Euro
JPY  – Japanese Yen
USD – U.S. Dollar

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

       43.90 %

Asset-Backed Securities

       29.75

U.S. Treasury Securities

       19.85

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

       2.95

Preferred Stocks

       1.03

Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio

       1.56

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.96

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $135,603,146)*

   $ 123,865,220  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,942,404)

     2,942,506  

 

 

Other investments:

  

Variation margin receivable – futures contracts

     106,950  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     54,485  

 

 

Deposits with brokers:

  

Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements

     400,000  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $79,304)

     79,669  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     744,644  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     9,343  

 

 

Dividends

     3,338  

 

 

Interest

     749,822  

 

 

Principal paydowns

     1,884  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     82,276  

 

 

Other assets

     22  

 

 

Total assets

     129,040,159  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Variation margin payable – centrally cleared swap agreements

     5,976  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     45,510  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     2,301,018  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     104,494  

 

 

Amount due custodian

     7,270  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     1,331,284  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     39,470  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,211  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     61,554  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     84,595  

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,983,382  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 125,056,777  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 138,970,147  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (13,913,370

 

 
   $ 125,056,777  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 92,099,173  

 

 

Series II

   $ 32,957,604  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     16,029,184  

 

 

Series II

     5,789,770  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 5.75  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 5.69  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $1,291,342 were on loan to brokers.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $957)

   $ 1,121,666  

 

 

Dividends

     3,688  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $291)

     5,389  

 

 

Total investment income

     1,130,743  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     149,419  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     52,586  

 

 

Custodian fees

     7,242  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     15,259  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     999  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,248  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,398  

 

 

Professional services fees

     23,485  

 

 

Other

     1,247  

 

 

Total expenses

     260,883  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (43,983

 

 

Net expenses

     216,900  

 

 

Net investment income

     913,843  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (3,895,235

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     53  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (7,059

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     26,874  

 

 

Futures contracts

     177,273  

 

 

Option contracts written

     19,699  

 

 

Swap agreements

     5,450  

 

 
     (3,672,945

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (4,118,765

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (74

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (107

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     3,692  

 

 

Futures contracts

     (102,879

 

 

Swap agreements

     (59,362

 

 
     (4,277,495

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (7,950,440

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (7,036,597

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

   $ 913,843     $ 679,626  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,672,945     191,731  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (4,277,495     (1,159,133

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,036,597     (287,776

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

 

Series I

           (1,922,064

 

 

Series II

           (87,419

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (2,009,483

 

 

Share transactions–net:

 

Series I

     58,304,105       7,119,057  

 

 

Series II

     31,955,292       1,501,721  

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

     90,259,397       8,620,778  

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     83,222,800       6,323,519  

 

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

     41,833,977       35,510,458  

 

 

End of period

   $ 125,056,777     $ 41,833,977  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income(a)
  

Net gains
(losses)

on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)

  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
   Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
   Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
  Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
  Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 6.55      $ 0.08      $ (0.88 )     $ (0.80 )     $     $     $     $ 5.75        (12.21 )%     $ 92,099        0.61 %(d)       0.74 %(d)       2.80 %(d)       234 %

Year ended 12/31/21

       6.93        0.12        (0.17 )       (0.05 )       (0.10 )       (0.23 )       (0.33 )       6.55        (0.65 )       39,799        0.61       0.92       1.77       377

Year ended 12/31/20

       6.47        0.13        0.50       0.63       (0.13 )       (0.04 )       (0.17 )       6.93        9.72       34,881        0.59       0.88       1.92       375

Year ended 12/31/19

       6.00        0.19        0.47       0.66       (0.19 )             (0.19 )       6.47        11.06       24,769        0.59       1.13       2.94       464

Year ended 12/31/18

       6.38        0.22        (0.37 )       (0.15 )       (0.23 )             (0.23 )       6.00        (2.37 )       17,019        0.59       1.78       3.57       339

Year ended 12/31/17

       6.21        0.22        0.17       0.39       (0.22 )             (0.22 )       6.38        6.34       20,326        0.60       1.58       3.46       407

Series II

                                                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

       6.49        0.07        (0.87 )       (0.80 )                         5.69        (12.33 )       32,958        0.86 (d)        0.99 (d)        2.55  (d)        234

Year ended 12/31/21

       6.89        0.10        (0.17 )       (0.07 )       (0.10 )       (0.23 )       (0.33 )       6.49        (1.01 )       2,035        0.86       1.17       1.52       377

Year ended 12/31/20

       6.45        0.11        0.49       0.60       (0.12 )       (0.04 )       (0.16 )       6.89        9.33       629        0.84       1.13       1.67       375

Year ended 12/31/19

       5.97        0.17        0.49       0.66       (0.18 )             (0.18 )       6.45        11.00       359        0.84       1.38       2.69       464

Year ended 12/31/18

       6.35        0.20        (0.37 )       (0.17 )       (0.21 )             (0.21 )       5.97        (2.64 )       117        0.84       2.03       3.32       339

Year ended 12/31/17

       6.19        0.20        0.16       0.36       (0.20 )             (0.20 )       6.35        5.89       123        0.85       1.83       3.21       407

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $96,195,733 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund into the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Lower-Rated Securities – The Fund may invest in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

J.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no securities lending transactions with the Adviser. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

K.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar

 

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amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

L.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

M.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

N.

Put Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may purchase and write put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency and/or futures contracts. By purchasing a put option, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option’s underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays an option premium. The option’s underlying instrument may be a security, securities index, or a futures contract.

Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.

Put options may be used by the Fund to hedge securities it owns by locking in a minimum price at which the Fund can sell. If security prices fall, the put option could be exercised to offset all or a portion of the Fund’s resulting losses. At the same time, because the maximum the Fund has at risk is the cost of the option, purchasing put options does not eliminate the potential for the Fund to profit from an increase in the value of the underlying portfolio securities. The Fund may write put options to earn additional income in the form of option premiums if it expects the price of the underlying instrument to remain stable or rise during the option period so that the option will not be exercised. The risk in this strategy is that the price of the underlying securities may decline by an amount greater than the premium received. Put options written are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on put options purchased and put options written are included in the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities and Option contracts written, respectively. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.

O.

Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) between two parties (“uncleared/OTC”) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a future commission merchant (“FCM”) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central Counterparty (“centrally cleared swap”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any.

Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.

In a centrally cleared swap, the Fund’s ultimate Counterparty is a central clearinghouse. The Fund initially will enter into centrally cleared swaps through an executing broker. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central Counterparty (via the FCM) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the central Counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by the central Counterparty. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into centrally cleared swaps are satisfied by cash or securities as collateral at the FCM. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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During the term of a cleared swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund, based on the daily change in price of the underlying reference instrument subject to the swap agreement and is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities until the centrally cleared swap is terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded.

A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its Counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a Counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from Counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the Counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the Counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the Counterparty.

Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.

Changes in the value of centrally cleared and OTC swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.

Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of June 30, 2022, if any, for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the open swap agreements table. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

P.

Dollar Rolls and Forward Commitment Transactions – The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions to enhance the Fund’s performance. The Fund executes its dollar roll transactions in the to be announced (“TBA”) market whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by the sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date.

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. The Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to its dollar roll commitments.

Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that a Counterparty to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions also involve the risk that the value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on senior securities and borrowings.

Q.

LIBOR Risk The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates.

There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.

R.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

S.

Collateral – To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.

T.

Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

U.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and

 

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increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and    pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 500 million

     0.450%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.425%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.375%  

 

 

Over $5 billion

     0.350%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.45%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.61% and Series II shares to 0.86% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $43,983.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $2,807 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $49,779 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s

 

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own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

         

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

   $     $ 54,208,987     $ 688,656      $ 54,897,643  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

           37,207,028              37,207,028  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

           24,822,737              24,822,737  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

           3,693,908              3,693,908  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

     140,955       1,151,590              1,292,545  

 

 

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

           1,125,700              1,125,700  

 

 

Municipal Obligations

           730,855              730,855  

 

 

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

           94,804              94,804  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     1,611,240       1,331,266              2,942,506  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,752,195       124,366,875       688,656        126,807,726  

 

 

Other Investments - Assets*

         

 

 

Futures Contracts

     6,563                    6,563  

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

           54,485              54,485  

 

 
     6,563       54,485              61,048  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

         

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (175,272                  (175,272

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

           (45,510            (45,510

 

 

Swap Agreements

           (59,362            (59,362

 

 
     (175,272     (104,872            (280,144

 

 

Total Other Investments

     (168,709     (50,387            (219,096

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,583,486     $ 124,316,488     $ 688,656      $ 126,588,630  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
Derivative Assets    Currency
Risk
       Interest
    Rate Risk    
       Total  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $        $ 6,563        $ 6,563  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     54,485                   54,485  

 

 

Total Derivative Assets

     54,485          6,563          61,048  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

              (6,563        (6,563

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 54,485        $        $ 54,485  

 

 

 

     Value  
Derivative Liabilities    Credit
Risk
    Currency
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $     $     $ (175,272   $ (175,272

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a)

     (59,362                 (59,362

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

           (45,510           (45,510

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities

     (59,362     (45,510     (175,272     (280,144

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     59,362             175,272       234,634  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $     $ (45,510   $     $ (45,510

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

     Financial    Financial               
     Derivative    Derivative       Collateral       
     Assets    Liabilities       (Received)/Pledged       
     Forward Foreign    Forward Foreign   Net Value of             Net  
Counterparty    Currency Contracts    Currency Contracts   Derivatives   Non-Cash    Cash    Amount  

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

   $10,804    $(15,069)   $(4,265)   $–    $–      $(4,265

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

     42,221      (30,441)    11,780     –      –        11,780  

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       1,460               –       1,460     –      –          1,460  

 

 

Total

   $54,485    $(45,510)   $ 8,975   $–    $–      $ 8,975  

 

 

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
     Credit         Currency          Interest        
     Risk     Risk          Rate Risk         Total  

 

 

Realized Gain:

         

Forward foreign currency contracts

     $           -       $26,874        $             -     $ 26,874  

 

 

Futures contracts

                -                  -           177,273       177,273  

 

 

Options purchased(a)

                -           7,643                     -       7,643  

 

 

Options written

                -                  -            19,699       19,699  

 

 

Swap agreements

          5,450                  -                     -       5,450  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

         

Forward foreign currency contracts

                -           3,692                     -       3,692  

 

 

Futures contracts

                -                  -          (102,879)       (102,879

 

 

Swap agreements

       (59,362)                  -                     -       (59,362

 

 

Total

     $(53,912)       $38,209        $   94,093     $ 78,390  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

               Foreign          
     Forward         Currency          
     Foreign Currency    Futures    Options    Swaptions    Swap
     Contracts    Contracts    Purchased    Written    Agreements

 

Average notional value

   $2,125,475    $14,365,755    $1,343,395    $2,575,000    $2,549,250

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

 

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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $21,679,643 and $27,959,652, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 447,057  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (12,362,831

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (11,915,774

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $138,486,337.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     3,581,470     $ 21,235,991       2,744,706     $ 18,830,992  

 

 

Series II

     1,103,201       6,483,438       253,424       1,716,338  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       293,445       1,922,064  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       13,371       86,911  

 

 

Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b)

        

Series I

     10,656,101       62,695,269       -       -  

 

 

Series II

     4,740,576       27,617,431       -       -  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (4,288,001     (25,627,155     (1,988,761     (13,633,999

 

 

Series II

     (367,527     (2,145,577     (44,587     (301,528

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     15,425,820     $ 90,259,397       1,271,598     $ 8,620,778  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 40% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

(b) 

After the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 1, 2021 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on March 31, 2022. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 15,396,677 shares of the Fund for 13,299,193 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 29, 2022. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 29, 2022. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 29, 2022 of $90,312,700, including $(7,939,177) of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $39,211,509 and $129,524,209 immediately after the acquisition.

    The pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,660,314  

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)

     (20,245,677

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (18,585,363

 

 

    As the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since April 30, 2022.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

    Account Value    

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

    Annualized    

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $877.90   $2.84   $1,021.77   $3.06   0.61%

Series II

    1,000.00     876.70     4.00     1,020.53     4.31   0.86   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different

 

 

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performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it

grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative

to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Invesco Distributors, Inc.       O-VIDMCG-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -33.46

Series II Shares

    -33.54  

Russell Midcap Growth Indexq

    -31.00  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (8/15/86)

    9.44

10 Years

    11.68  

  5 Years

    10.40  

  1 Year

    -27.48  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (10/16/00)

    2.96

10 Years

    11.40  

  5 Years

    10.11  

  1 Year

    -27.66  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees

assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.37%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.62%

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     41,316      $     9,986,077  

 

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     23,410        11,203,324  

 

 
     21,189,401  

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.51%

 

CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom)

     352,968        4,090,899  

 

 

Application Software–11.02%

 

Bill.com Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

     60,991        6,705,351  

 

 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)

     41,354        6,204,341  

 

 

HubSpot, Inc.(b)

     20,217        6,078,241  

 

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)

     90,706        10,394,908  

 

 

Paylocity Holding Corp.(b)

     86,984        15,171,749  

 

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.(c)

     26,422        10,427,442  

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

     68,777        20,887,575  

 

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)

     39,988        13,295,210  

 

 
     89,164,817  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.83%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     28,153        6,691,405  

 

 

Automotive Retail–1.27%

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)

     16,260        10,272,418  

 

 

Biotechnology–1.02%

 

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b)

     63,705        5,081,111  

 

 

Natera, Inc.(b)

     89,510        3,172,234  

 

 
     8,253,345  

 

 

Building Products–1.32%

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     58,614        5,279,363  

 

 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.(c)

     22,481        5,364,191  

 

 
     10,643,554  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.52%

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.(c)

     84,120        4,184,970  

 

 

Commodity Chemicals–0.69%

 

Olin Corp.

     121,198        5,609,043  

 

 

Communications Equipment–2.02%

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     78,012        16,351,315  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–1.84%

 

Quanta Services, Inc.(c)

     70,407        8,824,813  

 

 

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b)

     186,476        6,045,552  

 

 
     14,870,365  

 

 

Construction Materials–0.55%

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     31,114        4,421,299  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.21%

 

Paychex, Inc.

     86,222        9,818,099  

 

 

Distributors–0.93%

 

Pool Corp.

     21,512        7,555,660  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.36%

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

     95,275      $     2,912,557  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–1.90%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     102,015        11,210,428  

 

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)

     19,876        4,185,488  

 

 
     15,395,916  

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.93%

 

Trimble, Inc.(b)

     128,693        7,493,793  

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services–4.04%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     90,414        11,832,480  

 

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

     168,181        20,847,717  

 

 
     32,680,197  

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.01%

 

FMC Corp.(c)

     76,564        8,193,114  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–2.03%

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     18,390        7,072,242  

 

 

MSCI, Inc.

     22,597        9,313,354  

 

 
     16,385,596  

 

 

Food Distributors–0.84%

 

Sysco Corp.

     79,918        6,769,854  

 

 

General Merchandise Stores–1.39%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)

     72,313        11,269,981  

 

 

Health Care Distributors–2.56%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     103,410        14,630,447  

 

 

Henry Schein, Inc.(b)

     79,289        6,084,638  

 

 
     20,715,085  

 

 

Health Care Equipment–3.11%

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)

     19,320        6,776,103  

 

 

Insulet Corp.(b)(c)

     38,889        8,475,469  

 

 

STERIS PLC(c)

     47,958        9,886,542  

 

 
     25,138,114  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–1.06%

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     163,361        8,586,254  

 

 

Health Care Supplies–0.89%

 

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     22,972        7,192,993  

 

 

Health Care Technology–0.27%

 

Doximity, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     61,944        2,156,890  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–3.15%

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(c)

     71,308        7,960,112  

 

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     157,397        17,540,322  

 

 
     25,500,434  

 

 

Insurance Brokers–1.99%

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     98,513        16,061,560  

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.74%

 

MongoDB, Inc.(b)(c)

     23,045        5,980,178  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.06%

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.(c)

     90,394      $     16,675,885  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–4.32%

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     94,895        6,404,463  

 

 

Gartner, Inc.(b)

     67,748        16,383,499  

 

 

Globant S.A.(b)

     69,803        12,145,722  

 

 
        34,933,684  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–5.58%

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)

     12,557        6,215,715  

 

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)

     11,782        13,534,808  

 

 

Repligen Corp.(b)

     82,785        13,444,284  

 

 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     39,541        11,956,012  

 

 
        45,150,819  

 

 

Managed Health Care–1.65%

 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     47,741        13,348,861  

 

 

Movies & Entertainment–1.19%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     116,957        9,658,309  

 

 

Office REITs–1.04%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(c)

     57,731        8,372,727  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.35%

 

Antero Resources Corp.(b)

     137,106        4,202,299  

 

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c)

     66,488        14,832,143  

 

 
        19,034,442  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–2.75%

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     139,420        18,547,042  

 

 

Targa Resources Corp.

     62,213        3,712,250  

 

 
        22,259,292  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–1.02%

 

Hershey Co. (The)

     38,316        8,244,071  

 

 

Paper Packaging–1.13%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     56,352        9,121,698  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–2.93%

 

Catalent, Inc.(b)(c)

     137,034        14,702,378  

 

 

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A(c)

     214,891        9,034,018  

 

 
        23,736,396  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.18%

 

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     140,286        9,575,922  

 

 

Regional Banks–1.27%

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     82,235        5,328,828  

 

 

SVB Financial Group(b)

     12,596        4,975,294  

 

 
        10,304,122  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–0.51%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     22,454        4,104,142  

 

 

Restaurants–0.71%

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)

     4,365        5,706,190  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–0.94%

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)

     38,826      $ 7,580,388  

 

 

Semiconductors–3.21%

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)

     120,929        5,865,056  

 

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     93,424        4,066,747  

 

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     41,848        16,071,306  

 

 
        26,003,109  

 

 

Specialized REITs–2.25%

 

Extra Space Storage, Inc.(c)

     49,616        8,440,674  

 

 

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     30,608        9,796,090  

 

 
        18,236,764  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–0.87%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     33,622        7,026,326  

 

 

Specialty Stores–2.69%

 

Tractor Supply Co.

     49,947        9,682,226  

 

 

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(b)

     31,301        12,065,909  

 

 
        21,748,135  

 

 

Systems Software–3.11%

 

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     54,859        9,247,033  

 

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

     32,210        15,909,808  

 

 
        25,156,841  

 

 

Trucking–0.99%

 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     31,278        8,015,926  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $787,815,127)

 

     779,543,155  

 

 

Money Market Funds–4.71%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e)

     13,431,335        13,431,335  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     9,314,489        9,313,558  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     15,350,097        15,350,097  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $38,094,533)

 

     38,094,990  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-101.08%
(Cost $825,909,660)

        817,638,145  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–12.26%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     27,765,437        27,765,437  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     71,396,839        71,396,839  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $99,166,553)

 

     99,162,276  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–113.34%
(Cost $925,076,213)

 

     916,800,421  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(13.34)%

 

     (107,929,724

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 808,870,697  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
 

Value

June 30, 2022

   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

       $  7,063,784          $ 79,871,120      $ (73,503,569 )       $          -     $ -     $ 13,431,335        $  21,305

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       3,922,616            57,050,800        (51,658,207 )       457       (2,108 )       9,313,558        13,676

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       8,072,896            91,281,280        (84,004,079 )       -       -       15,350,097        19,308
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                          

Invesco Private Government Fund

       10,102,831            125,528,158        (107,865,552 )       -       -       27,765,437        33,055 *

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       23,573,272            271,244,992        (223,414,712 )       (4,277 )       (2,436 )       71,396,839        95,103 *

Total

       $52,735,399          $ 624,976,350      $ (540,446,119 )       $(3,820     $ (4,544 )     $ 137,257,266        $182,447

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       27.51 %

Health Care

       19.07

Industrials

       13.72

Consumer Discretionary

       10.66

Financials

       9.36

Energy

       5.10

Materials

       4.61

Real Estate

       3.29

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       3.05

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       3.63
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $787,815,127)*

   $ 779,543,155  

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $137,261,086)

     137,257,266  

Cash

     513,285  

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     6,724,679  

Fund shares sold

     3,669,208  

Dividends

     453,298  

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     146,861  

Other assets

     678  

Total assets

     928,308,430  

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     19,275,880  

Fund shares reacquired

     395,033  

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     99,166,553  

Accrued fees to affiliates

     399,133  

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,312  

Accrued other operating expenses

     40,647  

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     157,175  

Total liabilities

     119,437,733  

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 808,870,697  

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 561,196,469  

Distributable earnings

     247,674,228  
     $ 808,870,697  

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 677,620,567  

Series II

   $ 131,250,130  

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     8,885,371  

Series II

     1,903,375  

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 76.26  

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 68.96  

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $97,643,078 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $21,240)

   $ 2,979,010  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $22,746)

     77,035  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,056,045  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     3,227,196  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     801,360  

 

 

Custodian fees

     5,971  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     194,334  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     28,625  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     12,054  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,304  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,817  

 

 

Other

     4,976  

 

 

Total expenses

     4,296,637  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (161,595

 

 

Net expenses

     4,135,042  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,078,997

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     7,040,865  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (4,544

 

 

Foreign currencies

     1,396  

 

 
     7,037,717  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (419,532,010

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (3,820

 

 

Foreign currencies

     67  

 

 
     (419,535,763

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (412,498,046

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (413,577,043

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $       (1,078,997     $      (7,022,231

 

 

Net realized gain

     7,037,717       264,535,702  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (419,535,763     (46,873,285

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (413,577,043     210,640,186  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (107,606,241

 

 

Series II

           (23,586,278

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (131,192,519

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (20,000,017     11,766,238  

 

 

Series II

     (9,766,239     1,369,232  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (29,766,256     13,135,470  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (443,343,299     92,583,137  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,252,213,996       1,159,630,859  

 

 

End of period

     $   808,870,697       $1,252,213,996  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)

Net gains
(losses)

on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)

Total from
investment
operations
Dividends
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions
Net asset
value, end
of period
Total
return (b)
Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)

Ratio of
expenses
to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed(c)
Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover (d)

Series I

 

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 114.63 $ (0.08 ) $ (38.29 ) $ (38.37 ) $ $ $ $ 76.26   (33.47 )% $ 677,621   0.82 %(e)   0.85 %(e)   (0.18 )%(e)   51 %

Year ended 12/31/21

  106.94   (0.62 )   21.29   20.67     (12.98 )   (12.98 )   114.63   19.09   1,043,224   0.80   0.83   (0.54 )   77

Year ended 12/31/20

  83.82   (0.32 )   30.78   30.46   (0.04 )   (7.30 )   (7.34 )   106.94   40.70   963,414   0.80   0.86   (0.37 )   87

Year ended 12/31/19

  68.65   0.04 (f)    26.04   26.08     (10.91 )   (10.91 )   83.82   39.37   693,424   0.80   0.87   0.05 (f)    76

Year ended 12/31/18

  84.21   (0.19 )   (3.07 )   (3.26 )     (12.30 )   (12.30 )   68.65   (6.08 )   586,273   0.80   0.86   (0.23 )   104

Year ended 12/31/17

  72.65   (0.10 )   20.08   19.98   (0.03 )   (8.39 )   (8.42 )   84.21   28.79   694,675   0.80   0.84   (0.12 )   105

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  103.76   (0.18 )   (34.62 )   (34.80 )         68.96   (33.54 )   131,250   1.07 (e)    1.10 (e)    (0.43 )(e)   51

Year ended 12/31/21

  98.05   (0.83 )   19.52   18.69     (12.98 )   (12.98 )   103.76   18.79   208,990   1.05   1.08   (0.79 )   77

Year ended 12/31/20

  77.70   (0.50 )   28.15   27.65     (7.30 )   (7.30 )   98.05   40.24   196,217   1.05   1.11   (0.62 )   87

Year ended 12/31/19

  64.41   (0.14 )(f)   24.34   24.20     (10.91 )   (10.91 )   77.70   39.01   51,312   1.05   1.12   (0.19 )(f)   76

Year ended 12/31/18

  79.87   (0.37 )   (2.79 )   (3.16 )     (12.30 )   (12.30 )   64.41   (6.31 )   35,054   1.05   1.11   (0.48 )   104

Year ended 12/31/17

  69.43   (0.28 )   19.11   18.83     (8.39 )   (8.39 )   79.87   28.46   39,599   1.05   1.09   (0.37 )   105

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $123,217,891 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund into the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized.

(f) 

Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2019. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.13) and (0.16)% for Series I Shares and $(0.30) and (0.40)% for Series II Shares.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial ServicesInvestment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,153 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

First $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Next $700 million

     0.600%  

 

 

Over $1.5 billion

     0.580%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee payable by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with Invesco.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

Effective May 1, 2022, through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net asset (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $161,595.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $68,896 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $732,464 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $979 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

 

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NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 779,543,155      $        $–        $ 779,543,155  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     38,094,990        99,162,276          –          137,257,266  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 817,638,145      $ 99,162,276        $–        $ 916,800,421  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $493,329,346 and $533,458,395, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 87,934,917  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (97,368,406

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (9,433,489

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $926,233,910.

 

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NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     1,137,922     $ 99,609,037       395,767     $ 45,813,679  

 

 

Series II

     310,643       24,588,214       208,907       21,933,005  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       920,026       107,606,241  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       222,680       23,586,278  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (1,353,104     (119,609,054     (1,224,572     (141,653,682

 

 

Series II

     (421,346     (34,354,453     (418,716     (44,150,051

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (325,885   $ (29,766,256     104,092     $ 13,135,470  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 31% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

    

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)

  ACTUAL  

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

 

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

     Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
  Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period3

Series I

  $1,000.00   $665.40   $3.39   $1,020.73   $4.11   0.82%

Series II

    1,000.00     664.60    4.42     1,019.49     5.36   1.07   

 

1 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses of Series I shares and Series II Shares 2.00% and 2.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. The annualized expense ratios restated as if these agreements had been in effect throughout the entire most recent fiscal half year are 0.82% and 1.07% for of Series I shares and Series II shares, respectively.

2 

The actual expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.25 and $5.54 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

3 

The hypothetical expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.11 and $5.36 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems

preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other

 

 

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performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense

reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the

returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VIDDI-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -7.81

Series II Shares

    -7.91  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Value Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -12.86  

Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -12.68  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (3/1/90)

    7.85

10 Years

    10.01  

  5 Years

    5.91  

  1 Year

    -2.89  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (6/5/00)

    5.61

10 Years

    9.74  

  5 Years

    5.65  

  1 Year

    -3.13  
 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series Dividend Growth Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class X shares and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable

product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares              Value          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.44%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.53%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     116,594      $   11,205,849  

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.59%

 

Deere & Co.

     8,638        2,586,822  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics–1.36%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     33,057        6,034,225  

 

 

Apparel Retail–0.63%

 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     50,098        2,797,973  

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.43%

 

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     26,236        1,877,973  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.96%

 

State Street Corp.

     68,933        4,249,719  

 

 

Biotechnology–0.78%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     22,578        3,458,047  

 

 

Brewers–0.50%

 

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)

     24,312        2,226,533  

 

 

Building Products–0.66%

 

Trane Technologies PLC

     22,489        2,920,646  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–2.14%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     241,341        9,470,221  

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.55%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     13,491        2,411,651  

 

 

Consumer Finance–1.14%

 

American Express Co.

     36,505        5,060,323  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.54%

 

Visa, Inc., Class A(b)

     34,682        6,828,539  

 

 

Diversified Banks–3.94%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     274,920        8,558,259  

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     226,757        8,882,072  

 

 
     17,440,331  

 

 

Electric Utilities–4.06%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     61,158        5,867,498  

 

 

Entergy Corp.(b)

     66,197        7,456,430  

 

 

Exelon Corp.

     102,315        4,636,916  

 

 
     17,960,844  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.70%

 

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

     114,964        3,072,534  

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.97%

 

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     37,802        4,277,296  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–0.90%

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     11,814        3,982,027  

 

 

General Merchandise Stores–1.23%

 

Target Corp.

     38,393        5,422,243  

 

 
     Shares              Value          

 

 

Health Care Equipment–4.18%

 

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     28,744      $ 7,086,258  

 

 

Medtronic PLC

     94,936        8,520,506  

 

 

Stryker Corp.

     14,571        2,898,609  

 

 
       18,505,373  

 

 

Health Care Services–2.23%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     106,402        9,859,209  

 

 

Home Improvement Retail–1.08%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     27,365        4,779,845  

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–2.03%

 

Walmart, Inc.

     73,829        8,976,130  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–2.14%

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     17,822        4,385,103  

 

 

Pentair PLC

     50,981        2,333,401  

 

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     26,314        2,759,286  

 

 
     9,477,790  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–4.59%

 

Chevron Corp.

     108,735        15,742,653  

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     53,443        4,576,859  

 

 
     20,319,512  

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.99%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     255,489        5,355,049  

 

 

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

     258,980        5,141,960  

 

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     140,735        7,142,301  

 

 
     17,639,310  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.55%

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     116,688        7,372,348  

 

 

Morgan Stanley

     51,575        3,922,794  

 

 
     11,295,142  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.42%

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     93,161        6,287,436  

 

 

Managed Health Care–4.63%

 

Elevance Health, Inc.

     15,974        7,708,733  

 

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     24,885        12,781,683  

 

 
     20,490,416  

 

 

Movies & Entertainment–0.92%

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)(c)

     43,153        4,073,643  

 

 

Multi-line Insurance–1.68%

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     113,256        7,410,340  

 

 

Multi-Utilities–2.74%

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     85,699        6,839,637  

 

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     83,686        5,295,650  

 

 
     12,135,287  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.49%

 

ConocoPhillips(b)

     109,647        9,847,397  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


     Shares              Value          

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued)

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     24,994      $ 5,575,662  

 

 
          15,423,059  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–3.27%

 

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     200,618        7,651,571  

 

 

Nestle S.A.

     58,041        6,809,438  

 

 
        14,461,009  

 

 

Paper Packaging–0.48%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     13,011        2,106,091  

 

 

Personal Products–0.91%

     

L’Oreal S.A. (France)

     11,625        4,016,525  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–9.42%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     84,051        6,471,927  

 

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     14,432        4,679,287  

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

     98,655        17,512,249  

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

     142,640        13,004,489  

 

 
        41,667,952  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.79%

 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     46,923        7,936,087  

 

 

Regional Banks–4.25%

     

Comerica, Inc.

     55,789        4,093,797  

 

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     18,881        2,198,692  

 

 

Fifth Third Bancorp(b)

     91,067        3,059,851  

 

 

M&T Bank Corp.(b)

     37,055        5,906,197  

 

 

Zions Bancorporation N.A.

     69,261        3,525,385  

 

 
        18,783,922  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–0.89%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     43,418        3,923,251  

 

 

Restaurants–2.45%

     

McDonald’s Corp.(b)

     28,018        6,917,084  

 

 

Starbucks Corp.

     51,521        3,935,689  

 

 
        10,852,773  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–0.62%

 

Lam Research Corp.

     6,380        2,718,837  

 

 

Semiconductors–1.70%

     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     23,837        3,482,347  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

     Shares            Value        

 

 

Semiconductors–(continued)

     

Broadcom, Inc.

     8,334      $ 4,048,741  

 

 
        7,531,088  

 

 

Soft Drinks–1.61%

     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     113,498        7,140,159  

 

 

Specialized REITs–2.11%

     

Crown Castle International Corp.

     31,312        5,272,314  

 

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     122,690        4,063,493  

 

 
        9,335,807  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–0.92%

     

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     73,588        4,090,021  

 

 

Systems Software–1.74%

     

Microsoft Corp.

     30,049        7,717,485  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $364,848,675)

 

     422,237,295  

 

 

Money Market Funds–4.16%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     5,877,735        5,877,735  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     5,816,875        5,816,293  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     6,717,412        6,717,412  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $18,410,828)

 

     18,411,440  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.60%
(Cost $383,259,503)

 

     440,648,735  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–2.57%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund,
1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     3,175,659        3,175,659  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     8,165,982        8,165,982  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $11,342,105)

 

     11,341,641  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES–102.17%
(Cost $394,601,608)

 

     451,990,376  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.17)%

 

     (9,578,906

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 442,411,470  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                    

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $  3,208,900           $  20,216,266       $  (17,547,431)       $       -             $         -       $  5,877,735     $  5,274    

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    3,911,378           14,440,190       (12,533,879)       218             (1,614)       5,816,293     10,373    

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    3,667,314           23,104,304       (20,054,206)       -             -       6,717,412     10,099    
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                       

Invesco Private Government Fund

    2,831,276           45,262,997       (44,918,614)       -             -       3,175,659     8,132*    

Invesco Private Prime Fund

    6,606,311           81,142,506       (79,580,526)       (464)             (1,845)       8,165,982     22,031*    
Total     $20,225,179           $184,166,263       $(174,634,656)       $(246)             $(3,459)       $29,753,081     $55,909    

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

Health Care

       21.24 %

Financials

       17.22

Industrials

       9.41

Consumer Staples

       8.32

Energy

       8.08

Information Technology

       7.99

Communication Services

       7.05

Utilities

       6.80

Consumer Discretionary

       5.82

Real Estate

       2.11

Materials

       1.40

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       4.56

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $364,848,675)*

   $ 422,237,295  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $29,752,933)

     29,753,081  

 

 

Cash

     243,330  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,646)

     1,614  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     1,109,093  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     752,911  

 

 

Dividends

     880,354  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     69,000  

 

 

Other assets

     276  

 

 

Total assets

     455,046,954  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     464,396  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     435,660  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     11,342,105  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     246,400  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,603  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     45,725  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     98,595  

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,635,484  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 442,411,470  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 289,958,490  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     152,452,980  

 

 
   $ 442,411,470  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 217,332,513  

 

 

Series II

   $ 225,078,957  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     7,906,128  

 

 

Series II

     8,266,978  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 27.49  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 27.23  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $11,088,867 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $50,019)

   $ 6,002,675  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,035)

     30,781  

 

 

Total investment income

     6,033,456  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     1,161,388  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     394,824  

 

 

Custodian fees

     8,502  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     300,531  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     12,141  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     10,834  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,304  

 

 

Professional services fees

     18,886  

 

 

Other

     3,103  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,912,513  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (6,419

 

 

Net expenses

     1,906,094  

 

 

Net investment income

     4,127,362  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     27,082,820  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (3,459

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (13,502

 

 
     27,065,859  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (69,196,012

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (246

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (18,771

 

 
     (69,215,029

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (42,149,170

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,021,808

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,127,362     $ 8,150,312  

 

 

Net realized gain

     27,065,859       56,157,626  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (69,215,029     17,184,846  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (38,021,808     81,492,784  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (6,092,708

 

 

Series II

           (5,554,813

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (11,647,521

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (6,746,259     (26,159,709

 

 

Series II

     (732,627     (7,080,155

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (7,478,886     (33,239,864

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (45,500,694     36,605,399  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     487,912,164       451,306,765  

 

 

End of period

   $ 442,411,470     $ 487,912,164  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

  Net
investment
income(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
 

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of net
investment
income

to average
net assets

  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 29.82     $ 0.27     $ (2.60 )     $ (2.33 )     $     $     $     $ 27.49       (7.81 )%      $ 217,333          0.67 %(d)        0.67 %(d)        1.85 %(d)        26

Year ended 12/31/21

       25.72       0.52       4.32       4.84       (0.63 )       (0.11 )       (0.74 )       29.82       18.89       242,810       0.68       0.68       1.81       45

Year ended 12/31/20

       27.23       0.58       (0.67 )         (0.09 )         (0.77 )         (0.65 )         (1.42 )         25.72          0.14       233,073       0.70       0.70       2.41       9

Year ended 12/31/19

       23.70       0.67       5.15       5.82       (0.80 )       (1.49 )       (2.29 )       27.23       25.09       278,727       0.65       0.65       2.54       7

Year ended 12/31/18

       27.18          0.63          (2.53 )       (1.90 )       (0.65 )       (0.93 )       (1.58 )       23.70       (7.57 )       337,461       0.64       0.65       2.38       10

Year ended 12/31/17

       26.38       0.56       1.65       2.21       (0.46 )       (0.95 )       (1.41 )       27.18       8.58       437,104       0.64       0.65       2.06       16

Series II

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

       29.57       0.23       (2.57 )       (2.34 )                         27.23       (7.91 )       225,079       0.92 (d)        0.92 (d)        1.60 (d)        26

Year ended 12/31/21

       25.52       0.44       4.29       4.73       (0.57 )       (0.11 )       (0.68 )       29.57       18.59       245,103       0.93       0.93       1.56       45

Year ended 12/31/20

       27.03       0.52       (0.68 )       (0.16 )       (0.71 )       (0.64 )       (1.35 )       25.52       (0.13 )       218,234       0.95       0.95       2.16       9

Year ended 12/31/19

       23.54       0.60       5.11       5.71       (0.73 )       (1.49 )       (2.22 )       27.03       24.77       236,880       0.90       0.90       2.29       7

Year ended 12/31/18

       27.00       0.56       (2.51 )       (1.95 )       (0.58 )       (0.93 )       (1.51 )       23.54       (7.78 )       204,889       0.89       0.90       2.13       10

Year ended 12/31/17

       26.23       0.49       1.64       2.13       (0.41 )       (0.95 )       (1.36 )       27.00       8.31       242,614       0.89       0.90       1.81       16

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide reasonable current income and long-term growth of income and capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $250 million

     0.545%  

 

 

Next $750 million

     0.420%  

 

 

Next $1 billion

     0.395%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.370%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.48%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $6,419.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $35,627 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $359,197 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the

 

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average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $406 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

      Level 1          Level 2          Level 3          Total

Investments in Securities

                                                                      

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     $ 400,970,305                 $ 21,266,990                 $               $422,237,295

Money Market Funds

       18,411,440                   11,341,641                                 29,753,081

Total Investments

     $ 419,381,745                 $ 32,608,631                 $               $451,990,376

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $120,175,780 and $132,091,700, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 86,559,077  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (29,762,469

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 56,796,608  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $395,193,768.

 

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NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     646,504     $ 19,365,543       657,168     $ 18,564,911  

 

 

Series II

     443,423       12,947,814       578,551       16,315,294  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       208,583       6,092,708  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       191,677       5,554,813  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (883,010     (26,111,802     (1,784,234     (50,817,328

 

 

Series II

     (465,047     (13,680,441     (1,032,125     (28,950,262

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (258,130   $ (7,478,886     (1,180,380   $ (33,239,864

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 70% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $921.90   $3.19   $1,021.47   $3.36     0.67%

Series II

    1,000.00     920.90     4.38     1,020.23     4.61     0.92   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in and overweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s exposure to the dividend/yield factor, detracted from Fund performance. The Board also noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management team change and investment process

 

 

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change in March 2021. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used

by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    MS-VIEWSP-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

    

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -16.92

Series II Shares

    -17.01  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -16.68  

Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -19.93  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

       

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The S&P 500® Equal Weight Index is the equally weighted version of the S&P 500® Index, which is considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series IShares*

       

Inception (11/9/94)

    10.52

10 Years

    12.22  

  5 Years

    9.54  

  1 Year

    -9.74  

Series IIShares*

       

Inception (7/24/00)

    8.76

10 Years

    11.94  

  5 Years

    9.27  

  1 Year

    -9.94  

*Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss as a result of a delay in rebalancing to the Underlying Index that occurred on April 24, 2020. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been lower.

       

 

 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Select Dimensions Investment Series Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class X shares and Class Y shares the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable

product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do

not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.83%

Advertising–0.39%

     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)

     30,681      $        844,648

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     13,064      831,001
              1,675,649

Aerospace & Defense–2.05%

     

Boeing Co. (The)(b)(c)

     6,994      956,220

General Dynamics Corp.(b)

     3,954      874,822

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     26,139      822,072

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     4,190      912,666

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     3,694      892,840

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     2,065      887,867

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,915      916,461

Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)

     9,302      894,015

Textron, Inc.(b)

     14,112      861,820

TransDigm Group, Inc.(c)

     1,528      820,032
              8,838,815

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.18%

 

  

Deere & Co.(b)

     2,650      793,596

Agricultural Products–0.19%

 

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     10,489      813,946

Air Freight & Logistics–0.85%

 

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     8,731      885,061

Expeditors International of
Washington, Inc.

     9,021      879,187

FedEx Corp.

     4,296      973,946

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b)

     5,133      936,978
              3,675,172

Airlines–0.90%

 

  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.(b)(c)

     20,187      808,489

American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)(c)

     60,381      765,631

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(c)

     25,291      732,680

Southwest Airlines Co.(c)

     22,128      799,264

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

     21,579      764,328
              3,870,392

Alternative Carriers–0.20%

 

  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)

     78,812      859,839

Apparel Retail–0.38%

 

  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     11,505      807,996

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     15,062      841,213
              1,649,209

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.75%

 

  

PVH Corp.(b)

     13,536      770,199

Ralph Lauren Corp.(b)

     8,901      797,975

Tapestry, Inc.

     27,162      828,984

VF Corp.(b)

     18,778      829,424
              3,226,582

Application Software–2.60%

 

  

Adobe, Inc.(c)

     2,256      825,831
      Shares      Value

Application Software–(continued)

     

ANSYS, Inc.(c)

     3,672      $      878,673

Autodesk, Inc.(c)

     4,748      816,466

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(c)

     5,957      893,729

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(c)

     16,964      798,665

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     9,069      881,235

Intuit, Inc.

     2,330      898,075

Paycom Software, Inc.(c)

     3,017      845,122

PTC, Inc.(c)

     8,142      865,820

Roper Technologies, Inc.(b)

     2,273      897,040

salesforce.com, inc.(c)

     4,977      821,404

Synopsys, Inc.(c)

     2,908      883,160

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(c)

     2,632      875,087
              11,180,307

Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.58%

 

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,531      839,248

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     20,757      865,775

BlackRock, Inc.(b)

     1,438      875,800

Franklin Resources, Inc.(b)

     36,165      843,006

Invesco Ltd.(b)(d)

     51,401      829,098

Northern Trust Corp.(b)

     8,757      844,875

State Street Corp.

     13,617      839,488

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.(b)

     7,734      878,660
              6,815,950

Auto Parts & Equipment–0.36%

     

Aptiv PLC(c)

     8,766      780,787

BorgWarner, Inc.(b)

     23,686      790,402
              1,571,189

Automobile Manufacturers–0.57%

     

Ford Motor Co.(b)

     69,664      775,360

General Motors Co.(c)

     25,370      805,751

Tesla, Inc.(c)

     1,275      858,611
              2,439,722

Automotive Retail–0.82%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(b)

     4,950      856,795

AutoZone, Inc.(b)(c)

     430      924,122

CarMax, Inc.(c)

     9,249      836,850

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c)

     1,462      923,633
              3,541,400

Biotechnology–1.75%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,203      950,051

Amgen, Inc.(b)

     3,701      900,453

Biogen, Inc.(c)

     4,497      917,118

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     14,623      903,848

Incyte Corp.(c)

     12,617      958,514

Moderna, Inc.(c)

     6,987      998,093

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)

     1,553      918,025

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)

     3,485      982,038
              7,528,140

Brewers–0.21%

     

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     16,970      925,035
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally–Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Broadcasting–0.39%

     

Fox Corp., Class A(b)

     19,203      $        617,568

Fox Corp., Class B

     8,865      263,291

Paramount Global, Class B(b)

     31,620      780,382
              1,661,241

Building Products–1.36%

     

A.O. Smith Corp.(b)

     15,298      836,495

Allegion PLC

     8,292      811,787

Carrier Global Corp.

     23,787      848,245

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     13,625      815,865

Johnson Controls International PLC

     17,107      819,083

Masco Corp.(b)

     16,232      821,339

Trane Technologies PLC

     6,821      885,843
              5,838,657

Cable & Satellite–0.58%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c)

     1,873      877,557

Comcast Corp., Class A

     21,336      837,225

DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)(c)

     44,234      793,115
              2,507,897

Casinos & Gaming–0.95%

     

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(c)

     19,521      747,654

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b)(c)

     26,514      890,605

MGM Resorts International

     27,949      809,124

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)(c)

     27,601      839,622

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(b)(c)

     14,259      812,478
              4,099,483

Commodity Chemicals–0.35%

     

Dow, Inc.

     14,356      740,913

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     8,660      757,404
              1,498,317

Communications Equipment–1.02%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.(c)

     9,354      876,844

Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)

     20,423      870,837

F5, Inc.(c)

     5,670      867,737

Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)

     30,830      878,655

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     4,245      889,752
              4,383,825

Computer & Electronics Retail–0.19%

 

  

Best Buy Co., Inc.(b)

     12,234      797,534

Construction & Engineering–0.20%

     

Quanta Services, Inc.(b)

     7,016      879,385

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.75%

Caterpillar, Inc.

     4,128      737,921

Cummins, Inc.

     4,322      836,437

PACCAR, Inc.

     10,437      859,383

Wabtec Corp.(b)

     9,842      807,831
              3,241,572

Construction Materials–0.38%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(b)

     2,761      826,202

Vulcan Materials Co.

     5,681      807,270
              1,633,472

Consumer Electronics–0.20%

     

Garmin Ltd.(b)

     8,888      873,246
      Shares      Value

Consumer Finance–0.76%

     

American Express Co.(e)

     5,752      $        797,342

Capital One Financial Corp.

     7,890      822,059

Discover Financial Services

     9,050      855,949

Synchrony Financial

     28,188      778,553
              3,253,903

Copper–0.15%

     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     22,089      646,324

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.16%

 

  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     4,197      881,538

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     6,340      903,767

Fidelity National Information Services,
Inc.(b)

     9,082      832,547

Fiserv, Inc.(c)

     9,415      837,653

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(c)

     3,745      786,862

Global Payments, Inc.

     7,563      836,770

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     4,922      886,058

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     2,653      836,968

Paychex, Inc.

     7,363      838,425

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c)

     11,201      782,278

Visa, Inc., Class A

     4,452      876,554
              9,299,420

Distillers & Vintners–0.41%

     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     12,976      910,396

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     3,715      865,818
              1,776,214

Distributors–0.59%

     

Genuine Parts Co.(b)

     6,534      869,022

LKQ Corp.

     17,926      879,987

Pool Corp.(b)

     2,307      810,288
              2,559,297

Diversified Banks–0.98%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     26,778      833,599

Citigroup, Inc.

     18,617      856,196

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     7,430      836,692

U.S. Bancorp(b)

     18,231      838,991

Wells Fargo & Co.

     22,161      868,046
              4,233,524

Diversified Support Services–0.41%

     

Cintas Corp.

     2,370      885,266

Copart, Inc.(c)

     8,201      891,121
              1,776,387

Drug Retail–0.19%

     

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     21,382      810,378

Electric Utilities–3.20%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     14,973      877,567

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     9,039      867,202

Constellation Energy Corp.

     14,855      850,597

Duke Energy Corp.

     8,242      883,625

Edison International(b)

     13,261      838,626

Entergy Corp.(b)

     7,662      863,048

Evergy, Inc.

     13,307      868,282

Eversource Energy(b)

     10,090      852,302

Exelon Corp.(b)

     19,305      874,902

FirstEnergy Corp.

     21,877      839,858
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally–Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Electric Utilities–(continued)

     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     11,701      $        906,359

NRG Energy, Inc.(b)

     20,182      770,347

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(b)

     12,047      880,877

PPL Corp.

     31,352      850,580

Southern Co. (The)

     12,312      877,969

Xcel Energy, Inc.(b)

     12,508      885,066
              13,787,207

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.94%

 

  

AMETEK, Inc.(b)

     7,693      845,384

Eaton Corp. PLC

     6,482      816,667

Emerson Electric Co.

     10,202      811,467

Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

     3,397      715,340

Rockwell Automation, Inc.(b)

     4,255      848,064
              4,036,922

Electronic Components–0.39%

     

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     13,149      846,533

Corning, Inc.

     26,689      840,970
              1,687,503

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.80%

 

  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(c)

     6,320      871,212

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(c)

     2,334      875,507

Trimble, Inc.(c)

     14,207      827,274

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(c)

     2,909      855,100
              3,429,093

Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.19%

 

  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     7,199      814,567

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.63%

 

  

Republic Services, Inc.

     7,019      918,577

Rollins, Inc.(b)

     26,170      913,856

Waste Management, Inc.(b)

     5,866      897,381
              2,729,814

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.77%

 

  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     10,126      868,102

Corteva, Inc.(b)

     15,319      829,371

FMC Corp.(b)

     7,881      843,346

Mosaic Co. (The)

     16,646      786,190
              3,327,009

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.86%

     

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     8,092      915,934

CME Group, Inc., Class A

     4,443      909,482

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     2,447      941,043

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     9,084      854,259

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     3,243      830,240

Moody’s Corp.

     3,251      884,174

MSCI, Inc.

     2,166      892,717

Nasdaq, Inc.(b)

     5,914      902,122

S&P Global, Inc.

     2,669      899,613
              8,029,584

Food Distributors–0.21%

     

Sysco Corp.

     10,844      918,595

Food Retail–0.19%

     

Kroger Co. (The)(b)

     17,385      822,832
      Shares      Value

Footwear–0.18%

     

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     7,742      $        791,232

Gas Utilities–0.21%

     

Atmos Energy Corp.(b)

     7,933      889,289

General Merchandise Stores–0.62%

     

Dollar General Corp.(b)

     3,806      934,144

Dollar Tree, Inc.(c)

     5,694      887,410

Target Corp.(b)

     5,934      838,059
              2,659,613

Gold–0.18%

     

Newmont Corp.

     13,287      792,835

Health Care Distributors–0.81%

     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     6,149      869,961

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     16,614      868,414

Henry Schein, Inc.(c)

     10,908      837,080

McKesson Corp.

     2,835      924,805
              3,500,260

Health Care Equipment–3.20%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     8,102      880,282

ABIOMED, Inc.(c)

     3,547      877,918

Baxter International, Inc.

     12,147      780,202

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     3,562      878,140

Boston Scientific Corp.(c)

     23,857      889,150

DexCom, Inc.(c)

     12,091      901,142

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(c)

     9,551      908,205

Hologic, Inc.(c)

     12,383      858,142

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(c)

     2,568      900,675

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(c)

     4,327      868,472

Medtronic PLC

     9,577      859,536

ResMed, Inc.

     4,260      893,024

STERIS PLC

     4,021      828,929

Stryker Corp.

     4,104      816,409

Teleflex, Inc.

     3,318      815,730

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     7,834      823,040
              13,778,996

Health Care Facilities–0.36%

     

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     4,515      758,791

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     7,740      779,495
              1,538,286

Health Care REITs–0.62%

     

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     34,655      897,911

Ventas, Inc.

     16,876      867,933

Welltower, Inc.

     10,823      891,274
              2,657,118

Health Care Services–1.02%

     

Cigna Corp.(b)

     3,507      924,164

CVS Health Corp.

     9,533      883,328

DaVita, Inc.(b)(c)

     9,534      762,339

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

     3,955      926,894

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(b)

     6,767      899,876
              4,396,601

Health Care Supplies–0.58%

     

Align Technology, Inc.(b)(c)

     3,455      817,695

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,673      836,970
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally–Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Health Care Supplies–(continued)

     

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     23,239      $        830,329
              2,484,994

Home Furnishings–0.19%

     

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)(c)

     6,734      835,622

Home Improvement Retail–0.39%

     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     3,071      842,283

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     4,767      832,652
              1,674,935

Homebuilding–0.78%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.(b)

     12,618      835,186

Lennar Corp., Class A

     11,930      841,900

NVR, Inc.(c)

     213      852,882

PulteGroup, Inc.

     21,148      838,095
              3,368,063

Hotel & Resort REITs–0.17%

     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b)

     47,651      747,168

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.19%

 

  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(c)

     422      738,074

Carnival Corp.(b)(c)

     80,381      695,296

Expedia Group, Inc.(c)

     7,713      731,424

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     6,968      776,514

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(b)

     5,556      755,671

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

     67,493      750,522

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)(c)

     19,414      677,743
              5,125,244

Household Appliances–0.19%

     

Whirlpool Corp.(b)

     5,404      836,917

Household Products–1.09%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     10,340      958,104

Clorox Co. (The)(b)

     6,775      955,139

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     11,591      928,903

Kimberly-Clark Corp.(b)

     6,952      939,563

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     6,257      899,694
              4,681,403

Housewares & Specialties–0.21%

     

Newell Brands, Inc.(b)

     46,406      883,570

Human Resource & Employment Services–0.18%

Robert Half International, Inc.

     10,499      786,270

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.42%

 

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,917      918,780

Walmart, Inc.

     7,298      887,291
              1,806,071

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.21%

AES Corp. (The)

     42,929      901,938

Industrial Conglomerates–0.57%

     

3M Co.

     6,453      835,083

General Electric Co.(b)

     12,470      793,965

Honeywell International, Inc.

     4,768      828,726
              2,457,774
      Shares      Value

Industrial Gases–0.39%

     

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.(b)

     3,579      $        860,678

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,857      821,473
              1,682,151

Industrial Machinery–2.35%

     

Dover Corp.(b)

     6,917      839,171

Fortive Corp.

     15,014      816,461

IDEX Corp.(b)

     4,794      870,734

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(b)

     4,514      822,677

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(b)

     19,126      804,822

Nordson Corp.(b)

     4,278      866,038

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     12,119      856,450

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(b)

     3,369      828,943

Pentair PLC

     18,555      849,262

Snap-on, Inc.

     4,243      835,998

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(b)

     8,078      847,059

Xylem, Inc.(b)

     11,083      866,469
              10,104,084

Industrial REITs–0.43%

     

Duke Realty Corp.

     17,843      980,473

Prologis, Inc.(b)

     7,576      891,316
              1,871,789

Insurance Brokers–1.07%

     

Aon PLC, Class A

     3,502      944,420

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     5,805      946,447

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     15,932      929,473

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     5,920      919,080

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     4,452      878,780
              4,618,200

Integrated Oil & Gas–0.54%

     

Chevron Corp.

     5,064      733,166

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     8,841      757,143

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)

     13,907      818,844
              2,309,153

Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.41%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.

     42,929      899,792

Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)

     17,478      887,008
              1,786,800

Interactive Home Entertainment–0.60%

 

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     11,614      904,266

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     6,656      809,703

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(c)

     6,942      850,603
              2,564,572

Interactive Media & Services–0.78%

     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c)

     207      451,107

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(c)

     192      419,990

Match Group, Inc.(c)

     11,583      807,219

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(c)

     5,059      815,764

Twitter, Inc.(b)(c)

     22,786      851,969
              3,346,049

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.59%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(c)

     8,100      860,301

eBay, Inc.

     20,059      835,859
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally–Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–(continued)

 

  

Etsy, Inc.(b)(c)

     11,712      $        857,435
              2,553,595

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.40%

 

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c)

     9,115      832,473

VeriSign, Inc.(c)

     5,253      878,984
              1,711,457

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.83%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     14,275      901,894

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,095      919,277

Morgan Stanley

     11,476      872,865

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     9,941      888,825
              3,582,861

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.21%

 

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

     3,106      862,381

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     12,705      857,461

DXC Technology Co.(c)

     27,129      822,280

EPAM Systems, Inc.(c)

     2,927      862,821

Gartner, Inc.(c)

     3,587      867,444

International Business Machines Corp.(b)

     6,522      920,841
              5,193,228

Leisure Products–0.20%

     

Hasbro, Inc.

     10,459      856,383

Life & Health Insurance–1.22%

     

Aflac, Inc.(b)

     15,966      883,399

Globe Life, Inc.

     9,673      942,827

Lincoln National Corp.

     17,375      812,629

MetLife, Inc.

     13,994      878,683

Principal Financial Group, Inc.(b)

     13,391      894,385

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     9,027      863,703
              5,275,626

Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.47%

 

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     7,367      874,978

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(c)

     1,754      868,230

Bio-Techne Corp.(b)

     2,655      920,329

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(c)

     4,047      865,937

Danaher Corp.

     3,532      895,433

Illumina, Inc.(c)

     4,350      801,966

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(c)

     4,283      929,368

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(c)

     740      850,090

PerkinElmer, Inc.(b)

     6,259      890,155

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1,686      915,970

Waters Corp.(c)

     2,694      891,660

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     3,026      914,972
              10,619,088

Managed Health Care–1.07%

     

Centene Corp.(c)

     11,171      945,178

Elevance Health, Inc.

     1,840      887,947

Humana, Inc.

     2,000      936,140

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(c)

     3,213      898,387

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,833      941,484
              4,609,136
      Shares      Value

Metal & Glass Containers–0.21%

     

Ball Corp.(b)

     12,970      $        891,947

Movies & Entertainment–0.76%

     

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)(c)

     9,622      794,585

Netflix, Inc.(c)

     4,855      848,994

Walt Disney Co. (The)(c)

     8,936      843,558

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(c)

     59,772      802,140
              3,289,277

Multi-line Insurance–0.60%

     

American International Group, Inc.

     16,624      849,985

Assurant, Inc.

     5,108      882,918

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     13,008      851,113
              2,584,016

Multi-Sector Holdings–0.19%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(c)

     3,045      831,346

Multi-Utilities–2.05%

     

Ameren Corp.

     9,953      899,353

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     29,489      872,285

CMS Energy Corp.

     13,118      885,465

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     9,335      887,758

Dominion Energy, Inc.(b)

     11,199      893,792

DTE Energy Co.

     6,966      882,941

NiSource, Inc.

     29,558      871,665

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     13,567      858,520

Sempra Energy

     5,743      863,001

WEC Energy Group, Inc.(b)

     8,944      900,124
              8,814,904

Office REITs–0.58%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(b)

     6,072      880,622

Boston Properties, Inc.(b)

     9,164      815,413

Vornado Realty Trust(b)

     28,395      811,813
              2,507,848

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.49%

 

  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

     25,212      727,870

Halliburton Co.

     21,937      687,944

Schlumberger N.V.

     18,814      672,789
              2,088,603

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.43%

 

  

APA Corp.

     18,197      635,075

ConocoPhillips

     7,603      682,825

Coterra Energy, Inc.(b)

     25,888      667,652

Devon Energy Corp.

     11,993      660,934

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     5,712      692,009

EOG Resources, Inc.

     6,168      681,194

Hess Corp.

     6,954      736,707

Marathon Oil Corp.

     29,324      659,204

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b)

     3,279      731,479
              6,147,079

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.47%

 

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     8,198      673,958

Phillips 66

     8,355      685,026

Valero Energy Corp.(b)

     6,321      671,796
              2,030,780
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.54%

 

  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.(b)

     46,674      $        782,256

ONEOK, Inc.

     13,720      761,460

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     25,457      794,513
              2,338,229

Packaged Foods & Meats–2.54%

     

Campbell Soup Co.

     18,926      909,394

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     27,271      933,759

General Mills, Inc.

     12,989      980,020

Hershey Co. (The)

     4,163      895,711

Hormel Foods Corp.

     19,376      917,647

JM Smucker Co. (The)(b)

     6,917      885,445

Kellogg Co.(b)

     12,765      910,655

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     23,717      904,567

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     13,340      953,277

McCormick & Co., Inc.(b)

     10,096      840,492

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     14,609      907,073

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     10,556      908,449
              10,946,489

Paper Packaging–1.16%

     

Amcor PLC

     69,609      865,240

Avery Dennison Corp.

     5,259      851,274

International Paper Co.

     19,738      825,641

Packaging Corp. of America

     5,863      806,162

Sealed Air Corp.

     14,823      855,584

WestRock Co.(b)

     19,686      784,290
              4,988,191

Personal Products–0.21%

     

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A(b)

     3,560      906,625

Pharmaceuticals–1.90%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     11,829      910,833

Catalent, Inc.(c)

     8,327      893,404

Eli Lilly and Co.

     2,991      969,772

Johnson & Johnson

     5,148      913,821

Merck & Co., Inc.

     10,188      928,840

Organon & Co.(b)

     25,048      845,370

Pfizer, Inc.

     17,775      931,943

Viatris, Inc.

     79,304      830,313

Zoetis, Inc.

     5,500      945,395
              8,169,691

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.44%

 

  

Allstate Corp. (The)(b)

     7,129      903,458

Chubb Ltd.

     4,404      865,739

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     7,408      881,404

Loews Corp.

     14,720      872,307

Progressive Corp. (The)

     7,822      909,464

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(b)

     5,246      887,256

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     13,012      888,199
              6,207,827

Publishing–0.19%

     

News Corp., Class A

     40,787      635,462

News Corp., Class B

     12,634      200,754
              836,216

Railroads–0.61%

     

CSX Corp.

     29,314      851,865
      Shares      Value

Railroads–(continued)

     

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     3,873      $        880,294

Union Pacific Corp.

     4,207      897,269
              2,629,428

Real Estate Services–0.21%

     

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c)

     12,109      891,344

Regional Banks–2.58%

     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     24,275      866,375

Comerica, Inc.

     11,803      866,104

Fifth Third Bancorp(b)

     24,894      836,438

First Republic Bank

     6,278      905,288

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     71,342      858,244

KeyCorp

     49,984      861,224

M&T Bank Corp.

     5,356      853,693

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     5,610      885,090

Regions Financial Corp.(b)

     44,102      826,913

Signature Bank(b)

     4,405      789,420

SVB Financial Group(b)(c)

     2,006      792,350

Truist Financial Corp.

     19,330      916,822

Zions Bancorporation N.A.

     16,825      856,392
              11,114,353

Reinsurance–0.21%

     

Everest Re Group Ltd.(b)

     3,194      895,214

Research & Consulting Services–1.03%

 

  

Equifax, Inc.

     4,844      885,386

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)

     6,884      875,163

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     8,819      888,162

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     36,402      845,254

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)

     5,413      936,936
              4,430,901

Residential REITs–1.25%

     

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.(b)

     4,568      887,334

Camden Property Trust

     6,669      896,847

Equity Residential(b)

     12,294      887,873

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     3,279      857,491

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     5,282      922,607

UDR, Inc.

     19,844      913,618
              5,365,770

Restaurants–1.24%

     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)(c)

     674      881,093

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     7,405      837,654

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(b)

     2,334      909,583

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,742      923,825

Starbucks Corp.

     11,738      896,666

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     7,763      881,178
              5,329,999

Retail REITs–1.00%

     

Federal Realty OP L.P.

     8,712      834,087

Kimco Realty Corp.

     43,013      850,367

Realty Income Corp.(b)

     13,466      919,189

Regency Centers Corp.(b)

     14,566      863,910

Simon Property Group, Inc.(b)

     8,772      832,638
              4,300,191
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally–Weighted S&P 500 Fund


      Shares      Value

Semiconductor Equipment–1.16%

     

Applied Materials, Inc.

     8,718      $        793,164

Enphase Energy, Inc.(c)

     4,527      883,851

KLA Corp.

     2,662      849,391

Lam Research Corp.

     1,872      797,753

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)

     3,124      854,976

Teradyne, Inc.(b)

     9,160      820,278
              4,999,413

Semiconductors–2.60%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c)

     9,367      716,295

Analog Devices, Inc.(b)

     5,660      826,869

Broadcom, Inc.

     1,641      797,214

Intel Corp.

     22,670      848,085

Microchip Technology, Inc.(b)

     13,846      804,176

Micron Technology, Inc.

     14,184      784,092

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     2,097      805,332

NVIDIA Corp.

     5,233      793,271

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China)

     4,974      736,301

ON Semiconductor Corp.(c)

     14,769      743,028

Qorvo, Inc.(b)(c)

     8,772      827,375

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6,668      851,770

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     8,860      820,790

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     5,629      864,896
              11,219,494

Soft Drinks–0.85%

     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     14,464      909,930

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

     25,027      885,706

Monster Beverage Corp.(c)

     10,205      946,003

PepsiCo, Inc.

     5,465      910,797
              3,652,436

Specialized REITs–2.04%

     

American Tower Corp.(b)

     3,539      904,533

Crown Castle International Corp.(b)

     5,145      866,315

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     6,762      877,911

Equinix, Inc.

     1,368      898,803

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     5,321      905,209

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     17,402      847,303

Public Storage

     2,889      903,304

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     2,729      873,416

VICI Properties, Inc.

     29,666      883,750

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     24,790      821,045
              8,781,589

Specialty Chemicals–1.50%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     3,750      783,675

Celanese Corp.

     6,095      716,833

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(b)

     13,981      777,064

Eastman Chemical Co.

     8,692      780,281

Ecolab, Inc.

     5,595      860,287

International Flavors & Fragrances,
Inc.(b)

     7,111      847,062

PPG Industries, Inc.

     7,664      876,302

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     3,590      803,837
              6,445,341

Specialty Stores–0.56%

     

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(b)

     26,216      705,735

Tractor Supply Co.

     4,548      881,630
      Shares      Value

Specialty Stores–(continued)

     

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(c)

     2,178      $        839,575
              2,426,940

Steel–0.18%

     

Nucor Corp.

     7,391      771,694

Systems Software–1.03%

     

Fortinet, Inc.(c)

     15,405      871,615

Microsoft Corp.

     3,511      901,730

NortonLifeLock, Inc.(b)

     38,702      849,896

Oracle Corp.

     13,229      924,310

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)(c)

     1,877      892,551
              4,440,102

Technology Distributors–0.19%

     

CDW Corp.

     5,308      836,328

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.14%

Apple, Inc.

     6,477      885,536

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(b)

     62,418      827,663

HP, Inc.(b)

     25,176      825,269

NetApp, Inc.

     13,295      867,366

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

     11,019      787,197

Western Digital Corp.(c)

     16,439      736,960
              4,929,991

Tobacco–0.38%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     18,149      758,084

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland)

     8,680      857,063
              1,615,147

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.57%

 

  

Fastenal Co.(b)

     17,088      853,033

United Rentals, Inc.(c)

     3,170      770,025

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,817      825,699
              2,448,757

Trucking–0.41%

     

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     5,425      854,275

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     3,593      920,814
              1,775,089

Water Utilities–0.21%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.(b)

     5,990      891,132

Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.21%

 

  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(c)

     6,806      915,679

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $275,131,061)

 

   425,721,916

Money Market Funds–1.10%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(f)

     1,652,230      1,652,230

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(f)

     1,180,450      1,180,332
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–(continued)

 

  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(f)

     1,888,263      $ 1,888,263  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,720,711)

 

     4,720,825  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.93%
(Cost $279,851,772)

 

     430,442,741  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–25.46%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(f)(g)

     30,082,465        30,082,465  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–(continued)

 

  

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(f)(g)

     79,570,570      $ 79,570,570  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $109,656,610)

 

     109,653,035  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–125.39%
(Cost $389,508,382)

 

     540,095,776  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(25.39)%

 

     (109,347,553

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 430,748,223  

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income  

Invesco Ltd.

     $     822,850            $       326,146      $ (36,890       $ (268,883)        $ (14,125)        $ 829,098            $    14,858      
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                              

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     3,049,064            14,098,651        (15,495,485     -          -          1,652,230        2,214      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     2,200,493            10,070,247        (11,089,943     (324)          (141)          1,180,332        2,644      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     3,484,645            16,112,743        (17,709,125     -          -          1,888,263        3,455      
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                              

Invesco Private Government Fund

     5,039,466            93,320,081        (68,277,082     -          -          30,082,465        40,637*      

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     11,758,755            206,199,128        (138,381,245     (3,365)          (2,703)          79,570,570        114,520*      

Total

     $26,355,273            $340,126,996      $ (250,989,770       $ (272,572)        $ (16,969)        $ 115,202,958            $  178,328      

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J.

(f)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(g) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

Open Futures Contracts  

 

 
Long Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Month

     Notional
Value
     Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Equity Risk

             

 

 

E-Mini S&P 500 Index

     26        September-2022      $ 4,926,350      $ (127,771     $(127,771)  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       14.89 %

Industrials

       14.00

Financials

       13.34

Health Care

       13.15

Consumer Discretionary

       11.17

Consumer Staples

       6.89

Real Estate

       6.30

Utilities

       5.87

Materials

       5.26

Communication Services

       4.51

Energy

       3.46

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       1.16

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $ 274,380,324)*

   $ 424,892,818  

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value
(Cost $ 115,128,058)

     115,202,958  

 

 

Cash

     35,515  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     373,000  

 

 

Dividends

     531,308  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     63,054  

 

 

Other assets

     219  

 

 

Total assets

     541,098,872  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Variation margin payable - futures contracts

     41,238  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     192,755  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     109,656,610  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     253,953  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,378  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     130,182  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     73,533  

 

 

Total liabilities

     110,350,649  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 430,748,223  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 222,844,838  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     207,903,385  

 

 
   $ 430,748,223  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 60,538,088  

 

 

Series II

   $ 370,210,135  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     2,353,317  

 

 

Series II

     14,910,621  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.72  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.83  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $108,217,377 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,129)

   $ 3,881,559  

 

 

Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $20,925)

     44,096  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,925,655  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     253,535  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     347,102  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     473,566  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     10,502  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     9,643  

 

 

Licensing fees

     39,221  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,192  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,183  

 

 

Other

     (28,912

 

 

Total expenses

     1,125,032  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (2,649

 

 

Net expenses

     1,122,383  

 

 

Net investment income

     2,803,272  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     29,824,814  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (16,969

 

 

Futures contracts

     (1,181,645

 

 
     28,626,200  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (111,105,096

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (272,572

 

 

Futures contracts

     (321,039

 

 
     (111,698,707

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (83,072,507

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (80,269,235

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,803,272     $ 3,387,174  

 

 

Net realized gain

     28,626,200       25,470,693  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (111,698,707     65,825,520  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (80,269,235     94,683,387  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (392,488

 

 

Series II

           (3,852,414

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (4,244,902

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     32,677,864       (1,841,293

 

 

Series II

     46,769,370       18,933,241  

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

     79,447,234       17,091,948  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (822,001     107,530,433  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     431,570,224       324,039,791  

 

 

End of period

   $ 430,748,223     $ 431,570,224  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

  Net
investment
income(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
 

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
  Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      $30.96       $0.22       $(5.46)               $(5.24)           $     –            $     –            $     –            $25.72          (16.92 )%       $60,538          0.31 %(d)       0.31 %(d)       1.55 %(d)       19 %

Year ended 12/31/21

      24.24       0.31       6.75              7.06            (0.34)           –            (0.34)           30.96          29.17       36,788          0.35       0.35       1.10       23

Year ended 12/31/20

      22.14       0.41       2.33              2.74            (0.31)           (0.33)           (0.64)           24.24          12.74 (e)        30,438          0.33       0.33       2.00       34

Year ended 12/31/19

      17.80       0.34       4.73              5.07            (0.35)           (0.38)           (0.73)           22.14          28.79       31,327          0.35       0.35       1.71       39

Year ended 12/31/18

      19.88       0.32       (1.80)             (1.48)           (0.23)           (0.37)           (0.60)           17.80          (7.87 )       109,414          0.31       0.31       1.61       24

Year ended 12/31/17

      17.24       0.29       2.87              3.16            (0.15)           (0.37)           (0.52)           19.88          18.58       127,462          0.32       0.32       1.55       22

Series II

                                                              

Six months ended 06/30/22

      29.92       0.18       (5.27)             (5.09)           –            –            –            24.83          (17.01 )       370,210          0.56 (d)        0.56 (d)        1.30 (d)        19

Year ended 12/31/21

      23.45       0.24       6.52              6.76            (0.29)           –            (0.29)           29.92          28.88       394,782          0.60       0.60       0.85       23

Year ended 12/31/20

      21.46       0.35       2.24              2.59            (0.27)           (0.33)           (0.60)           23.45          12.41 (e)        293,602          0.58       0.58       1.75       34

Year ended 12/31/19

      17.29       0.29       4.57              4.86            (0.31)           (0.38)           (0.69)           21.46          28.46       248,057          0.60       0.60       1.46       39

Year ended 12/31/18

      19.35       0.26       (1.74)             (1.48)           (0.21)           (0.37)           (0.58)           17.29          (8.11 )       149,913          0.56       0.56       1.36       24

Year ended 12/31/17

      16.82       0.24       2.79              3.03            (0.13)           (0.37)           (0.50)           19.35          18.26       117,400          0.57       0.57       1.30       22

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $20,974,156 and sold of $41,844,757 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund into the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss as a result of delay in rebalancing to the index that occurred on April 24, 2020. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been 11.35% and 10.98% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction of the cost of the related investment. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,595 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or

 

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payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

K.

Collateral – To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 2 billion

     0.120%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.100%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.12%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,649.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $30,183 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $316,919 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as

Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

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Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 425,721,916     $        $–        $425,721,916  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     4,720,825       109,653,035               114,373,860  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     430,442,741       109,653,035               540,095,776  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities*

          

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (127,771                   (127,771

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 430,314,970     $ 109,653,035        $–        $539,968,005  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ (127,771

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     127,771  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
     Statement of Operations
     Equity
     Risk

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

  

    Futures contracts

   $(1,181,645)

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

  

    Futures contracts

       (321,039)

 

Total

   $(1,502,684)

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Futures  
     Contracts  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 6,137,585  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under

 

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such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $116,319,390 and $75,877,294, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 159,547,376  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (11,280,119

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 148,267,257  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $ 391,700,748.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended      Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)      December 31, 2021  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

           

Series I

     163,265      $ 4,552,206        143,474      $ 4,038,895  

 

 

Series II

     1,380,670        38,171,515        1,787,174        48,913,614  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

           

Series I

     -        -        13,087        392,488  

 

 

‘Series II

     -        -        132,888        3,852,414  

 

 

Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b)

           

Series I

     1,178,993        33,175,816        -        -  

 

 

Series II

     1,932,777        52,511,224        -        -  

 

 

 

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     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (177,250   $ (5,050,158     (224,036   $ (6,272,676

 

 

Series II

     (1,598,941     (43,913,369     (1,242,842     (33,832,787

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     2,879,514     $ 79,447,234       609,745     $ 17,091,948  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 87% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

(b) 

After the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 1, 2021 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on March 31, 2022. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 3,111,770 shares of the Fund for 5,131,794 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 29, 2022. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 29, 2022. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 29, 2022 of $85,687,040, including $64,778,725 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $387,559,878 and $473,246,918 immediately after the acquisition.

The pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 2,998,238  

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)

     (96,569,584

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (93,571,345

 

 

As the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since April 30, 2022.

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $830.80   $1.41   $1,023.26   $1.56   0.31%

Series II

    1,000.00     829.90     2.54     1,022.02     2.81   0.56   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board noted a delay in rebalancing to the index that occurred in 2020, and considered information regarding steps Invesco Advisers took to remediate the impact of that delay, including making a pay-in to the Fund and enhancing compliance controls. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the

Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Capital Management LLC currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Index, and that the Fund’s performance will typically lag the Index due to the fees associated with the Fund. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge

 

 

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data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe, and specifically that the Fund’s peer group includes funds that are actively managed or may track a different index than the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund is passively managed and discussed reasons for differences in the Fund’s performance versus its peers. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed affiliated exchange traded funds advised or

sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in

providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the

 

 

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Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

    

    

 

 

Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VK-VIEQI-SAR-1                                     


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 
 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -12.03

Series II Shares

    -12.12  

Russell 1000 Value Indexq (Broad Market Index)

    -12.86  

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

    -11.05  

Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -17.76  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 
The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index is a broad-based benchmark that includes investment-grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities.

 

    The Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mixed-asset target allocation growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (6/1/10)

    8.62

10 Years

    8.46  

  5 Years

    5.92  

  1 Year

    -7.90  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (4/30/03)

    7.50

10 Years

    8.19  

  5 Years

    5.64  

  1 Year

    -8.11  
 

 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Universal Institutional Funds Equity and Income Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series II shares of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series II shares are those of the Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–62.47%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.64%

     

General Dynamics Corp.(b)

     14,573      $ 3,224,276  

 

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     142,559        13,701,346  

 

 

Textron, Inc.

     191,560        11,698,569  

 

 
            28,624,191  

 

 

Apparel Retail–1.03%

     

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     200,670        11,207,420  

 

 

Application Software–0.49%

     

Splunk, Inc.(c)

     60,294        5,333,607  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–1.60%

     

General Motors Co.(c)

     547,263        17,381,073  

 

 

Building Products–1.03%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC

     232,264        11,120,800  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–1.72%

     

Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A(c)

     18,407        8,624,232  

 

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     255,314        10,018,521  

 

 
        18,642,753  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.58%

     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c)

     188,210        6,321,974  

 

 

Communications Equipment–1.15%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)

     293,302        12,506,397  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–0.71%

     

Quanta Services, Inc.(b)

     61,202        7,671,059  

 

 

Consumer Finance–0.98%

     

American Express Co.

     76,494        10,603,598  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.32%

 

Fiserv, Inc.(c)

     78,950        7,024,181  

 

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c)

     103,663        7,239,824  

 

 
        14,264,005  

 

 

Distillers & Vintners–0.96%

     

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

     240,703        10,384,365  

 

 

Diversified Banks–3.92%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     552,619        17,203,029  

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     646,356        25,317,765  

 

 
        42,520,794  

 

 

Electric Utilities–1.30%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     66,799        6,408,696  

 

 

Exelon Corp.(b)

     99,143        4,493,161  

 

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

     83,539        3,207,062  

 

 
        14,108,919  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.57%

 

  

Emerson Electric Co.

     77,780        6,186,621  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.52%

 

  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     49,867      $ 5,642,451  

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.11%

 

  

Corteva, Inc.

     222,173            12,028,446  

 

 

Food Distributors–1.27%

     

Sysco Corp.(b)

     95,048        8,051,516  

 

 

US Foods Holding Corp.(c)

     186,570        5,723,968  

 

 
        13,775,484  

 

 

Gold–0.48%

     

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     292,319        5,171,123  

 

 

Health Care Distributors–1.02%

     

McKesson Corp.

     34,018        11,097,012  

 

 

Health Care Equipment–1.70%

     

Medtronic PLC

     136,677        12,266,761  

 

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     58,369        6,132,247  

 

 
        18,399,008  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–0.60%

     

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(b)

     64,797        6,525,706  

 

 

Health Care Services–2.14%

     

Cigna Corp.

     55,192        14,544,196  

 

 

CVS Health Corp.

     93,637        8,676,404  

 

 
        23,220,600  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.80%

 

  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(c)

     4,937        8,634,764  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–0.97%

     

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     42,707        10,508,057  

 

 

Insurance Brokers–0.78%

     

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     42,802        8,448,687  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–1.53%

     

Chevron Corp.

     114,848        16,627,693  

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.75%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(c)

     76,505        8,125,596  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.96%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     148,186        9,362,392  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     42,450        12,608,499  

 

 

Morgan Stanley

     132,454        10,074,451  

 

 
        32,045,342  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.72%

 

  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,
Class A

     276,247        18,643,910  

 

 

Managed Health Care–1.63%

     

Centene Corp.(c)

     117,260        9,921,369  

 

 

Elevance Health, Inc.

     16,056        7,748,304  

 

 
        17,669,673  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


    

    

Shares

     Value  

 

 

Movies & Entertainment–0.89%

     

Walt Disney Co. (The)(c)

     101,857      $ 9,615,301  

 

 

Multi-line Insurance–1.60%

     

American International Group, Inc.

     339,264            17,346,568  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–4.40%

 

  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
(Canada)

     133,365        7,166,608  

 

 

ConocoPhillips

     223,215        20,046,939  

 

 

Devon Energy Corp.(b)

     208,010        11,463,431  

 

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b)

     40,224        8,973,170  

 

 
        47,650,148  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.51%

 

  

Voya Financial, Inc.(b)

     93,038        5,538,552  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–5.09%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     182,434        14,047,418  

 

 

GSK PLC

     381,979        8,213,469  

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

     40,530        7,194,481  

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

     170,254        15,522,057  

 

 

Sanofi (France)

     101,257        10,239,683  

 

 
        55,217,108  

 

 

Railroads–1.14%

     

CSX Corp.

     423,192        12,297,960  

 

 

Real Estate Services–1.41%

     

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c)

     208,244        15,328,841  

 

 

Regional Banks–1.62%

     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     335,082        11,959,077  

 

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     35,251        5,561,550  

 

 
        17,520,627  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–0.43%

 

Lam Research Corp.

     10,826        4,613,500  

 

 

Semiconductors–2.14%

     

Intel Corp.

     244,808        9,158,267  

 

 

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China)

     42,029        6,221,553  

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     60,997        7,791,757  

 

 
        23,171,577  

 

 

Tobacco–1.19%

     

Philip Morris International, Inc.
(Switzerland)

     130,472        12,882,805  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.80%

 

  

Ferguson PLC(b)

     77,909        8,625,305  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.27%

 

  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(c)

     102,626        13,807,302  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $514,953,717)

 

     677,056,722  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–22.08%

 

Advertising–0.05%

     

Omnicom Group, Inc./Omnicom Capital, Inc., 3.60%, 04/15/2026

   $     550,000        534,967  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Aerospace & Defense–0.25%

     

Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 05/01/2050

   $        1,625,000      $ 1,495,461  

 

 

Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.15%, 06/15/2053(b)

     643,000        601,469  

 

 

Precision Castparts Corp., 2.50%, 01/15/2023

     333,000        333,031  

 

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.45%, 11/16/2038

     308,000        294,325  

 

 
            2,724,286  

 

 

Agricultural Products–0.02%

     

Ingredion, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2037

     232,000        265,342  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics–0.06%

     

FedEx Corp., 4.90%, 01/15/2034

     402,000        402,345  

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., 3.40%, 11/15/2046

     240,000        200,661  

 

 
        603,006  

 

 

Airlines–0.33%

     

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 3.70%, 04/01/2028

     261,127        226,665  

 

 

JetBlue Airways Corp., Conv., 0.50%, 04/01/2026

     1,732,000        1,282,546  

 

 

Spirit Airlines, Inc., Conv., 1.00%, 05/15/2026

     1,157,000        1,048,821  

 

 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2012-1, Class A, 4.15%, 04/11/2024

     259,020        254,441  

 

 

Series 2014-2, Class A, 3.75%, 09/03/2026

     334,836        319,417  

 

 

Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 03/01/2030

     426,955        390,981  

 

 
        3,522,871  

 

 

Alternative Carriers–0.22%

     

Liberty Latin America Ltd. (Chile),
Conv., 2.00%, 07/15/2024

     2,743,000        2,388,124  

 

 

Application Software–1.20%

     

Dropbox, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/01/2026(d)

     5,339,000        4,834,464  

 

 

salesforce.com, inc., 2.70%, 07/15/2041

     1,413,000        1,094,724  

 

 

Splunk, Inc., Conv., 1.13%, 06/15/2027

     7,967,000        6,612,610  

 

 

Workday, Inc., 3.50%, 04/01/2027

     528,000        505,355  

 

 
        13,047,153  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.45%

 

  

Apollo Management Holdings L.P., 4.00%, 05/30/2024(e)

     2,755,000        2,720,751  

 

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
(Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025

     445,000        443,288  

 

 

KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, 5.13%, 06/01/2044(e)

     372,000        355,764  

 

 

KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(e)

     1,364,000        1,348,319  

 

 
        4,868,122  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


      Principal
Amount
     Value

Automobile Manufacturers–0.32%

American Honda Finance Corp., 2.05%, 01/10/2023

   $   1,540,000      $      1,531,170

General Motors Co., 6.60%, 04/01/2036

     377,000      382,343

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 03/01/2026

     480,000      481,338

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan), 2.97%, 03/10/2032

     1,138,000      1,019,648
       3,414,499

Biotechnology–1.10%

AbbVie, Inc.,

     

4.50%, 05/14/2035

     694,000      674,642

4.05%, 11/21/2039

     1,322,000      1,181,095

4.85%, 06/15/2044

     264,000      252,817

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.25%, 09/01/2022

     2,070,000      2,070,000

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 03/01/2027

     3,840,000      3,406,764

Jazz Investments I Ltd., Conv., 2.00%, 06/15/2026

     1,556,000      1,832,190

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Conv., 2.25%, 05/15/2024

     1,875,000      2,489,063
       11,906,571

Brewers–0.24%

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser- Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),

     

4.70%, 02/01/2036

     959,000      920,297

4.90%, 02/01/2046

     538,000      506,670

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands), 3.50%, 01/29/2028(e)

     945,000      912,251

Molson Coors Beverage Co., 4.20%, 07/15/2046

     377,000      310,322
       2,649,540

Broadcasting–0.03%

Paramount Global, 4.00%, 01/15/2026

     367,000      358,475

Cable & Satellite–1.90%

BofA Finance LLC, Conv., 0.13%, 09/01/2022

     2,213,000      2,214,106

Cable One, Inc., Conv.,

     

0.00%, 03/15/2026(d)

     5,466,000      4,531,314

1.13%, 03/15/2028

     2,850,000      2,402,550

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.91%, 07/23/2025

     550,000      552,023

Comcast Corp.,

     

3.15%, 03/01/2026

     1,101,000      1,073,510

4.15%, 10/15/2028

     935,000      933,302

3.90%, 03/01/2038

     756,000      684,925

2.89%, 11/01/2051

     352,000      251,922

2.94%, 11/01/2056

     265,000      184,687

Cox Communications, Inc., 2.95%, 10/01/2050(e)

     202,000      134,137

DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026

     7,604,000      5,155,512
      Principal
Amount
     Value

Cable & Satellite–(continued)

Liberty Broadband Corp., Conv., 1.25%, 10/05/2023(e)(f)

   $   2,645,000      $      2,483,655
              20,601,643

Commodity Chemicals–0.04%

LYB Finance Co. B.V. (Netherlands), 8.10%, 03/15/2027(e)

     339,000      388,039

Computer & Electronics Retail–0.22%

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

     

5.45%, 06/15/2023

     163,000      164,697

6.02%, 06/15/2026

     2,125,000      2,209,569

8.35%, 07/15/2046

     4,000      4,992
       2,379,258

Consumer Finance–0.39%

American Express Co.,

     

3.38%, 05/03/2024

     2,490,000      2,474,379

3.63%, 12/05/2024

     324,000      322,376

Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20%, 01/30/2023

     958,000      958,745

Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/01/2027

     556,000      507,367
       4,262,867

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.47%

Block, Inc., Conv., 0.13%, 03/01/2025

     3,914,000      3,688,945

Fiserv, Inc., 3.80%, 10/01/2023

     1,412,000      1,413,342
       5,102,287

Diversified Banks–1.39%

Bank of America Corp.,

     

3.25%, 10/21/2027

     525,000      493,968

2.57%, 10/20/2032(g)

     874,000      721,792

BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), 4.38%, 04/10/2024(e)

     700,000      696,168

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

4.00%, 08/05/2024

     60,000      59,874

3.67%, 07/24/2028(g)

     511,000      482,847

6.68%, 09/13/2043

     741,000      832,760

5.30%, 05/06/2044

     228,000      218,849

4.75%, 05/18/2046

     356,000      318,610

Discover Bank, 3.35%, 02/06/2023

     1,500,000      1,500,412

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 2.63%, 11/07/2025(g)

     1,775,000      1,694,507

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

Series V,
5.60%(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.32%)(b)(h)(i)

     732,000      687,165

3.20%, 06/15/2026

     394,000      380,842

3.51%, 01/23/2029(g)

     1,058,000      990,697

4.26%, 02/22/2048(g)

     489,000      437,220

3.90%, 01/23/2049(g)

     1,058,000      895,386

Mizuho Financial Group Cayman 3 Ltd. (Japan), 4.60%, 03/27/2024(e)

     200,000      200,692

Societe Generale S.A. (France), 5.00%, 01/17/2024(e)

     735,000      738,480

U.S. Bancorp, Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026

     2,097,000      2,023,847
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


      Principal
Amount
     Value

Diversified Banks–(continued)

Wells Fargo & Co.,

     

3.55%, 09/29/2025

   $       626,000      $          615,767

4.10%, 06/03/2026

     505,000      497,622

4.65%, 11/04/2044

     647,000      583,293
       15,070,798

Diversified Capital Markets–0.06%

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 6.50%, 08/08/2023(e)

     686,000      687,715

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.02%

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia), 7.13%, 07/15/2028

     182,000      209,776

Diversified REITs–0.08%

CubeSmart L.P., 2.50%, 02/15/2032

     1,063,000      864,492

Diversified Support Services–0.23%

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V. (Germany), 0.40%, 03/11/2023(b)(e)

     2,490,000      2,444,882

Drug Retail–0.08%

CVS Pass-Through Trust, 6.04%, 12/10/2028

     485,376      498,340

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/18/2034

     428,000      393,921
       892,261

Electric Utilities–0.58%

Electricite de France S.A. (France), 4.88%, 01/22/2044(e)

     846,000      716,956

Georgia Power Co., Series B, 3.70%, 01/30/2050

     350,000      278,669

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032

     1,227,000      1,069,873

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

     

0.65%, 03/01/2023

     2,415,000      2,374,374

3.55%, 05/01/2027

     530,000      512,157

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%, 05/15/2039

     46,000      52,647

Xcel Energy, Inc.,

     

0.50%, 10/15/2023

     566,000      544,910

3.50%, 12/01/2049

     964,000      765,150
       6,314,736

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.02%

Rockwell Automation, Inc., 1.75%, 08/15/2031

     307,000      250,436

General Merchandise Stores–0.03%

Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 04/15/2023

     353,000      351,372

Health Care Equipment–0.48%

Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.88%, 05/15/2044

     428,000      390,594

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., Conv., 0.50%, 08/15/2025

     4,244,000      3,994,453

Medtronic, Inc., 4.38%, 03/15/2035

     249,000      248,719
      Principal
Amount
     Value

Health Care Equipment–(continued)

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Conv., 1.50%, 05/01/2025(e)

   $       579,000      $          539,049
       5,172,815

Health Care Services–0.15%

Cigna Corp., 4.80%, 08/15/2038

     307,000      299,153

CVS Health Corp., 3.38%, 08/12/2024

     361,000      359,085

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.70%, 02/01/2045

     263,000      234,102

NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC (China), 5.35%, 03/01/2026

     676,000      689,608
       1,581,948

Health Care Technology–0.23%

Teladoc Health, Inc., Conv., 1.25%, 06/01/2027

     3,430,000      2,529,625

Home Improvement Retail–0.04%

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.25%, 04/01/2052

     497,000      431,519

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.68%

Airbnb, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/15/2026(d)

     4,881,000      4,080,516

Booking Holdings, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 05/01/2025

     396,000      476,705

Trip.com Group Ltd. (China), Conv., 1.25%, 09/15/2022

     2,834,000      2,812,745
       7,369,966

Industrial Conglomerates–0.04%

Honeywell International, Inc., 0.48%, 08/19/2022

     480,000      478,939

Industrial Machinery–0.14%

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.85%, 09/01/2023

     735,000      739,659

John Bean Technologies Corp., Conv., 0.25%, 05/15/2026

     868,000      803,768
       1,543,427

Insurance Brokers–0.02%

Willis North America, Inc., 3.60%, 05/15/2024

     233,000      229,668

Integrated Oil & Gas–0.40%

BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 2.94%, 06/04/2051

     991,000      710,738

Chevron Corp., 2.95%, 05/16/2026

     952,000      929,514

Exxon Mobil Corp.,

     

2.71%, 03/06/2025

     549,000      537,696

3.04%, 03/01/2026

     1,098,000      1,078,875

Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), 3.25%, 05/11/2025

     1,098,000      1,086,013
       4,342,836
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


      Principal
Amount
     Value

Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.37%

AT&T, Inc.,

     

4.30%, 02/15/2030

   $       318,000      $          310,590

3.50%, 09/15/2053

     447,000      339,579

3.55%, 09/15/2055

     157,000      117,892

3.80%, 12/01/2057

     255,000      197,530

Telefonica Emisiones S.A. (Spain),

     

4.67%, 03/06/2038

     750,000      663,186

5.21%, 03/08/2047

     700,000      621,811

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

     

3.38%, 02/15/2025

     1,284,000      1,276,067

3.40%, 03/22/2041

     561,000      457,685
       3,984,340

Interactive Home Entertainment–0.03%

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 3.70%, 04/14/2027

     357,000      346,863

Interactive Media & Services–0.46%

Snap, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 08/01/2026

     3,098,000      2,948,522

TripAdvisor, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 04/01/2026

     338,000      259,415

Twitter, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/15/2026(d)

     2,051,000      1,825,519
       5,033,456

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.22%

Amazon.com, Inc.,

     

4.80%, 12/05/2034

     9,000      9,439

2.88%, 05/12/2041

     2,996,000      2,401,819
       2,411,258

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.25%

Shopify, Inc. (Canada), Conv., 0.13%, 11/01/2025

     3,174,000      2,658,225

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.70%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

     

4.25%, 10/21/2025

     529,000      525,772

2.91%, 07/21/2042(g)

     323,000      236,394

GS Finance Corp., Series 0001, Conv., 0.25%, 07/08/2024

     6,118,000      6,138,189

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, 07/23/2025

     654,000      654,394
       7,554,749

IT Consulting & Other Services–0.13%

International Business Machines Corp., 2.88%, 11/09/2022

     1,421,000      1,423,011

Leisure Products–0.23%

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 02/15/2026(d)

     4,003,000      2,541,685

Life & Health Insurance–0.82%

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027

     853,000      842,887

Athene Global Funding, 2.75%, 06/25/2024(e)

     260,000      251,298

Athene Holding Ltd., 3.45%, 05/15/2052

     1,465,000      1,008,908

Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 12/22/2051

     1,846,000      1,258,936
      Principal
Amount
     Value

Life & Health Insurance–(continued)

Delaware Life Global Funding, Series 21-1, 2.66%, 06/29/2026(e)

   $   2,184,000      $        2,008,756

Guardian Life Global Funding, 2.90%, 05/06/2024(b)(e)

     689,000      679,463

Jackson National Life Global Funding, 3.25%, 01/30/2024(e)

     453,000      448,465

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 5.30%, 11/18/2044(e)

     440,000      424,940

Protective Life Global Funding, 2.62%, 08/22/2022(e)

     1,865,000      1,864,057

Prudential Financial, Inc., 3.91%, 12/07/2047

     141,000      121,864
       8,909,574

Managed Health Care–0.05%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.50%, 08/15/2039

     559,000      488,302

Movies & Entertainment–1.43%

Discovery Communications LLC, 4.90%, 03/11/2026

     367,000      369,070

Liberty Media Corp., Conv., 1.38%, 10/15/2023

     5,671,000      6,666,261

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Conv., 1.00%, 01/30/2023

     540,000      933,323

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Conv., 2.50%, 03/15/2023

     2,015,000      2,610,634

Magallanes, Inc.,

     

3.79%, 03/15/2025(e)

     1,720,000      1,668,885

5.05%, 03/15/2042(e)

     835,000      711,698

5.14%, 03/15/2052(e)

     1,036,000      870,922

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., 3.00%, 02/13/2026

     367,000      356,623

Walt Disney Co. (The), 3.00%, 09/15/2022

     1,350,000      1,351,696
       15,539,112

Multi-line Insurance–0.06%

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 3.95%, 05/15/2060(e)

     887,000      640,005

Multi-Utilities–0.09%

NiSource, Inc., 4.38%, 05/15/2047

     571,000      503,720

Sempra Energy, 3.80%, 02/01/2038

     559,000      472,713
       976,433

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.07%

Cameron LNG LLC, 3.70%, 01/15/2039(e)

     622,000      525,503

ConocoPhillips Co., 4.15%, 11/15/2034

     230,000      213,838
       739,341

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.04%

Valero Energy Corp., 4.00%, 06/01/2052

     531,000      424,788
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.75%

 

  

Energy Transfer L.P.,

     

Series 5Y, 4.20%, 09/15/2023

   $   1,724,000      $     1,727,335  

 

 

4.90%, 03/15/2035

     344,000        309,031  

 

 

5.30%, 04/01/2044

     587,000        510,271  

 

 

5.00%, 05/15/2050

     724,000        617,190  

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

     

6.45%, 09/01/2040

     23,000        24,928  

 

 

4.25%, 02/15/2048

     696,000        586,942  

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

     

4.30%, 06/01/2025

     878,000        874,783  

 

 

5.30%, 12/01/2034

     407,000        398,381  

 

 

MPLX L.P.,

     

4.50%, 07/15/2023

     1,721,000        1,726,419  

 

 

4.50%, 04/15/2038

     810,000        711,541  

 

 

Spectra Energy Partners L.P., 4.50%, 03/15/2045

     488,000        425,621  

 

 

Texas Eastern Transmission L.P., 7.00%, 07/15/2032

     169,000        192,243  

 

 
        8,104,685  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.03%

 

  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 3.85%, 10/29/2041

     410,000        296,090  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.01%

     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (United Kingdom), 4.13%, 11/15/2025

     63,000        63,710  

 

 

Paper Packaging–0.02%

     

International Paper Co., 6.00%, 11/15/2041

     223,000        231,955  

 

 

Personal Products–0.03%

     

GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital U.S. LLC, 4.00%, 03/24/2052(e)

     315,000        270,501  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–0.56%

     

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 4.38%, 12/15/2028(e)

     985,000        960,203  

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 4.13%, 06/15/2039

     621,000        594,258  

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom), 6.38%, 05/15/2038

     64,000        76,569  

 

 

Pacira BioSciences, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 08/01/2025

     2,870,000        2,979,060  

 

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Conv., 0.63%, 04/01/2023

     1,182,000        1,153,189  

 

 

Zoetis, Inc., 4.70%, 02/01/2043

     333,000        319,391  

 

 
        6,082,670  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–0.16%

 

  

Allstate Corp. (The), 3.28%, 12/15/2026

     302,000        296,148  

 

 

Markel Corp.,

     

5.00%, 03/30/2043

     351,000        334,236  

 

 

5.00%, 05/20/2049

     497,000        476,299  

 

 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 4.60%, 08/01/2043

     605,000        576,033  

 

 
        1,682,716  

 

 

Railroads–0.26%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
(Canada), 3.00%, 12/02/2041

     399,000        312,810  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Railroads–(continued)

     

CSX Corp., 5.50%, 04/15/2041

   $ 346,000      $ 362,419  

 

 

Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.40%, 11/01/2049

     461,000        363,586  

 

 

Union Pacific Corp.,

     

3.65%, 02/15/2024

     92,000        92,160  

 

 

3.20%, 05/20/2041

     1,018,000        832,282  

 

 

4.15%, 01/15/2045

     426,000        376,358  

 

 

3.84%, 03/20/2060

     519,000        434,579  

 

 
        2,774,194  

 

 

Real Estate Services–0.21%

     

Redfin Corp., Conv., 0.00%, 10/15/2025(d)

       3,783,000            2,252,672  

 

 

Regional Banks–0.06%

     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
(The), 3.45%, 04/23/2029

     689,000        643,511  

 

 

Reinsurance–0.08%

     

PartnerRe Finance B LLC, 3.70%, 07/02/2029

     500,000        475,694  

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/2023

     352,000        355,205  

 

 
        830,899  

 

 

Renewable Electricity–0.06%

     

Oglethorpe Power Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2044

     679,000        599,766  

 

 

Restaurants–0.06%

     

Starbucks Corp., 3.55%, 08/15/2029

     705,000        662,630  

 

 

Retail REITs–0.20%

     

Kimco Realty Corp., 3.20%, 04/01/2032(b)

     1,500,000        1,312,468  

 

 

Regency Centers L.P.,

     

2.95%, 09/15/2029

     750,000        659,940  

 

 

4.65%, 03/15/2049

     256,000        229,488  

 

 
        2,201,896  

 

 

Semiconductors–0.89%

     

Broadcom, Inc., 3.47%, 04/15/2034(e)

     640,000        521,726  

 

 

Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.45%, 04/15/2028

     1,210,000        1,057,314  

 

 

Microchip Technology, Inc., Conv., 0.13%, 11/15/2024

     5,161,000        5,161,000  

 

 

Micron Technology, Inc.,
4.66%, 02/15/2030

     680,000        652,774  

 

 

3.37%, 11/01/2041

     179,000        130,007  

 

 

Texas Instruments, Inc., 2.63%, 05/15/2024

     215,000        213,197  

 

 

Wolfspeed, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 02/15/2028(e)

     2,257,000        1,878,952  

 

 
        9,614,970  

 

 

Specialized REITs–0.35%

     

American Tower Corp., 1.60%, 04/15/2026(b)

     852,000        762,558  

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp.,
2.50%, 07/15/2031

     1,413,000        1,157,772  

 

 

4.75%, 05/15/2047

     46,000        41,650  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Specialized REITs–(continued)

 

EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/2026

   $   1,556,000      $ 1,463,416  

 

 

LifeStorage L.P., 3.50%, 07/01/2026

     404,000        386,771  

 

 
     3,812,167  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–0.01%

 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.50%, 06/01/2047

     159,000        141,133  

 

 

Systems Software–0.38%

 

Mandiant, Inc., Series A, Conv., 1.00%, 06/01/2025(f)

     1,642,000        1,639,497  

 

 

Microsoft Corp., 3.50%, 02/12/2035(b)

     404,000        387,786  

 

 

Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 04/01/2040

     965,000        722,666  

 

 

VMware, Inc., 1.00%, 08/15/2024

     1,509,000        1,413,128  

 

 
     4,163,077  

 

 

Technology Distributors–0.06%

 

Avnet, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/2026(b)

     671,000        675,552  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.26%

 

Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 02/09/2027(b)

     315,000        313,236  

 

 

Western Digital Corp., Conv., 1.50%, 02/01/2024

     2,649,000        2,529,795  

 

 
     2,843,031  

 

 

Tobacco–0.22%

 

Altria Group, Inc., 5.80%, 02/14/2039

     1,124,000        1,023,153  

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.,

     

3.60%, 11/15/2023

     369,000        370,280  

 

 

4.88%, 11/15/2043

     1,102,000        982,719  

 

 
     2,376,152  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.11%

 

Air Lease Corp.,

     

3.00%, 09/15/2023

     63,000        61,620  

 

 

4.25%, 09/15/2024

     427,000        419,371  

 

 

Aircastle Ltd., 4.40%, 09/25/2023

     771,000        761,388  

 

 
     1,242,379  

 

 

Trucking–0.06%

 

Aviation Capital Group LLC, 4.88%, 10/01/2025(e)

     709,000        688,192  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.34%

 

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), 4.38%, 07/16/2042

     600,000        545,576  

 

 

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada),

     

4.50%, 03/15/2043

     533,000        459,272  

 

 

4.30%, 02/15/2048

     1,394,000        1,169,497  

 

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

     

2.70%, 03/15/2032

     1,074,000        902,370  

 

 

3.40%, 10/15/2052

     750,000        555,542  

 

 
         3,632,257  

 

 

Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $261,025,100)

 

         239,342,208  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities–8.71%

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills–0.00%

     

0.84%, 09/15/2022(j)(k)

   $ 1,000      $ 997  

 

 

1.46% - 1.49%, 11/17/2022(j)(k)

     14,000        13,889  

 

 
        14,886  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.88%

     

4.50%, 02/15/2036

     2,636,800        3,101,845  

 

 

4.50%, 08/15/2039

     36,400        42,828  

 

 

4.38%, 05/15/2040

     72,800        83,962  

 

 

3.25%, 05/15/2042

     5,122,800        5,001,133  

 

 

2.25%, 02/15/2052

     1,588,000        1,307,371  

 

 
        9,537,139  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes–7.83%

     

2.50%, 05/31/2024(b)

       24,664,300        24,443,670  

 

 

2.88%, 06/15/2025

     24,618,500        24,522,334  

 

 

2.63%, 05/31/2027

     13,218,000        12,969,646  

 

 

2.75%, 05/31/2029

     22,222,100        21,788,075  

 

 

2.88%, 05/15/2032

     1,155,800        1,142,978  

 

 
        84,866,703  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities
(Cost $95,158,219)

 

     94,418,728  

 

 
     Shares         

Preferred Stocks–0.63%

     

Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.20%

 

  

AMG Capital Trust II, 5.15%, Conv. Pfd.

     44,432        2,155,841  

 

 

Diversified Banks–0.02%

     

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%, Series Q, Pfd.(g)

     10,911        259,027  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.41%

 

  

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75%, Conv. Pfd.

     95,499        4,435,929  

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $5,960,701)

 

     6,850,797  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.08%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.08%

 

6.75%, 03/15/2031

   $ 682,000        855,559  

 

 

5.50%, 02/01/2037

     3        4  

 

 
        855,563  

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.00%

 

9.50%, 04/01/2030

     314        329  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $842,674)

 

     855,892  

 

 
     Shares         

Money Market Funds–5.87%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(l)(m)

       23,167,259            23,167,259  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(l)(m)

     13,938,334        13,936,940  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–(continued)

 

  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(l)(m)

     26,476,867      $ 26,476,867  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $63,580,658)

 

     63,581,066  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.84%
(Cost $941,521,069)

 

     1,082,105,413  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–6.46%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(l)(m)(n)

     19,609,732        19,609,732  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–(continued)

 

  

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(l)(m)(n)

     50,423,317      $ 50,423,317  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $70,033,049)

 

     70,033,049  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.30%
(Cost $1,011,554,118)

 

     1,152,138,462  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.30)%

 

     (68,236,444

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 1,083,902,018  

 

 
 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

Conv.

LIBOR

Pfd.

REIT

USD

 

– Convertible

– London Interbank Offered Rate

– Preferred

– Real Estate Investment Trust

– U.S. Dollar

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount.

(e) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $28,780,424, which represented 2.66% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(f) 

Security has an irrevocable call by the issuer or mandatory put by the holder. Maturity date reflects such call or put.

(g) 

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(h) 

Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

(i) 

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(j) 

All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1L.

(k) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(l) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ 18,629,728      $ 76,264,381      $ (71,726,850 )     $ -     $ -     $ 23,167,259      $ 34,750

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       7,883,240        54,474,558        (48,418,895 )       (4,778 )       2,815       13,936,940        17,687

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       21,291,118        87,159,292        (81,973,543 )       -       -       26,476,867        32,177
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                          

Invesco Private Government Fund

       22,604,761        370,331,435        (373,326,464 )       -       -       19,609,732        35,400 *

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       52,744,442        846,490,728        (848,808,532 )       -       (3,321 )       50,423,317        100,445 *

Total

     $ 123,153,289      $ 1,434,720,394      $ (1,424,254,284 )     $ (4,778 )     $ (506 )     $ 133,614,115      $ 220,459

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(m) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(n) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Open Futures Contracts  

 

 
Short Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Month

     Notional
Value
    Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

             

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

     9        September-2022        $(1,010,250)       $9,839        $9,839  

 

 

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Settlement
Date
      

Contract to

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   Counterparty        Deliver          Receive  

 

Currency Risk

            

 

07/01/2022      

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   EUR      7,516,364     USD      8,058,723      $  181,949 

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   GBP      11,056,940     USD      13,817,913      358,297 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   CAD      6,461,534     USD      5,031,489      11,744 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   EUR      7,563,139     USD      7,989,405      51,164 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   GBP      11,635,826     USD      14,224,425      54,414 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   EUR      822,114     USD      870,954      9,421 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   GBP      1,272,377     USD      1,567,366      18,501 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      315,479     EUR      301,977      979 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      485,934     GBP      399,656      567 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   CAD      8,778,998     USD      6,869,788      49,559 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      1,709,166     CAD      2,216,441      12,741 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   CAD      414,099     USD      322,537      838 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   GBP      17,502     USD      21,405      91 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      130,436     CAD      168,039      108 

 

Subtotal-Appreciation

             750,373 

 

Currency Risk

            

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   USD      7,975,330     EUR      7,563,139      (49,538)

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   USD      14,218,979     GBP      11,635,826      (54,685)

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)   USD      5,031,956     CAD      6,461,534      (12,119)

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      503,980     EUR      473,362      (7,920)

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      365,613     GBP      293,835      (7,928)

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   CAD      484,438     USD      375,104      (1,246)

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   USD      463,232     CAD      585,461      (8,399)

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.   CAD      309,072     USD      239,706      (402)

 

Subtotal-Depreciation

             (142,237)

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             $  608,136 

 

Abbreviations:

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound Sterling

USD - U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

       62.47 %

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

       22.08

U.S. Treasury Securities

       8.71

Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio

       0.71

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       6.03

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $877,940,411)*

   $ 1,018,524,347  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value
(Cost $133,613,707)

     133,614,115  

 

 

Other investments:
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign     currency contracts outstanding

     750,373  

 

 

Cash

     1,547,419  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,428)

     3,497  

 

 

Receivable for:
Investments sold

     904,798  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     163,156  

 

 

Dividends

     1,277,111  

 

 

Interest

     1,881,320  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     158,373  

 

 

Other assets

     775  

 

 

Total assets

     1,158,825,284  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:
Variation margin payable - futures contracts

     6,309  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     142,237  

 

 

Payable for:
Investments purchased

     3,404,211  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     439,403  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     70,033,049  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     646,008  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,881  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     73,331  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     175,837  

 

 

Total liabilities

     74,923,266  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,083,902,018  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 748,932,696  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     334,969,322  

 

 
   $ 1,083,902,018  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 70,057,756  

 

 

Series II

   $ 1,013,844,262  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     3,849,211  

 

 

Series II

     56,148,612  

 

 

Series I:
Net asset value per share

   $ 18.20  

 

 

Series II:
Net asset value per share

   $ 18.06  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $68,515,034 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 4,452,396  

 

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $98,154)

     8,597,842  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $86,864)

     171,478  

 

 

Total investment income

     13,221,716  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,361,277  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,030,351  

 

 

Custodian fees

     9,001  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,458,485  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     33,851  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,884  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     3,541  

 

 

Professional services fees

     27,632  

 

 

Other

     7,092  

 

 

Total expenses

     4,943,114  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (15,731

 

 

Net expenses

     4,927,383  

 

 

Net investment income

     8,294,333  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:
Unaffiliated investment securities

     30,252,826  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (506

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (9,748

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,345,776  

 

 

Futures contracts

     57,397  

 

 
     31,645,745  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Unaffiliated investment securities

     (195,975,345

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (4,778

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (8,625

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,037,855  

 

 

Futures contracts

     14,409  

 

 
     (194,936,484

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (163,290,739

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (154,996,406

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 8,294,333     $ 13,493,343  

 

 

Net realized gain

     31,645,745       157,674,818  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (194,936,484     52,887,271  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (154,996,406     224,055,432  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

     -       (2,210,004

 

 

Series II

     -       (33,156,264

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

     -       (35,366,268

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     310,166       28,892,785  

 

 

Series II

     (124,565,871     (121,909,012

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (124,255,705     (93,016,227

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (279,252,111     95,672,937  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,363,154,129       1,267,481,192  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,083,902,018     $ 1,363,154,129  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
   Total
return (b)
 

Net assets,
end of period

(000’s omitted)

   Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers

and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 20.69      $ 0.16     $ (2.65 )     $ (2.49 )     $     $     $     $ 18.20        (12.03 )%     $ 70,058        0.56 %(d)       0.56 %(d)       1.57 %(d)       80 %

Year ended 12/31/21

       17.93        0.25       3.09       3.34       (0.38 )       (0.20 )       (0.58 )       20.69        18.65       79,349        0.55       0.55       1.24       144

Year ended 12/31/20

       17.52        0.30       1.30       1.60       (0.42 )       (0.77 )       (1.19 )       17.93        9.95       43,099        0.56       0.57       1.84       96

Year ended 12/31/19

       16.12        0.36       2.82       3.18       (0.47 )       (1.31 )       (1.78 )       17.52        20.37       50,731        0.54       0.55       2.02       150

Year ended 12/31/18

       19.04        0.35       (2.00 )       (1.65 )       (0.43 )       (0.84 )       (1.27 )       16.12        (9.50 )       165,924        0.54       0.55       1.91       150

Year ended 12/31/17

       17.76        0.35 (e)        1.58       1.93       (0.31 )       (0.34 )       (0.65 )       19.04        11.03       184,768        0.55       0.56       1.93 (e)        119

Series II

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

       20.55        0.13       (2.62 )       (2.49 )                         18.06        (12.12 )       1,013,844        0.81 (d)        0.81 (d)        1.32 (d)        80

Year ended 12/31/21

       17.82        0.20       3.07       3.27       (0.34 )       (0.20 )       (0.54 )       20.55        18.35       1,283,805        0.80       0.80       0.99       144

Year ended 12/31/20

       17.42        0.26       1.28       1.54       (0.37 )       (0.77 )       (1.14 )       17.82        9.65       1,224,382        0.81       0.82       1.59       96

Year ended 12/31/19

       16.04        0.31       2.80       3.11       (0.42 )       (1.31 )       (1.73 )       17.42        20.01       1,235,269        0.79       0.80       1.77       150

Year ended 12/31/18

       18.95        0.31       (2.00 )       (1.69 )       (0.38 )       (0.84 )       (1.22 )       16.04        (9.73 )       1,041,911        0.79       0.80       1.66       150

Year ended 12/31/17

       17.68        0.31 (e)        1.57       1.88       (0.27 )       (0.34 )       (0.61 )       18.95        10.78       1,385,490        0.80       0.81       1.68 (e)        119

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $22,225,472 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund into the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2017. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.30 and 1.64% and $0.26 and 1.39% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund’s investment objectives are both capital appreciation and current income.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

    The

following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund


Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $808 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

M.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

N.

Collateral – To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions.

O.

Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

P.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets

     Rate  

 

 

First $ 150 million

     0.500%  

 

 

Next $100 million

     0.450%  

 

 

Next $100 million

     0.400%  

 

 

Over $350 million

     0.350%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.38%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

 

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Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $15,731.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $98,694 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $931,657 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $10,151 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2         Level 3          Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     $648,219,205        $  28,837,517       $–        $    677,056,722  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

            239,342,208              239,342,208  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

            94,418,728              94,418,728  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

     6,850,797                     6,850,797  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

            855,892              855,892  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     63,581,066        70,033,049              133,614,115  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     718,651,068        433,487,394              1,152,138,462  

 

 

Other Investments – Assets*

          

 

 

Futures Contracts

     9,839                     9,839  

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            750,373              750,373  

 

 
     9,839        750,373              760,212  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities*

          

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (142,237            (142,237

 

 

Total Other Investments

     9,839        608,136              617,975  

 

 

    Total Investments

     $718,660,907        $434,095,530       $–        $1,152,756,437  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period–End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

            Value        
  

 

 

 
Derivative Assets    Currency
Risk
    

Interest

Rate Risk

    Total  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts-Exchange-Traded(a)

   $      $ 9,839     $ 9,839  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     750,373              750,373  

 

 

Total Derivative Assets

     750,373        9,839       760,212  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

            (9,839     (9,839

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 750,373      $     $ 750,373  

 

 
                  Value  
       

 

 

 
Derivative Liabilities                 Currency
Risk
 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

        $ (142,237

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

           

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

        $ (142,237

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

    

Financial
Derivative

Assets

   Financial
Derivative
Liabilities
       Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
    
  

 

  

 

    

 

  
Counterparty    Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
   Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
  Net Value of
Derivatives
   Non-Cash    Cash    Net
Amount

 

Bank of New York Mellon (The)

   $657,568    $(116,342)   $541,226    $–    $–    $541,226

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       92,805        (25,895)       66,910      –      –        66,910

 

Total

   $750,373    $(142,237)   $608,136    $–    $–    $608,136

 

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

    

Location of Gain on

Statement of Operations

 
  

 

 

 
     Currency
Risk
     Interest
Rate Risk
     Total  

 

 

Realized Gain:

        

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 1,345,776      $      $ 1,345,776  

 

 

Futures contracts

            57,397        57,397  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation:

        

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,037,855               1,037,855  

 

 

Futures contracts

            14,409        14,409  

 

 

Total

   $ 2,383,631      $ 71,806      $ 2,455,437  

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Forward         
     Foreign Currency      Futures  
     Contracts      Contracts  

 

 

Average notional value

     $40,568,346        $1,035,070  

 

 

 

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NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

    Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

    The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $154,741,889 and $231,913,082, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 191,478,729  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (61,712,004

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 129,766,725  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,022,989,712.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended      Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)      December 31, 2021  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

           

Series I

     318,819      $ 6,395,547        500,860      $ 10,189,630  

 

 

Series II

     2,798,613            54,822,945        1,860,777            37,310,495  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

           

Series I

                   107,752        2,210,004  

 

 

Series II

                   1,626,902        33,156,264  

 

 

Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b)

           

Series I

                   1,421,249        28,595,529  

 

 

Series II

                   55,570        1,110,840  

 

 

 

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    Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
    Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
       Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
    Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

 

 

Reacquired:

                

Series I

    (304,425      $ (6,085,381        (599,027      $ (12,102,378

 

 

Series II

    (9,112,246        (179,388,816        (9,775,168        (193,486,611

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (6,299,239      $ (124,255,705        (4,801,085      $ (93,016,227

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 71% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

(b) 

After the close of business on April 30, 2021, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 3, 2020 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 5, 2021. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 1,476,819 shares of the Fund for 2,408,211 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 30, 2021. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 30, 2021 of $29,706,369, including $8,543,643 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $1,356,523,614 and $1,386,229,983 immediately after the acquisition.

The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2021, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 13,487,872  

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains

     212,925,767  

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 226,413,639  

 

 

As the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since May 1, 2021.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

        The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL   HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return  before
expenses)
    
  Beginning
  Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
  Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
     Paid During       
Period2
  Ending
     Account Value       
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
     Paid During     
Period2
    Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I  

  $1,000.00     $879.70     $2.61     $1,022.02     $2.81        0.56%

Series II  

  1,000.00   878.80   3.77   1,020.78   4.06   0.81

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period, and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is one of the few in the peer group classified as a value fund as

 

 

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opposed to a core or growth fund, and the value investment style has lagged behind the core and growth investment styles, which contributed to the Fund’s relative underperformance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees

payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a

result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades

 

 

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through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Global Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE   

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    O-VIGLBL-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -31.76

Series II Shares

    -31.83  

MSCI All Country World Indexq*

    -20.18  

MSCI All Country World Growth Indexq*

    -27.92  

 

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.

 

*Effective June 30, 2022, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market benchmark from the MSCI All Country World Index to the MSCI All Country World Growth Index. The Fund believes the MSCI All Country World Growth Index is a more appropriate comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance.

 

 

The MSCI All Country World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

    The MSCI All Country World Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large- and mid-cap growth stocks of developed and emerging markets. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (11/12/90)

    9.30

10 Years

    9.44  

  5 Years

    5.57  

  1 Year

    -29.46  

 

Series II Shares

       

Inception (7/13/00)

    5.70

10 Years

    9.17  

  5 Years

    5.31  

  1 Year

    -29.62  
 

 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Global Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.07%

 

Brazil–0.17%

     

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)

     381,396      $ 2,936,749  

 

 

China–5.87%

     

JD.com, Inc., ADR

     1,361,636        87,444,264  

 

 

Meituan, B Shares(a)(b)

     502,500        12,698,116  

 

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     78,100        3,546,794  

 

 
           103,689,174  

 

 

Denmark–3.00%

     

Ambu A/S, Class B

     235,469        2,301,290  

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     456,499        50,667,449  

 

 
        52,968,739  

 

 

France–12.63%

     

Airbus SE

     651,855        64,004,206  

 

 

Dassault Systemes SE

     180,436        6,685,749  

 

 

Kering S.A.

     97,960        50,895,958  

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     164,317        101,405,472  

 

 
        222,991,385  

 

 

Germany–1.75%

     

SAP SE

     339,067        30,889,907  

 

 

India–4.80%

     

DLF Ltd.

     13,702,319        54,376,235  

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

     1,712,325        30,376,645  

 

 
        84,752,880  

 

 

Italy–0.40%

     

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.

     156,446        7,090,825  

 

 

Japan–8.75%

     

FANUC Corp.

     26,400        4,138,011  

 

 

Keyence Corp.

     132,744        45,428,922  

 

 

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     876,300        47,460,839  

 

 

Nidec Corp.

     390,900        24,170,765  

 

 

Omron Corp.

     201,900        10,267,276  

 

 

TDK Corp.

     745,300        23,049,391  

 

 
        154,515,204  

 

 

Netherlands–0.90%

     

ASML Holding N.V.

     32,882        15,869,771  

 

 

Sweden–3.29%

     

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     1,295,418        27,721,871  

 

 

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     3,236,880        30,289,054  

 

 
        58,010,925  

 

 

Switzerland–0.80%

     

Lonza Group AG

     21,415        11,418,991  

 

 

Zur Rose Group AG(a)

     34,975        2,625,255  

 

 
        14,044,246  

 

 

United Kingdom–0.30%

     

Farfetch Ltd., Class A(a)

     743,141        5,320,890  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

United States–56.41%

     

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     187,712      $ 68,713,855  

 

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     226,718        26,927,297  

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     94,686        206,345,412  

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     148,491        15,771,229  

 

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     531,098        77,588,107  

 

 

Avantor, Inc.(a)

     1,062,240        33,035,664  

 

 

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

     208,335        7,764,645  

 

 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

     38,141        8,161,030  

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

     8,062        3,777,289  

 

 

Danaher Corp.

     32,372        8,206,949  

 

 

Datadog, Inc., Class A(a)

     43,505        4,143,416  

 

 

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(a)

     202,978        3,050,759  

 

 

Ecolab, Inc.

     18,262        2,807,965  

 

 

Equifax, Inc.

     197,300        36,062,494  

 

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     106,568        9,769,089  

 

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     12,913        4,528,976  

 

 

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     55,841        10,294,847  

 

 

Intuit, Inc.

     258,363        99,583,435  

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     44,874        9,006,661  

 

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     77,482        16,812,819  

 

 

Lam Research Corp.

     4,148        1,767,670  

 

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     52,666        7,163,103  

 

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     489,098        21,290,436  

 

 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)

     414,902        66,902,947  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     98,985        25,422,318  

 

 

NVIDIA Corp.

     51,624        7,825,682  

 

 

Omnicell, Inc.(a)

     68,972        7,845,565  

 

 

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     227,332        1,918,682  

 

 

Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A(a)

     394,442        4,934,469  

 

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     290,295        97,846,833  

 

 

Splunk, Inc.(a)

     106,112        9,386,668  

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     278,162        50,775,691  

 

 

Veracyte, Inc.(a)

     335,405        6,674,559  

 

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

     155,766        30,668,768  

 

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

     34,239        3,232,162  

 

 
        996,007,491  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $812,119,108)

 

     1,749,088,186  

 

 

Money Market Funds–0.52%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(c)(d)

     3,212,345        3,212,345  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(c)(d)

     2,295,709        2,295,479  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(c)(d)

     3,671,252        3,671,252  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $9,179,022)

 

     9,179,076  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.59%
(Cost $821,298,130)

 

     1,758,267,262  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.41%

 

     7,306,007  

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 1,765,573,269  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Investment Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Realized
Gain
  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

      $  5,237,805             $  50,265,944         $  (52,291,404)         $   -               $     -           $3,212,345     $  5,294      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      4,386,090             35,904,246         (37,995,216)         54               305           2,295,479     5,753      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

      5,986,062             57,446,793         (59,761,603)         -               -           3,671,252     7,106      

Total

      $15,609,957             $143,616,983         $(150,048,223)         $54               $305           $9,179,076     $18,153      

 

(d)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

Portfolio Composition

By country, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

United States

       56.41 %

France

       12.63

Japan

       8.75

China

       5.87

India

       4.80

Sweden

       3.29

Denmark

       3.00

Countries each less than 2% of portfolio

       4.32

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.93

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $812,119,108)

   $ 1,749,088,186  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $9,179,022)

     9,179,076  

 

 

Cash

     2,000,000  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,556,418)

     1,554,486  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Fund shares sold

     3,795,974  

 

 

Dividends

     3,718,823  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     170,497  

 

 

Other assets

     1,632  

 

 

Total assets

     1,769,508,674  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     813,296  

 

 

Accrued foreign taxes

     1,855,545  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     955,653  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,966  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     135,448  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     170,497  

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,935,405  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,765,573,269  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 362,043,243  

Distributable earnings

     1,403,530,026  

 

 
   $ 1,765,573,269  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

   $ 988,289,062  

 

 

Series II

   $ 777,284,207  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     25,309,985  

 

 

Series II

     20,297,188  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 39.05  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 38.30  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $960,865)

   $ 11,235,933  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     18,153  

 

 

Non-cash dividend income

     626,935  

 

 

Total investment income

     11,881,021  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     6,584,756  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,729,119  

 

 

Custodian fees

     107,589  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,165,964  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     64,018  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     16,893  

 

 

Professional services fees

     25,572  

 

 

Other

     10,649  

 

 

Total expenses

     9,704,560  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (299,823

 

 

Net expenses

     9,404,737  

 

 

Net investment income

     2,476,284  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $152,623)

     150,197,849  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     305  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (199,407

 

 
     149,998,747  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $1,382,394)

     (993,591,303

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     54  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (292,473

 

 
     (993,883,722

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (843,884,975

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (841,408,691

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,476,284     $ (9,762,975

 

 

Net realized gain

     149,998,747       343,349,768  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (993,883,722     71,077,742  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (841,408,691     404,664,535  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

     -       (74,843,220

 

 

Series II

     -       (64,990,704

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

     -       (139,833,924

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (30,472,060     (91,025,858

 

 

Series II

     (105,195,164     (192,722,461

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (135,667,224     (283,748,319

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (977,075,915     (18,917,708

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,742,649,184       2,761,566,892  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,765,573,269     $ 2,742,649,184  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
 

Net
investment

income

(loss)(a)

  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
 

Net assets,
end of period

(000’s omitted)

  Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers

and/or
expenses
absorbed(c)

  Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (d)

Series I

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 57.22     $ 0.08     $ (18.25 )         $ (18.17 )         $     $     $     $ 39.05       (31.76 )%     $ 988,289       0.78 %(e)        0.81 %(e)        0.35 %(e)        8 %       

Year ended 12/31/21

       52.12          (0.13 )         8.23       8.10             (3.00 )       (3.00 )       57.22       15.49       1,484,706       0.77       0.78       (0.23 )       7

Year ended 12/31/20

       42.55       (0.01 )       11.51       11.50       (0.31 )           (1.62 )            (1.93 )           52.12            27.64       1,438,773       0.77       0.81       (0.01 )       13

Year ended 12/31/19

       38.00       0.29       11.03       11.32       (0.40 )       (6.37 )       (6.77 )       42.55       31.79       1,334,573       0.77       0.80       0.70       23

Year ended 12/31/18

       47.42       0.37       (5.99 )       (5.62 )       (0.47 )       (3.33 )       (3.80 )       38.00       (13.18 )         1,160,317          0.78       0.78       0.81       16

Year ended 12/31/17

       35.02       0.29       12.50       12.79       (0.39 )             (0.39 )       47.42       36.66       1,479,034       0.76       0.76       0.69       9

Series II

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

       56.18       0.02       (17.90 )       (17.88 )                         38.30       (31.83 )       777,284       1.03 (e)        1.06 (e)        0.10 (e)        8

Year ended 12/31/21

       51.36       (0.27 )       8.09       7.82             (3.00 )       (3.00 )       56.18       15.17       1,257,943       1.02       1.03       (0.48 )       7

Year ended 12/31/20

       41.95       (0.11 )       11.34       11.23       (0.20 )       (1.62 )       (1.82 )       51.36       27.34       1,322,794       1.02       1.06       (0.26 )       13

Year ended 12/31/19

       37.53       0.18       10.89       11.07       (0.28 )       (6.37 )       (6.65 )       41.95       31.45       1,187,107       1.02       1.04       0.45       23

Year ended 12/31/18

       46.88       0.26       (5.92 )       (5.66 )       (0.36 )       (3.33 )       (3.69 )       37.53       (13.39 )       911,848       1.03       1.03       0.56       16

Year ended 12/31/17

       34.64       0.18       12.36       12.54       (0.30 )             (0.30 )       46.88       36.32       1,309,590       1.01       1.01       0.43       9

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Global Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.

    The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per

 

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share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

K.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

 

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NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*

     Rate  

 

 

Up to $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Next $4.2 billion

     0.600%  

 

 

Over $5 billion

     0.580%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.63%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

Effective May 1, 2022, through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net asset (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.77% and Series II shares to 1.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $299,823.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $151,143 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,577,976 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $2,428 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

 

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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Brazil

     $     2,936,749      $        $–        $       2,936,749  

 

 

China

     87,444,264        16,244,910          –        103,689,174  

 

 

Denmark

            52,968,739          –        52,968,739  

 

 

France

            222,991,385          –        222,991,385  

 

 

Germany

            30,889,907          –        30,889,907  

 

 

India

     30,376,645        54,376,235          –        84,752,880  

 

 

Italy

            7,090,825          –        7,090,825  

 

 

Japan

            154,515,204          –        154,515,204  

 

 

Netherlands

            15,869,771          –        15,869,771  

 

 

Sweden

            58,010,925          –        58,010,925  

 

 

Switzerland

            14,044,246          –        14,044,246  

 

 

United Kingdom

     5,320,890                 –        5,320,890  

 

 

United States

     996,007,491                 –        996,007,491  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     9,179,076                 –        9,179,076  

 

 

    Total Investments

     $1,131,265,115        $627,002,147        $–        $1,758,267,262  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and OfficersFees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $171,423,903 and $303,232,268, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 1,028,040,395  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (99,959,867

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 928,080,528  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $830,186,734.

 

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NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     6,015,956     $ 261,396,664       1,087,526     $ 61,384,048  

 

 

Series II

     4,060,072       173,596,802       786,412       43,542,860  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       1,297,784       74,843,220  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,147,232       64,990,704  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (6,655,266     (291,868,724     (4,038,886     (227,253,126

 

 

Series II

     (6,153,373     (278,791,966     (5,300,318     (301,256,025

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (2,732,611   $ (135,667,224     (5,020,250   $ (283,748,319

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 28% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL   HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return  before
expenses)
    
  Beginning
  Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
  Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
     Paid During       
Period2
  Ending
     Account Value       
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
     Paid During     
Period2
    Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00     $682.40     $3.25     $1,020.93     $3.91        0.78%

Series II

  1,000.00   681.70   4.29   1,019.69   5.16   1.03

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI All Country World Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the third quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period and above the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in and underweight and overweight exposures to certain sectors and regions detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the

 

 

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performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the

extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers

periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.      

VIGCE-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -20.22

Series II Shares

    -20.38  

MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index)

    -20.51  

Lipper VUF Global Multi-Cap Value Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

    -11.99  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

    The Lipper VUF Global Multi-Cap Value Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlyng funds in the Lipper Global Multi Cap Value Funds classification.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (1/2/97)

    4.90

10 Years

    7.14  

5 Years

    4.21  

1 Year

    -18.66  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (6/1/10)

    6.35

10 Years

    6.87  

5 Years

    3.95  

1 Year

    -18.87  
 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Universal Funds Global Value Equity Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series I shares of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I shares are those of the Class I shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

 

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–93.92%

 

Belgium–3.16%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V., ADR(a)

     34,599      $   1,866,616  

 

 

Canada–1.70%

 

Constellation Software, Inc.

     675        1,002,049  

 

 

China–2.44%

 

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., A Shares

     4,700        1,441,721  

 

 

Finland–2.12%

 

Kone OYJ, Class B

     26,201        1,252,853  

 

 

France–2.85%

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     2,719        1,677,985  

 

 

Germany–6.14%

 

KION Group AG

     36,179        1,500,501  

 

 

SAP SE

     23,297        2,122,418  

 

 
     3,622,919  

 

 

Hong Kong–3.82%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

     205,400        2,256,144  

 

 

Japan–0.96%

 

FANUC Corp.

     1,800        282,137  

 

 

Nabtesco Corp.

     12,200        285,339  

 

 
     567,476  

 

 

Netherlands–1.90%

 

Topicus.com, Inc.(b)

     19,870        1,121,161  

 

 

Switzerland–4.25%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A., Wts., expiring 11/22/2023(b)

     40,270        21,935  

 

 

Temenos AG

     29,140        2,487,002  

 

 
     2,508,937  

 

 

United Kingdom–11.27%

 

British American Tobacco PLC

     72,721        3,116,640  

 

 

Imperial Brands PLC

     43,477        971,753  

 

 

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     27,558        2,561,769  

 

 
     6,650,162  

 

 

United States–53.31%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     6,209        1,723,929  

 

 

Adobe, Inc.(b)

     1,570        574,714  

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)

     1,111        2,421,158  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

United States–(continued)

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     13,971      $ 2,041,023  

 

 

Aon PLC, Class A

     7,197        1,940,887  

 

 

Aptiv PLC(b)

     13,725        1,222,486  

 

 

AutoZone, Inc.(b)

     767        1,648,375  

 

 

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     7,900        1,947,587  

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b)

     4,330        2,028,735  

 

 

Equinix, Inc.

     3,204        2,105,092  

 

 

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)

     2,245        141,345  

 

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     10,779        1,873,498  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     10,599        2,722,141  

 

 

Roche Holding AG

     5,395        1,801,000  

 

 

Sabre Corp.(a)(b)

     233,026        1,358,542  

 

 

Visa, Inc., Class A(a)

     16,078        3,165,598  

 

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)(b)

     12,091        1,141,390  

 

 

Zoetis, Inc.

     9,334        1,604,421  

 

 
     31,461,921  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $56,485,943)

 

     55,429,944  

 

 

Money Market Funds–6.26%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(c)(d)

     1,295,691        1,295,691  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(c)(d)

     919,854        919,762  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(c)(d)

     1,480,790        1,480,790  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,696,202)

 

     3,696,243  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.18%
(Cost $60,182,145)

 

     59,126,187  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–9.97%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund,
1.38%(c)(d)(e)

     1,647,664        1,647,664  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(c)(d)(e)

     4,236,850        4,236,850  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $5,884,735)

 

     5,884,514  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–110.15% (Cost $66,066,880)

 

     65,010,701  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.15)%

 

     (5,990,654

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 59,020,047  

 

 
 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Wts. – Warrants

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     

Value

December 31, 2021

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    

Value

June 30, 2022

     Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                              

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $1,638,209          $ 1,789,294      $ (2,131,812               $ -            $ -      $ 1,295,691          $   1,135     

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,164,786            1,278,066        (1,522,723     94          (461)        919,762          1,421     

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,872,239            2,044,907        (2,436,356     -          -        1,480,790          1,892     
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                              

Invesco Private Government Fund

     1,204,237            9,974,960        (9,531,533     -          -        1,647,664          3,887*     

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     2,809,885            23,283,527        (21,856,548     (92)          78        4,236,850          10,557*     

Total

     $8,689,356          $ 38,370,754      $ (37,478,972               $ 2            $ (383)      $ 9,580,757          $ 18,892     

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(d) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(e) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By country, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

United States

       53.31 %

United Kingdom

       11.27

Germany

       6.14

Switzerland

       4.25

Hong Kong

       3.82

Belgium

       3.16

France

       2.85

China

       2.44

Finland

       2.12

Countries each less than 2% of portfolio

       4.56

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       6.08

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $56,485,943)*

   $ 55,429,944  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $9,580,937)

     9,580,757  

 

 

Cash

     535  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $96,493)

     94,670  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Fund shares sold

     736  

 

 

Dividends

     62,838  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     20,067  

 

 

Other assets

     44  

 

 

Total assets

     65,189,591  

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

     139,476  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     62,808  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     5,884,735  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     30,670  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,113  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     26,740  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     23,002  

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,169,544  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 59,020,047  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 55,874,099  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     3,145,948  

 

 
   $ 59,020,047  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

   $ 50,860,491  

 

 

Series II

   $ 8,159,556  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     5,730,133  

 

 

Series II

     919,921  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.88  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.87  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $5,791,422 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $43,558)

   $ 535,036  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,185)

     9,633  

 

 

Total investment income

     544,669  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     220,449  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     54,579  

 

 

Custodian fees

     3,229  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     11,417  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     1,817  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,222  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,727  

 

 

Professional services fees

     22,242  

 

 

Other

     1,717  

 

 

Total expenses

     326,399  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (1,429

 

 

Net expenses

     324,970  

 

 

Net investment income

     219,699  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (171,615

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (383

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (3,892

 

 
     (175,890

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (15,217,594

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     2  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (4,541

 

 
     (15,222,133

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (15,398,023

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (15,178,324

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

   $ 219,699     $ 207,530  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (175,890     4,091,537  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (15,222,133     6,511,206  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (15,178,324     10,810,273  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

 

Series I

           (10,897,710

 

 

Series II

           (1,801,903

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (12,699,613

 

 

Share transactions–net:

 

Series I

     (1,131,093     8,578,868  

 

 

Series II

     (440,001     316,507  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (1,571,094     8,895,375  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (16,749,418     7,006,035  

 

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

     75,769,465       68,763,430  

 

 

End of period

   $ 59,020,047     $ 75,769,465  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

       

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $11.13         $0.03         $(2.28     $(2.25     $        -       $        -       $        -       $  8.88         (20.22 )%      $50,860       0.96 %(d)      0.96 %(d)      0.70 %(d)      7

Year ended 12/31/21

     11.49       0.04       1.81         1.85         (0.12 )        (2.09 )        (2.21 )        11.13       15.97         65,044         0.96         0.96         0.31         27    

Year ended 12/31/20

     10.28       0.11       1.24       1.35       (0.14     -       (0.14     11.49       13.23       58,139       1.00       1.00       1.14       127  

Year ended 12/31/19

     8.99       0.15       2.03       2.18       (0.15     (0.74     (0.89     10.28       25.20       60,078       1.01       1.01       1.54       24  

Year ended 12/31/18

     10.73       0.13       (1.76     (1.63     (0.11     -       (0.11     8.99       (15.32     54,854       1.02       1.02       1.19       26  

Year ended 12/31/17

     8.83       0.09       1.93       2.02       (0.12     -       (0.12     10.73       22.90       73,716       1.04       1.04       0.95       69  

Series II

                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     11.14       0.02       (2.29     (2.27     -       -       -       8.87       (20.38     8,160       1.21 (d)      1.21 (d)      0.45 (d)      7  

Year ended 12/31/21

     11.50       0.01       1.82       1.83       (0.10     (2.09     (2.19     11.14       15.71       10,725       1.21       1.21       0.06       27  

Year ended 12/31/20

     10.28       0.09       1.24       1.33       (0.11     -       (0.11     11.50       13.03       10,625       1.25       1.25       0.89       127  

Year ended 12/31/19

     8.99       0.13       2.02       2.15       (0.12     (0.74     (0.86     10.28       24.82       10,561       1.26       1.26       1.29       24  

Year ended 12/31/18

     10.73       0.10       (1.75     (1.65     (0.09     -       (0.09     8.99       (15.54     9,616       1.27       1.27       0.94       26  

Year ended 12/31/17

     8.83       0.07       1.92       1.99       (0.09     -       (0.09     10.73       22.60       13,043       1.29       1.29       0.70       69  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers throughout the world, including U.S. issuers.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 1 billion

     0.670%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.645%  

 

 

Next $1 billion

     0.620%  

 

 

Next $1 billion

     0.595%  

 

 

Next $1 billion

     0.570%  

 

 

Over $4.5 billion

     0.545%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,429.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $5,257 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $49,322 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the

 

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annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $215 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 - 

Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

  Level 2 - 

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

  Level 3 - 

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3    Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Belgium

   $ 1,866,616      $      $–    $ 1,866,616  

 

 

Canada

     1,002,049               –      1,002,049  

 

 

China

            1,441,721        –      1,441,721  

 

 

Finland

            1,252,853        –      1,252,853  

 

 

France

            1,677,985        –      1,677,985  

 

 

Germany

            3,622,919        –      3,622,919  

 

 

Hong Kong

            2,256,144        –      2,256,144  

 

 

Japan

            567,476        –      567,476  

 

 

Netherlands

     1,121,161               –      1,121,161  

 

 

Switzerland

     21,935        2,487,002        –      2,508,937  

 

 

United Kingdom

            6,650,162        –      6,650,162  

 

 

United States

     29,660,921        1,801,000        –      31,461,921  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     3,696,243        5,884,514        –      9,580,757  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 37,368,925      $ 27,641,776      $–    $ 65,010,701  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

 

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The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $4,123,070 and $4,415,335, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 5,288,646  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (6,390,904

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (1,102,258

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $66,112,959.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     281,338     $ 2,743,455       422,604     $ 5,215,802  

 

 

Series II

     24,952       233,484       6,831       87,378  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       972,142       10,897,710  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       160,422       1,799,935  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (395,795     (3,874,548     (609,870     (7,534,644

 

 

Series II

     (68,222     (673,485     (128,015     (1,570,806

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (157,727   $ (1,571,094     824,114     $ 8,895,375  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 85% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
      Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
  

Ending

Account Value

(06/30/22)1

   Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
   Expenses
Paid During
Period2
  

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $797.80    $4.28    $1,020.03    $4.81    0.96%

Series II

     1,000.00      796.20      5.39      1,018.79      6.06    1.21   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal     

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled     

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI World Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s exposure to certain Chinese issuers, detracted from Fund performance. The Board noted that the Fund underwent a change with respect to the Fund’s investment process and portfolio management team in October 2020, and that performance results prior to such date were those of the prior investment process and portfolio management team. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could

 

 

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produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that there were only three funds (including the Fund) in the expense group.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the

Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund


LOGO

 

       

 

Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   |   MAY LOSE VALUE   |   NO BANK GUARANTEE
Invesco Distributors, Inc.       VIGRE-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

     -19.62

Series II Shares

     -19.74  

MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     -20.51  

Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index (Style-Specific Index)

     -20.71  

Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

     -21.26  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

 

The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

  The Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index is composed of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (gross) from fund inception through February 17, 2005; the FTSE EPRA/ NAREIT Developed Index (net) from February 18, 2005, through June 30, 2014; the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index (Net) from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2021, and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (Net) from July 1, 2021 onward. The net version of indexes is computed using the net return, which withholds taxes for non-resident investors.

 

  The Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Real Estate Funds classification.

 

  The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

  A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

  Average Annual Total Returns

 

  As of 6/30/22

  

Series I Shares

        

Inception (3/31/98)

     6.58

10 Years

     4.33  

  5 Years

     1.72  

  1 Year

     -11.75  

Series II Shares

        

Inception (4/30/04)

     6.03

10 Years

     4.07  

  5 Years

     1.46  

  1 Year

     -11.97  

 

 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at

800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.90%

 

Australia–2.72%

 

GPT Group (The)

     425,782      $  1,238,843  

 

 

National Storage REIT

     347,048        511,965  

 

 

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

     85,721        626,189  

 

 

Stockland

     277,962        692,830  

 

 
        3,069,827  

 

 
Belgium–2.36%

 

Aedifica S.A.

     12,522        1,201,312  

 

 

Cofinimmo S.A.

     10,598        1,151,184  

 

 

VGP N.V.

     1,944        309,979  

 

 
        2,662,475  

 

 
Canada–2.20%

 

Chartwell Retirement Residences

     162,754        1,409,810  

 

 

Summit Industrial Income REIT

     81,108        1,078,121  

 

 
        2,487,931  

 

 
Germany–2.97%

 

Aroundtown S.A.

     142,160        452,022  

 

 

Instone Real Estate Group SE(b)

     27,441        327,105  

 

 

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

     458,996        498,512  

 

 

Vonovia SE

     67,353        2,075,644  

 

 
        3,353,283  

 

 
Hong Kong–6.60%

 

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     637,000        1,209,024  

 

 

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     236,200        1,187,743  

 

 

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     271,000        816,414  

 

 

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     297,500        827,167  

 

 

Link REIT

     125,100        1,021,701  

 

 

New World Development Co. Ltd.

     245,000        884,360  

 

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     112,500        1,331,167  

 

 

Swire Properties Ltd.

     67,600        168,059  

 

 
        7,445,635  

 

 
Israel–0.75%

 

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     12,040        847,429  

 

 
Japan–10.19%

 

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

     270        718,444  

 

 

GLP J-Reit

     587        717,436  

 

 

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     1,051        525,336  

 

 

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp.

     1,255        978,130  

 

 

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     271        796,049  

 

 

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     226        1,039,490  

 

 

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     129        646,809  

 

 

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

     88        298,386  

 

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

     47,258        1,016,946  

 

 

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.

     139        525,659  

 

 

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.

     100        502,614  

 

 

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     344        429,544  

 

 

ORIX JREIT, Inc.

     218        295,462  

 

 

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

     18,700        494,255  

 

 
      Shares      Value  

Japan–(continued)

     

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

     46,000      $     634,051  

 

 

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     260,900        1,374,165  

 

 

United Urban Investment Corp.

     487        509,981  

 

 
        11,502,757  

 

 
Macau–0.84%

 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     158,000        945,480  

 

 
Malta–0.01%

 

BGP Holdings PLC(c)

     1,355,927        6,470  

 

 
Singapore–3.82%

 

Ascendas REIT

     352,200        722,888  

 

 

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

     776,200        1,213,335  

 

 

CapitaLand Investment Ltd.

     274,700        756,390  

 

 

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.(a)

     937,900        722,965  

 

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

     339,200        447,193  

 

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

     241,630        452,574  

 

 
        4,315,345  

 

 
Sweden–0.89%

 

Castellum AB

     31,893        410,125  

 

 

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class B

     74,350        123,950  

 

 

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     66,836        467,808  

 

 
        1,001,883  

 

 
Switzerland–0.75%

 

PSP Swiss Property AG

     7,570        842,161  

 

 
United Kingdom–3.37%

 

Assura PLC

     986,694        785,811  

 

 

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

     164,267        280,671  

 

 

LondonMetric Property PLC

     278,377        774,183  

 

 

Segro PLC

     109,824        1,305,965  

 

 

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     50,673        656,790  

 

 
        3,803,420  

 

 
United States–60.43%

 

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     42,049        1,490,217  

 

 

American Tower Corp.

     9,572        2,446,507  

 

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     24,591        4,776,802  

 

 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     53,719        1,085,661  

 

 

CubeSmart

     28,031        1,197,484  

 

 

Duke Realty Corp.

     23,098        1,269,235  

 

 

Equinix, Inc.

     5,753        3,779,836  

 

 

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     28,106        1,980,630  

 

 

Equity Residential

     10,983        793,192  

 

 

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     39,402        846,749  

 

 

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     19,172        879,228  

 

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     51,210        1,392,912  

 

 

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     37,589        973,931  

 

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     1,453        161,922  

 

 

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     131,946        4,694,639  

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp.

     145,337        2,873,313  

 

 

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     4,039        355,311  

 

 

Life Storage, Inc.

     23,681        2,644,220  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


      Shares      Value  
United States–(continued)

 

Prologis, Inc.

     67,792      $     7,975,729  

 

 

Realty Income Corp.

     37,218        2,540,501  

 

 

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     45,257        2,606,351  

 

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(a)

     5,314        404,023  

 

 

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     5,580        1,785,879  

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     3,840        364,493  

 

 

SITE Centers Corp.

     29,220        393,593  

 

 

Sun Communities, Inc.

     19,993        3,186,085  

 

 

UDR, Inc.

     94,610        4,355,844  

 

 

Ventas, Inc.

     53,733        2,763,488  

 

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

     148,648        4,428,224  

 

 

Welltower, Inc.

     45,574        3,753,019  

 

 
        68,199,018  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $111,693,354)

 

     110,483,114  

 

 
      Shares      Value  
Money Market Funds–1.77%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional
Class, 1.38%(d)(e)

     691,953      $ 691,953  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     521,910        521,858  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     790,803        790,803  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,004,609)

 

     2,004,614  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.67%
(Cost $113,697,963)

 

     112,487,728  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.33%

 

     368,086  

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 112,855,814  

 

 
 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3.

(d)

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income

Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:

                                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ 414,569          $ 8,963,858      $ (8,686,474 )     $ -      $ -     $ 691,953      $ 417

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       431,297            6,402,756        (6,312,159 )       5        (41 )       521,858        602

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       473,793            10,244,409        (9,927,399 )       -        -       790,803        702

Total

     $ 1,319,659          $ 25,611,023      $ (24,926,032 )     $ 5      $ (41 )     $ 2,004,614      $ 1,721

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

Portfolio Composition

By country, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

United States

     60.43%  

 

 

Japan

     10.19     

 

 

Hong Kong

     6.60     

 

 

Singapore

     3.82     

 

 

United Kingdom

     3.37     

 

 

Germany

     2.97     

 

 

Australia

     2.72     

 

 

Belgium

     2.36     

 

 

Canada

     2.20     

 

 

Countries each less than 2% of portfolio

     3.24     

 

 

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     2.10     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $111,693,354)

   $ 110,483,114  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,004,609)

     2,004,614  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $150,712)

     150,332  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     187,485  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     24,269  

 

 

Dividends

     422,074  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     47,949  

 

 

Other assets

     90  

 

 

Total assets

     113,319,927  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     180,518  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     101,230  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     59,483  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,356  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     65,359  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     55,167  

 

 

Total liabilities

     464,113  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 112,855,814  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 115,816,320  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (2,960,506

 

 
   $ 112,855,814  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 88,566,028  

 

 

Series II

   $ 24,289,786  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     6,124,733  

 

 

Series II

     1,726,305  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 14.46  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 14.07  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $67,058)

   $ 2,011,429  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     1,721  

 

 

Total investment income

     2,013,150  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     500,976  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     110,744  

 

 

Custodian fees

     44,620  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     40,727  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     3,758  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,602  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     3,154  

 

 

Professional services fees

     18,627  

 

 

Other

     1,999  

 

 

Total expenses

     733,207  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (564

 

 

 Net expenses

     732,643  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,280,507  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     1,911,982  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (41

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (37,656

 

 
     1,874,285  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (33,180,615

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     5  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (4,151

 

 
     (33,184,761

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (31,310,476

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (30,029,969

 

 
 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,280,507     $ 2,301,455  

Net realized gain

     1,874,285       16,039,158  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (33,184,761     18,597,477  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (30,029,969     36,938,090  

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (3,061,258

Series II

           (1,034,025

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (4,095,283

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     (6,161,802     (27,200,184

Series II

     (10,611,134     (208,852

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (16,772,936     (27,409,036

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (46,802,905     5,433,771  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     159,658,719       154,224,948  

End of period

   $ 112,855,814     $ 159,658,719  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      $17.99       $0.16     $ (3.69 )     $ (3.53 )     $     $     $     $ 14.46       (19.62 )%     $ 88,566       1.04 %(d)        1.04 %(d)        1.97 %(d)        49 %

Year ended 12/31/21

      14.69       0.25       3.51       3.76       (0.46 )             (0.46 )       17.99       25.71       116,762       0.97       0.97       1.51       95

Year ended 12/31/20

      18.22       0.28       (2.61 )       (2.33 )       (0.77 )       (0.43 )       (1.20 )       14.69       (12.32 )       119,114       1.04       1.04       1.86       154

Year ended 12/31/19

      15.52       0.39       3.15       3.54       (0.82 )       (0.02 )       (0.84 )       18.22       23.00       150,255       1.04       1.04       2.22       61

Year ended 12/31/18

      17.38       0.40       (1.41 )       (1.01 )       (0.65 )       (0.20 )       (0.85 )       15.52       (6.10 )       124,816       1.01       1.01       2.38       57

Year ended 12/31/17

      16.15       0.45 (e)         1.62       2.07       (0.56 )       (0.28 )       (0.84 )       17.38       12.98       158,229       1.02       1.02       2.63 (e)         50

Series II

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      17.53       0.14       (3.60 )       (3.46 )                         14.07       (19.74 )       24,290       1.29 (d)         1.29 (d)         1.72 (d)         49

Year ended 12/31/21

      14.33       0.20       3.43       3.63       (0.43 )             (0.43 )       17.53       25.44       42,896       1.22       1.22       1.26       95

Year ended 12/31/20

      17.78       0.24       (2.55 )       (2.31 )       (0.71 )       (0.43 )       (1.14 )       14.33       (12.56 )       35,111       1.29       1.29       1.61       154

Year ended 12/31/19

      15.03       0.34       3.04       3.38       (0.61 )       (0.02 )       (0.63 )       17.78       22.65       45,233       1.29       1.29       1.97       61

Year ended 12/31/18

      16.86       0.34       (1.35 )       (1.01 )       (0.62 )       (0.20 )       (0.82 )       15.03       (6.33 )       26,799       1.26       1.26       2.13       57

Year ended 12/31/17

      15.69       0.39 (e)        1.58       1.97       (0.52 )       (0.28 )       (0.80 )       16.86       12.73       260,083       1.27       1.27       2.38 (e)         50

 

(a)

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.38 and 2.18%, $0.32 and 1.93% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.

    The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction of the cost of the related investment. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


K.

Other Risks - The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.

Because the Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry, an investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from economic, legal, cultural or technological developments.

L.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $250 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.740%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.730%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.710%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.700%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.690%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.680%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $564.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $10,616 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $100,128 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when

 

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market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 -

Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

  Level 2 -

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

  Level 3 -

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

                                   

Australia

   $      $ 3,069,827        $        –      $ 3,069,827  

Belgium

            2,662,475               2,662,475  

Canada

     2,487,931                      2,487,931  

Germany

            3,353,283               3,353,283  

Hong Kong

            7,445,635               7,445,635  

Israel

            847,429               847,429  

Japan

            11,502,757               11,502,757  

Macau

            945,480               945,480  

Malta

                   6,470        6,470  

Singapore

            4,315,345               4,315,345  

Sweden

            1,001,883               1,001,883  

Switzerland

            842,161               842,161  

United Kingdom

            3,803,420               3,803,420  

United States

     68,199,018                      68,199,018  

Money Market Funds

     2,004,614                      2,004,614  

Total Investments

   $ 72,691,563      $ 39,789,695        $6,470      $ 112,487,728  

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  

 

 
Expiration           Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  

 

 

Not subject to expiration

        $4,130,741        $1,610,011        $5,740,752  

 

 

 

*

Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

 

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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $65,754,241 and $81,847,829, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 7,065,838  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (10,895,137

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (3,829,299

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $116,317,027.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

      Summary of Share Activity
     Six months ended
        June 30, 2022(a)          
  Year ended
        December 31, 2021          
      Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount

Sold:

                

Series I

       659,237     $ 10,823,264       1,324,364     $ 21,722,305

Series II

       730,212       12,093,386       351,404       5,523,380

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

                

Series I

       -       -       175,732       3,061,258

Series II

       -       -       60,897       1,034,025

Reacquired:

                

Series I

       (1,023,537 )       (16,985,066 )       (3,121,988 )       (51,983,747 )

Series II

       (1,450,717 )       (22,704,520 )       (415,673 )       (6,766,257 )

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

       (1,084,805 )     $ (16,772,936 )       (1,625,264 )     $ (27,409,036 )

 

(a)

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 58% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

    

Beginning
  Account Value  
(01/01/22)

  ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

 

Annualized

Expense
Ratio

 

Ending

  Account Value  

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

  Paid During  

Period2

 

Ending

  Account Value  

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

  Paid During  

Period2

Series I     $1,000.00         $803.80       $4.65       $1,019.64       $5.21       1.04 %
Series II     1,000.00       802.60       5.77       1,018.40       6.46       1.29

 

1

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that stock selection in the developed American countries and overweight exposure to certain holdings in developed Asian countries negatively impacted the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

 

 

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C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management the reasons for such relative total expenses.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used

by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


LOGO

 

 

Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE
Invesco Distributors, Inc.       O-VIGLSI-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -14.38

Series II Shares

    -14.53  

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq*

    -10.35  

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Indexq*

    -13.91  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.

       

*Effective April 29, 2022, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Bloomberg

 

U.S. Aggregate Bond Index to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index. The Fund’s investment adviser believes the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index provides a more appropriate comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.

 

    The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global investment-grade, fixed-income markets.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

  

Series I Shares

        

Inception (5/3/93)

     4.59%  

10 Years

     0.97     

    5 Years

     -1.49     

    1 Year

     -14.84     

Series II Shares

        

Inception (3/19/01)

     3.82%  

10 Years

     0.72     

    5 Years

     -1.75     

    1 Year

     -15.03     
 

 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees

assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–38.53%

Angola–0.08%

     

Angolan Government International Bond, 8.75%, 04/14/2032(a)

   $ 750,000      $      602,253

Bahamas–0.08%

     

Bahamas Government International Bond, 9.00%, 06/16/2029(a)

     750,000      603,750

Belgium–0.19%

     

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a r.l., 5.50%, 03/01/2028(a)

     1,605,000      1,418,098

Brazil–0.37%

     

Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V., 4.50%, 01/31/2030(a)

     750,000      641,693

CSN Inova Ventures, 6.75%, 01/28/2028(a)

     725,000      633,607

Klabin Austria GmbH,

     

5.75%, 04/03/2029(a)

     290,000      274,544

7.00%, 04/03/2049(a)

     725,000      659,938

Suzano Austria GmbH, 2.50%, 09/15/2028

     701,000      570,586
              2,780,368

Canada–0.36%

     

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.,

     

3.88%, 01/15/2028(a)

     97,000      84,394

4.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

     527,000      424,622

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 6.13%, 04/01/2029(a)(b)

     468,000      380,199

Precision Drilling Corp.,

     

7.13%, 01/15/2026(a)

     86,000      80,953

6.88%, 01/15/2029(a)

     385,000      345,139

Transcanada Trust, Series 16-A, 5.88%, 08/15/2076(c)

     1,455,000      1,385,887
              2,701,194

Chile–0.56%

     

AES Andes S.A., 6.35%, 10/07/2079(a)(c)

     750,000      666,064

Kenbourne Invest S.A., 4.70%, 01/22/2028(a)

     1,350,000      1,035,463

Mercury Chile Holdco LLC, 6.50%, 01/24/2027(a)

     2,900,000      2,518,418
              4,219,945

Colombia–0.66%

     

Bancolombia S.A., 4.88%, 10/18/2027(c)

     2,800,000      2,616,600

Colombia Government International Bond, 4.13%, 02/22/2042

     2,225,000      1,388,014

Ecopetrol S.A., 4.63%, 11/02/2031

     1,318,000      1,001,680
              5,006,294

    

 

    

    

 

            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Denmark–0.16%

     

Danske Bank A/S, 7.00%(a)(c)(d)

   $ 1,300,000      $     1,225,714

Dominican Republic–0.18%

     

Dominican Republic International Bond,

     

4.50%, 01/30/2030(a)

     305,000      245,699

4.88%, 09/23/2032(a)

     920,000      710,182

5.30%, 01/21/2041(a)

     550,000      383,098
              1,338,979

Ecuador–0.10%

     

Ecuador Government International Bond,

     

5.00%, 07/31/2030(a)(e)

     700,000      455,890

0.00%, 07/31/2030(a)(f)

     750,000      313,439
              769,329

Egypt–0.26%

     

Egypt Government International Bond,

     

7.63%, 05/29/2032(a)

     1,350,000      887,915

8.50%, 01/31/2047(a)

     1,050,000      625,209

8.88%, 05/29/2050(a)

     725,000      442,529
              1,955,653

El Salvador–0.01%

     

El Salvador Government International Bond, 5.88%, 01/30/2025(a)

     250,000      90,265

France–1.24%

     

Altice France S.A.,

     

8.13%, 02/01/2027(a)

     463,000      426,955

5.13%, 07/15/2029(a)

     448,000      339,649

5.50%, 10/15/2029(a)

     315,000      241,600

BNP Paribas S.A., 7.38%(a)(c)(d)

     800,000      792,514

Credit Agricole S.A.,

     

8.13%(a)(c)(d)

     750,000      770,831

6.88%(a)(c)(d)

     750,000      724,490

Electricite de France S.A.,
5.25%(a)(c)(d)

     800,000      757,820

Iliad Holding S.A.S.,

     

6.50%, 10/15/2026(a)

     200,000      180,354

7.00%, 10/15/2028(a)(b)

     764,000      665,788

Societe Generale S.A.,

     

7.38%(a)(c)(d)

     750,000      722,883

4.75%(a)(c)(d)

     2,250,000      1,833,937

TotalEnergies Capital International S.A., 3.13%, 05/29/2050

     2,600,000      1,992,789
              9,449,610

Guatemala–0.21%

     

CT Trust, 5.13%, 02/03/2032(a)

     817,000      656,239

Guatemala Government Bond,

     

4.90%, 06/01/2030(a)

     480,000      439,321

3.70%, 10/07/2033(a)

     687,000      530,433
              1,625,993
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Hong Kong–0.43%

     

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.,

     

4.88%, 06/06/2025(a)

   $ 3,750,000      $     2,807,850

5.75%, 07/21/2028(a)

     725,000      467,625
              3,275,475

India–1.07%

     

Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd.,

 

  

3.95%, 02/12/2030(a)

     1,500,000      1,226,361

3.87%, 07/22/2031(a)

     750,000      593,231

JSW Steel Ltd., 3.95%, 04/05/2027(a)

     1,740,000      1,404,566

Muthoot Finance Ltd., 4.40%, 09/02/2023(a)

     1,500,000      1,460,175

Network i2i Ltd.,

     

5.65%(a)(c)(d)

     450,000      418,592

3.98%(a)(c)(d)

     450,000      376,904

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.,
3.38%, 12/05/2029(a)

     1,500,000      1,324,110

Reliance Industries Ltd.,
4.88%, 02/10/2045(a)

     1,400,000      1,321,580
              8,125,519

Indonesia–1.62%

     

PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk, 4.20%, 01/23/2025(a)

     2,610,000      2,469,712

PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk,
4.95%, 09/14/2026(a)

     2,025,000      1,879,595

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk, 4.75%, 06/09/2051(a)

     2,900,000      1,950,224

PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero), 4.75%, 05/15/2025(a)

     2,950,000      2,935,353

PT Pertamina (Persero), 4.18%, 01/21/2050(a)

     725,000      569,466

PT Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

  

4.13%, 05/15/2027(a)

     1,500,000      1,443,608

4.38%, 02/05/2050(a)

     1,400,000      1,032,612
              12,280,570

Iraq–0.06%

     

Iraq International Bond, 5.80%, 01/15/2028(a)

     525,000      473,185

Ireland–0.47%

     

Coriolanus DAC,

     

Series 116, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     427,013      407,807

Series 119, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     454,289      433,857

Series 120, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     568,656      543,079

Series 122, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     498,231      475,823

Series 124, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     400,163      382,165

Series 126, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)

     447,669      427,534

Series 127, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     518,532      495,210

0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f)

     406,965      388,661
              3,554,136
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Ivory Coast–0.11%

     

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 5.38%, 07/23/2024(a)

   $ 900,000      $      842,625

Japan–0.13%

     

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 3.18%, 07/09/2050

     1,300,000      975,123

Kazakhstan–0.12%

     

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, 5.75%, 05/12/2025(a)

     889,000      888,652

Macau–0.40%

     

MGM China Holdings Ltd.,

     

5.38%, 05/15/2024(a)

     1,505,000      1,284,465

5.25%, 06/18/2025(a)

     1,200,000      922,399

Wynn Macau Ltd., 4.88%, 10/01/2024(a)

     1,160,000      864,200
              3,071,064

Mexico–2.43%

     

Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., 3.25%, 02/25/2031(a)

     656,000      527,237

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 5.38%, 04/04/2032(a)

     2,024,000      1,800,642

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.,

     

5.88%(a)(c)(d)

     710,000      589,300

8.38%(a)(c)(d)

     650,000      628,462

Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I.,

     

7.45%, 11/15/2029(a)

     1,450,000      1,246,485

6.99%, 02/20/2032(a)

     893,000      691,937

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., 5.13%(a)(c)(d)

     965,000      821,847

Mexico Remittances Funding Fiduciary Estate Management S.a.r.l., 4.88%, 01/15/2028(a)

     3,905,000      3,169,298

Nemak S.A.B. de C.V., 3.63%, 06/28/2031(a)

     1,195,000      836,416

Petroleos Mexicanos,

     

6.50%, 03/13/2027

     4,518,000      3,931,021

8.75%, 06/02/2029(a)(b)

     3,000,000      2,721,720

7.69%, 01/23/2050

     725,000      495,237

6.95%, 01/28/2060

     1,575,000      974,374
              18,433,976

Morocco–0.07%

     

OCP S.A., 3.75%, 06/23/2031(a)

     750,000      568,541

Netherlands–0.79%

     

ING Groep N.V.,

     

6.50%(c)(d)

     2,400,000      2,266,108

5.75%(c)(d)

     2,900,000      2,655,922

6.75%(a)(c)(d)

     700,000      678,083

VZ Secured Financing B.V., 5.00%, 01/15/2032(a)

     519,000      431,850
              6,031,963
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Nigeria–0.23%

     

Nigeria Government International Bond,

     

6.50%, 11/28/2027(a)

   $ 750,000      $      573,390

8.38%, 03/24/2029(a)

     789,000      602,599

7.88%, 02/16/2032(a)

     805,000      562,896
              1,738,885

Norway–0.25%

     

DNB Bank ASA, 4.88%(a)(c)(d)

     2,050,000      1,918,031

Oman–0.55%

     

Oman Government International Bond,

     

4.75%, 06/15/2026(a)

     3,018,000      2,883,382

6.75%, 01/17/2048(a)

     1,500,000      1,298,325
              4,181,707

Panama–0.08%

     

Cable Onda S.A., 4.50%, 01/30/2030(a)

     750,000      630,893

Peru–0.22%

     

Fondo MIVIVIENDA S.A., 4.63%, 04/12/2027(a)

     1,712,000      1,659,127

South Africa–0.21%

     

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 4.38%, 09/18/2026

     840,000      741,665

Stillwater Mining Co., 4.00%, 11/16/2026(a)

     1,000,000      835,750
              1,577,415

Sweden–0.54%

     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 5.13%(a)(c)(d)

     2,800,000      2,551,500

Swedbank AB, Series NC5,
5.63%(a)(c)(d)

     1,600,000      1,529,000
              4,080,500

Switzerland–1.40%

     

Credit Suisse Group AG,

     

7.50%(a)(c)(d)

     1,450,000      1,341,250

6.25%(a)(c)(d)

     3,015,000      2,754,022

Swiss Re Finance (Luxembourg) S.A., 5.00%, 04/02/2049(a)(c)

     1,680,000      1,594,950

UBS Group AG,

     

7.00%(a)(c)(d)

     3,130,000      3,109,542

5.13%(a)(c)(d)

     2,070,000      1,861,545
              10,661,309

Thailand–0.18%

     

GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 4.40%, 03/30/2032(a)

     750,000      689,744

Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL, 3.55%, 01/27/2037(a)(c)

     750,000      674,033
              1,363,777

United Kingdom–2.13%

     

abrdn PLC, 4.25%, 06/30/2028(a)

     675,000      634,500

BP Capital Markets PLC,
4.88%(c)(d)

     910,000      795,131

British Telecommunications PLC, 4.25%, 11/23/2081(a)(c)

     4,350,000      3,794,325
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United Kingdom–(continued)

     

HSBC Holdings PLC,

     

6.00%(c)(d)

   $ 1,125,000      $     1,011,094

6.50%(c)(d)

     725,000      658,363

M&G PLC, 6.50%, 10/20/2048(a)(c)

     675,000      694,406

NatWest Group PLC, 6.00%(c)(d)

     1,500,000      1,391,861

Prudential PLC, 4.88%(a)(d)

     1,450,000      1,341,250

Standard Chartered PLC,
7.75%(a)(c)(d)

     2,600,000      2,571,199

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.00%, 07/15/2030(a)

     348,000      276,726

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.50%, 05/15/2029(a)

     130,000      116,498

Vodafone Group PLC,

     

3.25%, 06/04/2081(b)(c)

     2,743,000      2,281,915

4.13%, 06/04/2081(c)

     769,000      577,405
              16,144,673

United Republic of Tanzania–0.15%

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/2025(a)

     1,370,000      1,177,378

United States–20.10%

     

AECOM, 5.13%, 03/15/2027

     189,000      179,111

Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/2026(a)

     1,159,000      1,128,142

Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., 6.13%, 05/15/2028(a)

     2,010,000      1,958,413

Allison Transmission, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 10/01/2027(a)

     114,000      104,438

3.75%, 01/30/2031(a)

     1,014,000      814,465

Ally Financial, Inc.,

     

5.75%, 11/20/2025

     521,000      514,117

8.00%, 11/01/2031

     254,000      282,677

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 04/20/2026(a)

     2,378,000      2,193,229

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

     502,000      430,919

Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029

     392,000      416,412

Arconic Corp., 6.13%, 02/15/2028(a)

     4,070,000      3,808,930

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,

     

4.50%, 03/01/2028

     130,000      112,955

4.63%, 11/15/2029(a)

     628,000      519,783

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

     

4.88%, 06/01/2028(a)

     265,000      207,924

5.25%, 02/15/2031(a)

     2,736,000      1,408,219

Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.79%, 05/20/2050(b)

     2,600,000      2,151,174

Boeing Co. (The), 4.51%, 05/01/2023

     3,000,000      3,008,246

Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 08/01/2028(a)(b)

     488,000      469,493

Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(a)

     527,000      429,742

Camelot Finance S.A., 4.50%, 11/01/2026(a)

     1,461,000      1,334,761

Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

     1,863,000      1,858,193
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/2029(a)

   $ 1,020,000      $      831,060

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

     

4.00%, 03/01/2023(a)

     61,000      60,644

5.13%, 05/01/2027(a)

     253,000      239,588

5.00%, 02/01/2028(a)

     550,000      509,385

4.75%, 03/01/2030(a)

     1,683,000      1,444,544

4.50%, 08/15/2030(a)

     2,186,000      1,821,994

4.50%, 05/01/2032

     837,000      680,552

4.25%, 01/15/2034(a)

     175,000      135,796

Centene Corp.,

     

4.25%, 12/15/2027

     816,000      764,241

4.63%, 12/15/2029

     474,000      443,396

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series G, 5.38%(b)(c)(d)

     3,025,000      3,002,313

Citigroup, Inc., 3.88%(c)(d)

     1,873,000      1,559,273

Clarios Global L.P., 6.75%, 05/15/2025(a)

     110,000      109,108

Clarios Global L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/2027(a)

     100,000      96,855

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 07/01/2029(a)

     519,000      427,664

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/2028(a)

     564,000      508,360

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2029(a)

     476,000      447,947

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 06/15/2027(a)

     208,000      199,529

Community Health Systems, Inc.,

     

8.00%, 03/15/2026(a)

     1,837,000      1,678,228

8.00%, 12/15/2027(a)

     585,000      532,245

5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)

     341,000      259,747

4.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

     227,000      166,816

Cox Communications, Inc., 2.95%, 10/01/2050(a)

     956,000      634,827

Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/2029(a)

     727,000      676,568

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029

     1,041,000      901,876

Crown Castle International Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2051

     1,300,000      935,213

CSC Holdings LLC,

     

5.88%, 09/15/2022

     100,000      99,646

5.50%, 04/15/2027(a)

     304,000      276,047

6.50%, 02/01/2029(a)

     280,000      253,434

5.75%, 01/15/2030(a)

     780,000      569,579

4.50%, 11/15/2031(a)

     256,000      198,221

5.00%, 11/15/2031(a)

     200,000      135,118

CTR Partnership L.P./CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/2028(a)

     519,000      444,207

CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 03/25/2048

     1,500,000      1,438,033

Dana, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2027

     42,000      36,467
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 06/01/2028(a)

   $ 513,000      $      462,636

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.20%, 07/15/2030

     2,600,000      2,708,740

DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 07/01/2026

     150,000      117,451

DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026

     100,000      67,800

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

     

4.75%, 05/01/2024

     247,000      221,925

9.75%, 06/15/2025

     261,000      257,842

4.38%, 03/01/2031

     194,000      132,171

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/2029(a)

     102,000      88,237

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/2027(a)

     758,000      718,323

Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/2028(b)

     494,000      423,805

EnerSys,

     

5.00%, 04/30/2023(a)

     497,000      493,342

4.38%, 12/15/2027(a)

     536,000      472,706

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/2026

     901,000      871,145

Entegris Escrow Corp.,

     

4.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

     476,000      444,133

5.95%, 06/15/2030(a)

     461,000      439,582

EQM Midstream Partners L.P.,

     

7.50%, 06/01/2027(a)

     148,000      143,055

6.50%, 07/01/2027(a)

     470,000      437,843

4.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

     237,000      189,687

Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/2029(a)

     508,000      429,941

Expedia Group, Inc., 2.95%, 03/15/2031(b)

     1,151,000      916,705

FedEx Corp., 4.05%, 02/15/2048

     1,500,000      1,258,581

FirstCash, Inc., 5.63%, 01/01/2030(a)

     475,000      410,932

Ford Motor Co.,

     

3.25%, 02/12/2032

     509,000      382,450

4.75%, 01/15/2043

     241,000      172,445

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

     

5.13%, 06/16/2025

     4,704,000      4,501,916

3.38%, 11/13/2025

     206,000      186,146

4.39%, 01/08/2026

     138,000      127,464

4.95%, 05/28/2027(b)

     500,000      465,520

5.11%, 05/03/2029

     638,000      573,309

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

     864,000      715,625

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.63%, 08/01/2030(b)

     2,710,000      2,518,918

Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/01/2029(a)

     803,000      565,348

Gartner, Inc.,

     

4.50%, 07/01/2028(a)

     482,000      443,440

3.63%, 06/15/2029(a)

     247,000      214,418
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,

     

6.50%, 10/01/2025

   $ 150,000      $     138,578

6.25%, 05/15/2026

     274,000      245,197

8.00%, 01/15/2027

     386,000      342,691

7.75%, 02/01/2028

     112,000      97,042

Global Medical Response, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/2025(a)

     23,000      20,525

Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2031(a)(b)

     743,000      596,930

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/2029(a)

     510,000      442,008

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

     1,010,000      846,131

HCA, Inc.,

     

5.38%, 02/01/2025

     562,000      560,755

5.63%, 09/01/2028

     163,000      160,651

4.13%, 06/15/2029

     491,000      448,157

3.50%, 09/01/2030(b)

     615,000      524,967

Hess Midstream Operations L.P., 5.63%, 02/15/2026(a)

     465,000      443,849

Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co.,

     

6.25%, 11/01/2028(a)

     173,000      163,377

6.00%, 04/15/2030(a)

     374,000      325,986

6.25%, 04/15/2032(a)

     374,000      329,139

Holly Energy Partners L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 04/15/2027(a)

     457,000      431,079

Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 6.75%, 01/15/2027(a)

     505,000      435,847

Intrado Corp., 5.38%, 07/15/2022(a)

     332,000      332,191

iStar, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 10/01/2024

     794,000      748,763

5.50%, 02/15/2026

     185,000      173,706

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/2026(a)

     560,000      538,336

Jabil, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/2031

     1,300,000      1,093,106

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

     489,000      436,093

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

     

5.13%, 02/01/2028(a)

     1,105,000      1,081,126

5.75%, 04/01/2033(a)

     550,000      525,135

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series KK, 3.65%(b)(c)(d)

     3,418,000      2,807,887

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/2029(a)

     522,000      415,413

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The), 5.20%, 07/15/2045

     3,510,000      3,255,845

Lamar Media Corp.,

     

4.88%, 01/15/2029(b)

     764,000      689,068

4.00%, 02/15/2030

     1,402,000      1,179,574

3.63%, 01/15/2031

     100,000      82,005

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/2029(a)

     304,000      232,251
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Lennar Corp.,

     

4.50%, 04/30/2024

   $ 89,000      $     88,857

4.75%, 05/30/2025

     244,000      243,909

5.00%, 06/15/2027

     381,000      378,167

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 07/15/2029(a)(b)

     762,000      590,550

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(a)

     502,000      427,486

Lumen Technologies, Inc., Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/2039

     445,000      349,832

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC,

     

5.88%, 04/01/2029(a)

     480,000      409,476

5.88%, 03/15/2030(a)

     227,000      190,862

4.50%, 12/15/2034

     269,000      192,063

Magallanes, Inc., 3.43%, 03/15/2024(a)

     3,000,000      2,943,602

Marriott International, Inc.,

     

Series FF, 4.63%, 06/15/2030

     255,000      244,722

Series GG, 3.50%, 10/15/2032

     3,640,000      3,144,183

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.63%, 06/01/2028(a)

     743,000      674,837

Mativ, Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/2026(a)

     2,198,000      1,959,132

Mattel, Inc.,

     

6.20%, 10/01/2040

     725,000      694,148

5.45%, 11/01/2041

     725,000      637,781

Medline Borrower L.P., 3.88%, 04/01/2029(a)

     256,000      218,911

MGM Resorts International,

     

6.00%, 03/15/2023

     758,000      757,594

4.63%, 09/01/2026

     221,000      196,468

Micron Technology, Inc., 4.66%, 02/15/2030

     424,000      407,024

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/2029(a)

     514,000      419,750

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 02/01/2026(a)

     486,000      414,531

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

     500,000      436,835

Murphy Oil Corp., 6.13%, 12/01/2042

     195,000      146,127

Murray Energy Corp., 3.00% PIK Rate, 9.00% Cash Rate, 04/15/2024(a)(g)

     2,352,945      12,000

Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/2027(a)

     473,000      449,944

Navient Corp.,

     

6.13%, 03/25/2024

     288,000      273,600

5.88%, 10/25/2024

     210,000      193,390

6.75%, 06/25/2025

     203,000      183,504

6.75%, 06/15/2026

     110,000      97,511

5.00%, 03/15/2027

     277,000      228,241

5.63%, 08/01/2033

     282,000      196,237

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/2029(a)

     494,000      415,172
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Netflix, Inc.,

     

5.88%, 11/15/2028

   $ 387,000      $     379,341

5.38%, 11/15/2029(a)

     262,000      248,060

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/2028(a)

     54,000      44,468

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

     400,000      361,410

NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 04/15/2026

     649,000      486,263

NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/2026(a)

     240,000      221,952

Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 01/30/2030(a)

     469,000      390,719

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

     

6.95%, 07/01/2024

     165,000      170,241

8.50%, 07/15/2027

     87,000      95,881

6.13%, 01/01/2031

     262,000      266,092

6.20%, 03/15/2040

     249,000      245,780

Omnicare, Inc., 4.75%12/01/2022

     1,765,000      1,769,615

OneMain Finance Corp.,

     

6.88%, 03/15/2025

     434,000      412,200

7.13%, 03/15/2026

     543,000      503,128

3.88%, 09/15/2028

     274,000      210,000

5.38%, 11/15/2029

     106,000      86,097

Papa John’s International, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/2029(a)

     521,000      430,528

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/2028(a)

     250,000      217,030

Plains All American Pipeline L.P./PAA Finance Corp.,

     

4.50%, 12/15/2026

     2,900,000      2,852,510

3.80%, 09/15/2030

     780,000      690,282

Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2031(a)

     775,000      643,893

Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc., 7.63%, 01/15/2026(a)

     482,000      421,225

RHP Hotel Properties L.P./RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/2027

     535,000      475,377

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,

     

4.95%, 07/15/2029(a)

     207,000      177,341

4.80%, 05/15/2030(a)

     445,000      371,230

6.88%, 04/15/2040(a)

     351,000      291,107

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/2029(a)

     63,000      53,686

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 8.25%, 07/01/2027

     165,000      157,163

SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/2027

     747,000      683,613

Scientific Games Holdings
L.P./Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/2030(a)

     595,000      506,684

Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/2029(a)

     509,000      427,486

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.13%, 01/15/2031

     1,040,000      852,020
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/2026(a)(b)

   $ 472,000      $     441,547

Sempra Energy, 4.13%, 04/01/2052(c)

     4,350,000      3,497,250

Sensata Technologies B.V.,

     

4.88%, 10/15/2023(a)

     1,407,000      1,386,695

5.63%, 11/01/2024(a)

     163,000      161,139

Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

     307,000      246,592

Service Properties Trust, 4.38%, 02/15/2030

     591,000      395,208

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,

     

3.13%, 09/01/2026(a)

     869,000      777,685

4.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

     404,000      350,892

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/2029(a)(b)

     945,000      733,466

Southern Co. (The),

     

Series B, 4.00%, 01/15/2051(c)

     3,271,000      2,940,564

Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(c)

     2,263,000      1,928,461

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 03/15/2032

     341,000      411,498

Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/2026

     421,000      444,499

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/2027(a)

     917,000      858,037

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(a)

     518,000      414,624

Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp.,

     

6.00%, 04/15/2027

     70,000      66,861

5.88%, 03/15/2028

     487,000      444,910

Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,

     

6.50%, 07/15/2027

     70,000      71,822

5.00%, 01/15/2028

     246,000      234,563

5.50%, 03/01/2030

     75,000      71,700

4.88%, 02/01/2031

     82,000      74,902

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/2026(a)

     707,000      652,890

Terminix Co. LLC (The), 7.45%, 08/15/2027

     480,000      538,740

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 02/01/2028

     1,212,000      1,177,216

3.38%, 04/15/2029

     1,072,000      941,114

Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 03/15/2029

     515,000      433,947

Uber Technologies, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 12/15/2025(f)

     2,800,000      2,247,610

United Airlines, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/2026(a)

     1,455,000      1,287,268

United States International Development Finance Corp., Series 4, 3.13%, 04/15/2028

     480,000      472,414

Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/2030(a)

     1,460,000      1,169,109

USA Compression Partners L.P./USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 09/01/2027

     505,000      448,892
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

 

  

Valaris Ltd.,

  

12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate,
04/30/2028(a)(h)

         $ 177,000      $     171,952

Series 1145, 12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(h)

     335,000      325,446

Valvoline, Inc., 3.63%, 06/15/2031(a)

     433,000      347,223

Viatris, Inc., 3.85%, 06/22/2040

     780,000      553,631

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(c)(d)

     83,000      75,488

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

     

5.50%, 09/01/2026(a)

     87,000      82,315

5.63%, 02/15/2027(a)

     149,000      140,404

5.00%, 07/31/2027(a)

     326,000      297,032

4.38%, 05/01/2029(a)(b)

     517,000      434,055

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/2029(a)

     764,000      639,258

WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 06/15/2033(b)

     1,820,000      1,544,849

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/2029(a)

     494,000      389,801

Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 04/01/2032

     461,000      426,324
              152,675,614

Zambia–0.33%

     

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,
6.88%, 10/15/2027(a)

     2,800,000      2,508,184

Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $339,749,714)

 

   292,625,767

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–31.91%(i)

Argentina–2.34%

     

Argentina Treasury Bond BONCER,

     

1.40%, 03/25/2023

   ARS   434,000,000      8,287,900

1.50%, 03/25/2024

   ARS   248,481,000      3,968,743

4.00%, 04/27/2025

   ARS   29,500,000      1,152,022

2.00%, 11/09/2026

   ARS   380,000,000      4,377,530
              17,786,195

Australia–0.38%

     

Australia Government Bond, 1.00%, 02/21/2050(a)

   AUD   4,500,000      2,874,331

Austria–0.07%

     

Erste Group Bank AG,

     

4.25%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   600,000      497,357

Belgium–0.50%

     

KBC Group N.V.,

     

4.25%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   2,000,000      1,820,872

4.75%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,000,000      993,965

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, Series 88, 1.70%, 06/22/2050(a)

   EUR   1,114,000      955,983
              3,770,820
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Brazil–6.99%

     

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,

     

Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/2026

   BRL   20,300,000      $     15,964,205

Series B, 6.00%,

05/15/2055

   BRL   2,300,000      1,761,766

Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/2029

   BRL   206,750,000      34,661,881

Swiss Insured Brazil Power Finance S.a r.l., 9.85%, 07/16/2032(a)

   BRL   3,981,128      661,816
              53,049,668

Chile–0.42%

     

Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos, 2.80%, 10/01/2033(a)

   CLP   4,000,000,000      3,154,911

China–5.96%

     

China Development Bank, Series 2103, 3.30%, 03/03/2026

   CNY   270,000,000      40,641,361

China Government Bond, 3.53%, 10/18/2051

   CNY   30,000,000      4,647,080
              45,288,441

Colombia–2.07%

     

Colombian TES,

     

Series B, 7.75%, 09/18/2030

   COP   31,000,000,000      6,072,305

Series B, 9.25%, 05/28/2042

   COP   4,875,000,000      945,344

Series B, 7.25%, 10/26/2050

   COP   21,750,000,000      3,322,864

Colombian Titulos De Tesoreria, Series B, 7.00%, 06/30/2032

   COP   30,000,000,000      5,364,404
              15,704,917

Czech Rep–0.10%

     

CPI Property Group S.A., 4.88%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,300,000      792,331

Egypt–0.08%

     

Egypt Government International Bond, 4.75%, 04/16/2026(a)

   EUR   800,000      628,874

France–0.80%

     

Accor S.A., 4.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   800,000      734,663

BPCE S.A., Series NC5, 1.50%, 01/13/2042(a)(c)

   EUR   2,000,000      1,801,363

Credit Agricole S.A.,

     

4.00%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   500,000      446,217

7.50%(a)(c)(d)

   GBP   890,000      1,056,394

Electricite de France S.A., 5.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   2,100,000      2,018,119
              6,056,756

Germany–0.40%

     

Bayer AG, 2.38%, 11/12/2079(a)(c)

   EUR   1,500,000      1,330,910

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 4.38%, 08/12/2075(a)(c)

   EUR   1,400,000      1,182,873
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Germany–(continued)

     

Volkswagen International Finance N.V., 4.63%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   520,000      $       515,644
              3,029,427

Greece–0.29%

     

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,

     

1.88%, 01/24/2052(a)

   EUR   3,373,000      2,163,544

Series GDP, 0.00%,

10/15/2042

   EUR   23,730,000      43,519
              2,207,063

Ivory Coast–0.11%

     

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 4.88%, 01/30/2032(a)

   EUR   1,150,000      870,474

Malaysia–0.15%

     

Malaysia Government Bond, Series 317, 4.76%, 04/07/2037

   MYR   5,100,000      1,173,248

Mexico–1.64%

     

Mexican Bonos, Series M, 7.75%, 05/29/2031

   MXN   272,150,000      12,458,649

Netherlands–0.37%

     

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., 4.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   3,000,000      2,773,514

New Zealand–0.50%

     

New Zealand Government Bond, Series 551, 2.75%, 05/15/2051

   NZD   8,000,000      3,827,940

Poland–1.13%

     

Republic of Poland Government Bond, Series 432, 1.75%, 04/25/2032

   PLN   60,000,000      8,614,942

Romania–0.11%

     

Romanian Government International Bond, 2.00%, 04/14/2033(a)

   EUR   1,209,000      824,669

Russia–0.00%

     

Mos.ru, 5.00%, 08/22/2034

   RUB   22,725,040      0

Russian Federal Bond -OFZ,

  

Series 6212, 7.05%,

01/19/2028(j)

   RUB   125,000,000      0

Series 6226, 7.95%,

10/07/2026(j)

   RUB   300,000,000      0
              0

South Africa–3.47%

     

Republic of South Africa Government Bond,

     

Series 2030, 8.00%,

01/31/2030

   ZAR   142,000,000      7,585,844

Series 2032, 8.25%,

03/31/2032

   ZAR   68,700,000      3,537,245

Series 2035, 8.88%,

02/28/2035

   ZAR   70,000,000      3,608,483

Series 2037, 8.50%,

01/31/2037

   ZAR   239,400,000      11,633,203
              26,364,775
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Spain–1.16%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.,

     

6.00%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   600,000      $       591,451

6.00%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   200,000      191,151

Banco Santander S.A.,

     

4.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,800,000      1,592,470

4.13%(5 yr. EUR Swap Rate + 4.31%)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,000,000      788,455

CaixaBank S.A.,

     

5.25%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,000,000      894,032

5.88%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   800,000      739,329

Repsol International Finance B.V., 3.75%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,500,000      1,420,627

Telefonica Europe B.V.,

     

2.88%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,500,000      1,266,681

4.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,300,000      1,302,774
              8,786,970

Supranational–0.64%

     

African Development Bank, 0.00%, 01/17/2050(f)

   ZAR   78,000,000      478,465

Corp. Andina de Fomento, 6.82%, 02/22/2031(a)

   MXN   81,800,000      3,390,473

International Finance Corp.,

     

0.00%, 02/15/2029(a)(f)

   TRY   3,700,000      31,925

0.00%, 03/23/2038(f)

   MXN   90,000,000      972,078
              4,872,941

Sweden–0.05%

     

Heimstaden Bostad AB,
3.38%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   650,000      404,423

Switzerland–0.32%

     

Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.88%, 04/02/2032(a)(c)

   EUR   1,500,000      1,324,330

Dufry One B.V., 2.00%, 02/15/2027(a)

   EUR   1,400,000      1,104,884
              2,429,214

United Kingdom–1.86%

     

Alba PLC, Series 2006-2, Class F, 4.47% (SONIA + 3.37%), 12/15/2038(a)(k)

   GBP   631,616      730,478

Barclays PLC,

     

7.25%(a)(c)(d)

   GBP   1,800,000      2,160,011

6.38%(5 yr. UK Gilt Rate + 6.02%)(a)(c)(d)

   GBP   550,000      617,879

8.88%(5 yr. UK Gilt Rate + 6.96%)(a)(c)(d)

   GBP   2,375,000      2,875,557

Gatwick Airport Finance PLC, 4.38%, 04/07/2026(a)

   GBP   2,175,000      2,322,028

HSBC Holdings PLC,
5.25%(a)(c)(d)

   EUR   1,500,000      1,553,219

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.,

     

2.75%, 03/25/2025(a)

   EUR   600,000      535,523

1.50%, 07/04/2027(a)

   EUR   800,000      572,615

Nationwide Building Society, 5.75%(a)(c)(d)

   GBP   725,000      791,208
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United Kingdom–(continued)

 

  

NatWest Group PLC,

  

5.13%(c)(d)

   GBP   1,035,000      $     1,068,330

4.50%(c)(d)

   GBP   900,000      864,131
              14,090,979

Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $273,771,889)

 

       242,333,829

Asset-Backed Securities–8.24%

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.41%, 06/12/2025(a)

       $     1,347,536      1,346,575

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(k)

     9,154      8,970

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO, 0.63%, 01/15/2051(l)

     4,964,042      109,684

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.85%, 01/15/2026

     990,000      970,502

CCG Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2019-1, Class B, 3.22%, 09/14/2026(a)

     129,662      129,856

Series 2019-1, Class C,

3.57%, 09/14/2026(a)

     35,000      35,054

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(l)

     2,154,868      64,057

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(m)

     4,901      4,445

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.22%, 10/12/2050(l)

     5,711,201      208,975

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2005-2, Class 1A3, 2.82%, 05/25/2035(m)

     193,558      188,637

Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(k)

     43,156      42,628

COMM Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO, 1.65%, 12/10/2045(l)

     1,826,801      2,506

Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM, 4.05%, 12/10/2047

     1,600,000      1,573,350

Series 2014-CR21, Class AM, 3.99%, 12/10/2047

     25,000      24,587

Series 2019-GC44, Class AM, 3.26%, 08/15/2057

     1,000,000      900,113

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust,

 

  

Series 2005-17, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 09/25/2035

     133,503      127,621

Series 2005-JA, Class A7, 5.50%, 11/25/2035

     213,863      190,614
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,

     

Series 2005-G, Class 2A, 1.55% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 12/15/2035(k)

       $ 3,829      $     3,783

Series 2006-H, Class 2A1A, 1.47% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.15%), 11/15/2036(k)

     8,791      6,421

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(a)

         1,290,000          1,289,644

Deutsche Alt-B Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB2, Class A1, 5.89%, 06/25/2036(m)

     25,805      23,334

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class D,

     

3.48%, 02/18/2025(a)

     285,000      284,465

Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.85%, 07/15/2025(a)

     2,050,000      2,024,539

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,

 

  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.13%, 12/16/2024(a)

     1,285,796      1,289,433

Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(a)

     2,730,000      2,697,199

FREMF Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2017-K62, Class B, 4.01%, 01/25/2050(a)(m)

     280,000      274,996

Series 2016-K54, Class C, 4.19%, 04/25/2048(a)(m)

     1,810,000      1,746,264

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(m)

     2,323      2,259

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046

     235,000      231,960

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(m)

     14,036      13,782

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(m)

     680,000      647,048

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Class A3, 1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.10%), 08/25/2036(k)

     686,616      271,930

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill
Lynch Trust,

  

Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%, 05/15/2046

     570,000      564,561

Series 2014-C14, Class B, 5.02%, 02/15/2047(m)

     240,000      240,162

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(l)

     1,654,156      63,192

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(a)

     1,168,825      1,167,197

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036

     5,817      4,868
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,

     

Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%, 08/21/2023(a)

         $ 247,326      $     247,270

Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%, 11/20/2023(a)

     2,365,000      2,363,388

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(l)

     3,295,209      122,756

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust,

     

Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(m)

     3,211      3,139

Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(m)

     19,754      19,045

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(l)

     2,743,381      105,364

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046

     640,000      629,621

Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(m)

     395,000      391,235

Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047

     490,000      482,809

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class DR, 4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/23/2029(a)(k)

     250,000      232,567

Alba PLC,

     

Series 2007-1, Class F, 4.49% (SONIA + 3.37%),
03/17/2039(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   912,817      1,040,877

Series 2007-1, Class E, 2.44% (SONIA + 1.32%),
03/17/2039(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   2,585,436      2,808,365

Eurohome UK Mortgages PLC,

     

Series 2007-1, Class B1, 2.50% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.90%), 06/15/2044(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   780,000      771,978

Series 2007-2, Class B1, 3.00% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 1.40%), 09/15/2044(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   872,000      914,904

Eurosail PLC,

     

Series 2006-2X, Class E1C, 4.85% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/15/2044(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   1,830,000      1,924,328

Series 2006-4X, Class E1C, 4.54% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/10/2044(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   1,608,336      1,822,059

Series 2007-2X, Class D1A, 0.52% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.80%), 03/13/2045(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   3,360,000      2,891,579

Series 2006-2X, Class D1A, 0.52% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.80%), 12/15/2044(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   2,700,000      2,218,629

Great Hall Mortgages No. 1 PLC, Series 2007-2X, Class EB, 3.58% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), 06/18/2039(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   1,780,000      1,733,900
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Hawksmoor Mortgage Funding PLC,

 

  

Series 2019-1X, Class G, 4.52% (SONIA + 3.50%), 05/25/2053(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   1,654,000      $     2,012,976

Series 2019-1X, Class F, 4.52% (SONIA + 3.50%), 05/25/2053(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   2,700,000      3,287,039

Ludgate Funding PLC, Series 2007-1, Class MA, 1.93% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.24%),
01/01/2061(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   1,082,061      1,188,179

Stratton Mortgage Funding PLC,

 

  

Series 2021-1, Class D, 3.29% (SONIA + 2.10%), 09/25/2051(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   1,300,000      1,552,730

Series 2021-1, Class E, 3.94% (SONIA + 2.75%), 09/25/2051(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   780,000      929,551

Towd Point Mortgage Funding 2019 - Granite4 PLC,

     

Series 2019-GR4X, Class FR, 2.97% (SONIA + 2.05%), 10/20/2051(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   870,000      1,044,705

Series 2019-GR4X, Class GR, 3.42% (SONIA + 2.50%), 10/20/2051(a)(i)(k)

   GBP   725,000      873,471

Prosil Acquisition S.A., Series 2019-1, Class A, 1.56% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%), 10/31/2039(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   1,829,742      1,837,078

Alhambra SME Funding DAC,

 

  

Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.00% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   2,299,824      2,378,560

Series 2019-1, Class B, 2.50% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   625,000      635,232

Series 2019-1, Class D, 8.71% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 9.25%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   141,425      125,101

Lusitano Mortgages No. 5 PLC, Class D, 0.51% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2059(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   824,305      724,813

Futura S.r.l., Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.48% (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), 07/31/2044(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   1,647,693      1,734,531

Taurus, Series 2018-IT1, Class A, 1.00% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 1.00%), 05/18/2030(i)(k)

   EUR   4,069,950      4,198,901

IM Pastor 4, FTA, Series A, 0.00% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.14%), 03/22/2044(a)(i)(k)

   EUR   663,395      584,803

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $70,015,372)

 

   62,606,694
     Shares       

Exchange-Traded Funds–1.85%

 

  

United States–1.85%

     

Invesco Senior Loan ETF(b)(n)
(Cost $15,343,171)

     693,021      14,047,536
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–1.78%

United States–1.78%

     

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

     

Series 2017-C04, Class 2M2, 4.47% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%), 11/25/2029(k)

   $ 731,832      $     734,409

Series 2018-C06, Class 2M2, 3.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 03/25/2031(k)

     844,362      828,211

Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2, 4.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 04/25/2031(a)(k)

     254,832      253,777

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(a)(k)

     54,758      54,772

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 3.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(a)(k)

     123,502      123,309

Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2, 4.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.10%), 03/25/2042(a)(k)

     770,000      722,266

Series 2022-R05, Class 2M1, 2.83% (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.90%), 04/25/2042(a)(k)

     4,136,218      4,070,354

Freddie Mac,

     

Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B, STACR® , 3.33% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.40%), 02/25/2042(a)(k)

     1,500,000      1,387,805

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1B, STACR® , 3.80% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.90%), 04/25/2042(a)(k)

     3,000,000      2,827,807

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR® , 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(a)(k)

     2,567,701      2,528,927

Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes
(Cost $13,947,021)

 

   13,531,637

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.43%

Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS,

IO,

     

7.50%, 03/25/2023 - 01/25/2024(o)

     21,432      687

6.50%, 04/25/2029 - 07/25/2032(o)

     218,110      34,913

6.00%, 12/25/2032 - 08/25/2035(l)(o)

     622,314      102,488

5.50%, 01/25/2034 - 06/25/2035(o)

     200,827      33,422
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

Fannie Mae REMICs,

     

IO,

     

5.08%, 02/25/2024 -
05/25/2035(k)(o)

   $ 161,321      $     17,966

6.30%, 11/18/2031 -
12/18/2031(k)(o)

     21,360      2,852

6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(k)(o)

     3,225      451

6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(k)(o)

     3,337      443

6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032(k)(o)

     4,996      736

5.38% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(k)(o)

     19,397      2,226

6.18% (7.80% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(k)(o)

     2,675      387

6.38%, 07/25/2032 -
09/25/2032(k)(o)

     12,267      1,916

6.50%, 12/18/2032(k)(o)

     37,742      5,187

6.63%, 02/25/2033 -
05/25/2033(k)(o)

     37,930      6,492

7.00%, 03/25/2033 - 04/25/2033(o)

     104,320      16,754

5.93% (7.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2033(k)(o)

     145,900      21,030

4.43%, 03/25/2035 -
07/25/2038(k)(o)

     186,391      17,279

5.13%, 03/25/2035 -
05/25/2035(k)(o)

     223,261      13,366

4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(k)(o)

     96,013      8,907

5.61% (7.23% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2036(k)(o)

     176,851      12,870

4.92% (6.54% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2037(k)(o)

     150,641      17,461

4.00%, 04/25/2041(o)

     280,602      31,282

4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(k)(o)

     68,744      7,130

4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(k)(o)

     178,172      25,337

5.50%, 12/25/2025

     71,557      71,955

4.00%, 08/25/2026 - 03/25/2041

     22,998      22,904

6.00%, 01/25/2032

     27,702      29,276

2.62%, 04/25/2032 - 12/25/2032(k)

     149,074      150,404

2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 09/25/2032(k)

     35,982      36,009

2.10% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 10/18/2032(k)

     10,924      10,933

2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 11/25/2033(k)

     6,670      6,659

18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(k)

     36,489      49,301
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(k)

   $ 46,733      $     59,512

2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(k)

     9,595      9,692

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

     

6.50%, 11/01/2022 - 08/01/2031

     45,411      47,726

5.00%, 09/01/2033

     88,774      93,508

7.00%, 10/01/2037

     9,250      9,850

Federal National Mortgage Association,

     

5.00%, 01/01/2024 - 07/01/2033

     93,457      98,252

7.50%, 10/01/2029 - 03/01/2033

     164,563      178,368

7.00%, 07/01/2032 - 04/01/2033

     19,338      20,708

5.50%, 02/01/2035

     8,970      9,618

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs.,

     

Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(l)

     1,659,567      32,263

Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(l)

     2,919,965      90,806

Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(l)

     19,994,764      1,072,105

Freddie Mac REMICs,

     

1.50%, 07/15/2023

     432      432

5.00%, 09/15/2023

     32,946      33,124

6.75%, 02/15/2024

     14,104      14,345

7.00%, 09/15/2026

     80,252      83,858

1.77%, 12/15/2028 - 02/15/2029(k)

     97,465      97,442

6.00%, 04/15/2029

     50,624      53,259

6.50%, 10/15/2029 - 06/15/2032

     133,400      143,542

1.87%, 06/15/2031 - 01/15/2032(k)

     85,577      85,789

2.32%, 02/15/2032 - 03/15/2032(k)

     56,443      57,201

3.50%, 05/15/2032

     17,467      17,348

19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(k)

     33,570      45,527

4.00%, 06/15/2038

     15,309      15,332

3.00%, 05/15/2040

     784      777

IO,

     

4.68%, 03/15/2024 -
04/15/2038(k)(o)

     48,082      2,880

6.63% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2026(k)(o)

     59,082      2,655

7.18%, 07/17/2028(k)(o)

     2,347      82

6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/15/2029(k)(o)

     121,323      9,443

6.78% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/15/2029(k)(o)

     4,751      448

6.68% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2032(k)(o)

     222,103      14,556
            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

5.73% (7.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/15/2033(k)(o)

   $ 56,544      $     5,517

5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(k)(o)

     62,293      5,046

5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(k)(o)

     9,853      805

5.40%, 05/15/2035(k)(o)

     201,542      17,995

5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(k)(o)

     38,672      5,359

4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(k)(o)

     82,988      9,300

4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(k)(o)

     22,318      2,350

Freddie Mac STRIPS,

     

IO,

     

6.50%, 02/01/2028(o)

     1,448      167

7.00%, 09/01/2029(o)

     10,961      1,639

6.00%, 12/15/2032(o)

     25,435      3,480

Government National Mortgage Association,

     

ARM, 1.75% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 1.50%), 11/20/2025(k)

     566      565

8.00%, 05/15/2026

     4,717      4,730

7.00%, 04/15/2028 - 07/15/2028

     23,874      24,668

IO,

     

5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(k)(o)

     97,760      11,151

5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(k)(o)

     158,528      15,149

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,192,706)

 

   3,267,392

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests–0.40%(p)(q)

United States–0.40%

     

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan, 8.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 12/18/2026

     71,151      69,905

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), Term Loan, 4.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/06/2026

     422,329      399,628

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 6.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 03/27/2028

     498,687      383,149

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.24% (TSFR1M + 3.00%), 12/15/2027

     408,964      384,938

Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/20/2028(j)

     954,101      906,396

PetSmart LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%
(1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/11/2028

     462,086      436,325
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


            Principal      
Amount
         Value    

United States–(continued)

     

United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.89% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/22/2025

   $ 462,381      $     446,776

Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests
(Cost $3,265,508)

 

   3,027,117
     Shares       

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.19%

Argentina–0.17%

     

TMF Trust Co. S.A.(j)

     135,988,156      1,086,003

YPF S.A., Class D

     30,000      200,049
              1,286,052

United States–0.02%

     

ACNR Holdings, Inc.

     911      67,870

Claire’s Holdings LLC

     235      82,250

Cxloyalty Group, Inc., Wts., expiring 04/10/2024(j)

     775      0

McDermott International Ltd.(r)

     15,957      8,641

McDermott International Ltd., Series A, Wts., expiring 06/30/2027(j)(r)

     31,946      4,153

McDermott International Ltd., Series B, Wts., expiring 06/30/2027(j)(r)

     35,496      4,614

McDermott International Ltd., Wts.,expiring 12/31/2049(j)

     23,067      12,491

Party City Holdco, Inc.(r)

     3,212      4,239

Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc.(j)(r)

     837      569

Windstream Services LLC

     176      2,860
              187,687

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $4,486,456)

 

   1,473,739

Preferred Stocks–0.18%

     

United States–0.18%

     

AT&T, Inc., 2.88%, Series B, Pfd.(c)

     1,500,000      1,377,305

 

      Shares      Value

United States–(continued)

     

Claire’s Holdings LLC, Series A, Pfd.

     71      $         18,371

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,841,922)

 

   1,395,676

Money Market Funds–6.56%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(n)(s)

     17,134,115      17,134,115

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(n)(s)

     13,071,774      13,070,467

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(n)(s)

     19,581,846      19,581,846

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $49,785,943)

 

   49,786,428

Options Purchased–1.61%

     

(Cost $13,150,567)(t)

            12,207,149

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-91.68%
(Cost $789,550,269)

            696,302,964

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

Money Market Funds–3.71%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(n)(s)(u)

     7,889,873      7,889,873

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(n)(s)(u)

     20,288,245      20,288,245

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $28,178,837)

 

   28,178,118

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–95.39%
(Cost $817,729,106)

 

   724,481,082

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–4.61%

 

   35,000,530

NET ASSETS–100.00%

            $759,481,612
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Investment Abbreviations:
ARM    – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
ARS    – Argentina Peso
AUD    – Australian Dollar
BRL    – Brazilian Real
CLP    – Chile Peso
CNY    – Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Conv.    – Convertible
COP    – Colombia Peso
Ctfs.    – Certificates
ETF    – Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR    – Euro
EURIBOR    – Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP    – British Pound Sterling
IO    – Interest Only
LIBOR    – London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    – Mexican Peso
MYR    – Malaysian Ringgit
NZD    – New Zealand Dollar
Pfd.    – Preferred
PIK    – Pay-in-Kind
PLN    – Polish Zloty
REMICs    – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RUB    – Russian Ruble
SOFR    – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA    – Sterling Overnight Index Average
STACR®    – Structured Agency Credit Risk
STRIPS    – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security
TRY    – Turkish Lira
USD    – U.S. Dollar
Wts.    – Warrants
ZAR    – South African Rand

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $297,900,327, which represented 39.22% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(d)

Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

(e)

Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.

(f)

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount.

(g) 

Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is in default with respect to principal and/or interest payments. The value of this security at June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(h)

All or a portion of this security is Pay-in-Kind. Pay-in-Kind securities pay interest income in the form of securities.

(i) 

Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated.

(j) 

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3.

(k) 

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(l) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(m) 

Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(n) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

    $ 29,610,464     $ -     $ (13,975,447 )     $ (1,146,766 )     $ (440,715 )     $ 14,047,536   $341,790
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

      36,238,696       89,287,057       (108,391,638 )       -       -       17,134,115       43,442

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      26,717,080       63,776,469       (77,422,599 )       2,613       (3,096 )       13,070,467       31,679

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

      41,415,653       102,042,350       (123,876,157 )       -       -       19,581,846       38,569

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


  Value
December 31, 2021
Purchases
at Cost

Proceeds

from Sales

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

Value
June 30, 2022
Dividend Income
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:

 

Invesco Private Government Fund

$ 13,176,631 $ 31,720,560 $ (37,007,318 ) $ - $ - $ 7,889,873  $  15,405*

Invesco Private Prime Fund

  30,745,471   58,325,001   (68,775,349 )   (372 )   (6,506 )   20,288,245      44,148*

Total

$ 177,903,995 $ 345,151,437 $ (429,448,508 ) $ (1,144,525 ) $ (450,317 ) $ 92,012,082 $515,033

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(o) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security.

 

(p) 

Variable rate senior loan interests often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with any accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, it is anticipated that the variable rate senior loan interests will have an expected average life of three to five years.

 

(q) 

Variable rate senior loan interests are, at present, not readily marketable, not registered under the 1933 Act and may be subject to contractual and legal restrictions on sale. Variable rate senior loan interests in the Fund’s portfolio generally have variable rates which adjust to a base, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on set dates, typically every 30 days, but not greater than one year, and/or have interest rates that float at margin above a widely recognized base lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank.

(r) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(s) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(t) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

(u)

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1L.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Purchased(a)  
Description   Type of
Contract
  Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Exercise

Price

   

Notional

Value

    Value  

Currency Risk

                                       

AUD Versus USD

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.     12/05/2022     AUD     0.80     AUD   2,175,000     $ 38,098  

EUR Versus CHF

  Call   UBS AG     09/06/2022     CHF     1.06     EUR   18,000,000       3,867  

EUR Versus USD

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.     10/31/2022     USD     1.15     EUR   1,800,000       79,210  

USD Versus CNH

  Call   Goldman Sachs International     11/17/2022     CNH     7.15     USD   600,000       25,633  

Subtotal – Foreign Currency Call Options Purchased

                            146,808  

Currency Risk

                                       

EUR Versus CZK

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     07/17/2023     CZK     24.00     EUR   600,000       45,860  

EUR Versus CZK

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     02/05/2024     CZK     24.30     EUR   1,000,000       105,591  

EUR Versus CZK

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     12/07/2022     CZK     24.60     EUR   750,000       155,089  

EUR Versus PLN

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     03/24/2023     PLN     4.50     EUR   1,500,000       97,914  

EUR Versus PLN

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     03/24/2023     PLN     4.50     EUR   600,000       39,165  

EUR Versus SEK

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     07/27/2022     SEK     10.20     EUR   15,000,000       1,698  

EUR Versus SEK

  Put   UBS AG     09/09/2022     SEK     10.35     EUR   15,000,000       8,284  

USD Versus BRL

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     09/23/2022     BRL     5.20     USD   24,000,000       608,617  

USD Versus BRL

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     08/22/2022     BRL     4.60     USD   750,000       17,921  

USD Versus BRL

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     09/22/2022     BRL     4.30     USD   1,800,000       22,748  

USD Versus BRL

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     10/11/2022     BRL     4.75     USD   1,200,000       117,426  

USD Versus CAD

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     08/12/2022     CAD     1.23     USD   15,000,000       6,735  

USD Versus CLP

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     09/28/2022     CLP     825.00     USD   1,200,000       84,558  

USD Versus CLP

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     07/11/2022     CLP     780.00     USD   900,000       7  

USD Versus COP

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     10/27/2022     COP   4,050.00     USD   15,000,000       287,385  

USD Versus INR

  Put   Standard Chartered Bank PLC     07/06/2022     INR     74.00     USD   13,000,000       13  

USD Versus JPY

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     07/18/2022     JPY     125.50     USD   1,500,000       11,478  

USD Versus JPY

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     07/22/2022     JPY     125.00     USD   30,000,000       1,140  

USD Versus JPY

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     08/15/2022     JPY     113.00     USD   1,500,000       2,913  

USD Versus JPY

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     07/08/2022     JPY     113.50     USD   29,000,000       29  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Purchased(a)–(continued)  
Description    Type of
Contract
   Counterparty   

Expiration

Date

    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value

     Value  

USD Versus JPY

   Put    Goldman Sachs International      07/08/2022      JPY  114.00      USD   29,000,000      $ 29  

USD Versus JPY

   Put    Goldman Sachs International      09/28/2022      JPY  123.00      USD   1,200,000        101,652  

USD Versus MXN

   Put    Bank of America, N.A.      07/27/2022      MXN  19.25      USD   21,000,000        6,258  

USD Versus MXN

   Put    Goldman Sachs International      09/09/2022      MXN  19.40      USD   21,000,000        26,796  

USD Versus MXN

   Put    Goldman Sachs International      11/23/2022      MXN  19.40      USD   15,000,000        104,280  

USD Versus MXN

   Put    Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC      09/01/2022      MXN  19.20      USD   18,000,000        38,790  

USD Versus RUB

   Put    Bank of America, N.A.      02/22/2023      RUB  70.00      USD   750,000        298,968  

USD Versus RUB

   Put    J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      02/16/2023      RUB  68.00      USD   900,000        337,477  

USD Versus RUB

   Put    J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      02/21/2023      RUB  68.00      USD   1,200,000        445,344  

USD Versus THB

   Put    Standard Chartered Bank PLC      08/19/2022      THB  34.10      USD   18,000,000        6,552  

USD Versus ZAR

   Put    J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      09/09/2022      ZAR  14.85      USD   12,000,000        5,340  

Subtotal – Foreign Currency Put Options Purchased

                                2,986,057  

Total Foreign Currency Options Purchased

                              $ 3,132,865  

 

(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased(a)  
Description   Type of
Contract
  Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
   

Pay/
Receive

Exercise
Rate

   

Floating Rate

Index

    Payment
Frequency
    Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Value

    Value  

Interest Rate Risk

                                                               

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     0.55%       Pay       TONAR       Annually       05/26/2025     JPY   6,429,000,000     $ 1,625,203  

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.84          Pay       SOFR       Annually       12/07/2022     USD   87,000,000       2,171,312  

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.84          Pay       SOFR       Annually       06/07/2023     USD   106,200,000       3,535,564  

2 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     7.75          Pay       6 Month WIBOR       Semi-Annually       12/12/2022     PLN   75,000,000       67,477  

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1.93          Pay       6 Month EURIBOR       Semi-Annually       06/12/2023     EUR   9,000,000       875,726  

50 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1.37          Pay       6 Month EURIBOR       Semi-Annually       04/21/2023     EUR   4,500,000       799,002  

Total Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

                  $ 9,074,284  

 

(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swaptions Written(a)  

 

 
Counterparty   Type of
Contract
    Exercise
Rate
   

Reference

Entity

  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Expiration
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread(b)
   

Notional

Value

    Value  

 

 

Credit Risk

                 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    Put       0.93%     Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 2     5.00%       Quarterly       09/21/2022       5.765%       USD  45,000,000     $ (755,563

 

 

 

(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

(b) 

Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


    Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Written(a)            

 

 
Description   Type of
Contract
  Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

 

Exercise

Price

   

Notional

Value

    Value  

 

 

Currency Risk

               

 

 

EUR Versus CZK

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC   07/07/2022   CZK     27.30     EUR     7,500,000     $ (142

 

 

EUR Versus SEK

  Call   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   07/27/2022   SEK     10.70     EUR     15,000,000       (149,113

 

 

USD Versus BRL

  Call   Goldman Sachs International   09/23/2022   BRL     5.70     USD     24,000,000       (422,736

 

 

USD Versus BRL

  Call   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   09/22/2022   BRL     6.00     USD     600,000       (63,155

 

 

USD Versus BRL

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC   10/11/2022   BRL     5.80     USD     600,000       (119,257

 

 

USD Versus CAD

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.   12/09/2022   CAD     1.36     USD     2,400,000       (295,056

 

 

USD Versus CLP

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.   11/28/2022   CLP     900.00     USD     18,000,000       (1,280,628

 

 

USD Versus COP

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC   10/27/2022   COP     4,450.00     USD     15,000,000       (341,940

 

 

USD Versus MXN

  Call   Goldman Sachs International   11/23/2022   MXN     22.00     USD     15,000,000       (212,460

 

 

USD Versus MXN

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC   09/01/2022   MXN     21.50     USD     18,000,000       (117,594

 

 

USD Versus ZAR

  Call   Goldman Sachs International   11/10/2022   ZAR     17.45     USD     15,000,000       (323,220

 

 

USD Versus ZAR

  Call   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   07/07/2022   ZAR     15.50     USD     9,000,000       (438,975

 

 

Subtotal - Foreign Currency Call Options Written

              (3,764,276

 

 

Currency Risk

               

 

 

EUR Versus SEK

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   07/27/2022   SEK     9.90     EUR     15,000,000       (157

 

 

EUR Versus USD

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.   10/31/2022   USD     0.95     EUR     900,000       (117,265

 

 

USD Versus BRL

  Put   Goldman Sachs International   09/23/2022   BRL     4.95     USD     24,000,000       (254,112

 

 

USD Versus COP

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC   10/27/2022   COP     3,850.00     USD     15,000,000       (107,400

 

 

Subtotal – Foreign Currency Put Options Written

              (478,934

 

 

Total – Foreign Currency Options Written

            $ (4,243,210

 

 

 

(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written(a)  

 

 
Description   Type of
Contract
  Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
    Floating
Rate Index
    Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Value

    Value  

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

                 

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.     2.25%       SOFR       Receive       Annually       06/13/2023       USD       30,000,000     $   (1,247,666

 

 

5 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Bank of America, N.A.     3.04           SOFR       Receive       Annually       12/15/2022       USD       131,250,000       (3,019,175

 

 

5 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Goldman Sachs International     2.45           SOFR       Receive       Annually       07/18/2022       USD       37,500,000       (35,150

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Goldman Sachs International     1.76          
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Receive       Semi-Annually       09/13/2022       EUR       30,000,000       (688,962

 

 

5 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Goldman Sachs International     3.00           SOFR       Receive       Annually       12/16/2022       USD       114,750,000       (2,507,175

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Goldman Sachs International     2.85           SOFR       Receive       Annually       12/15/2022       USD       99,000,000       (2,784,803

 

 

1 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     2.82           SOFR       Receive       Straight       02/17/2023       USD       225,000,000       (675,428

 

 

2 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     2.25          
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Receive       Semi-Annually       02/16/2023       EUR       150,000,000       (2,115,313

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     1.85           SONIA       Receive       Annually       07/20/2022       GBP       7,500,000       (54,076

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     1.85           SONIA       Receive       Annually       08/09/2022       GBP       15,000,000       (251,306

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.63           SOFR       Receive       Annually       12/05/2022       USD       33,750,000       (1,755,864

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written(a)–(continued)  
Description   Type of
Contract
  Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
    Floating
Rate Index
    Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Value

    Value  

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.84%       SOFR       Receive       Annually       12/07/2022     USD     87,000,000     $ (2,369,736

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.84          SOFR       Receive       Annually       06/07/2023     USD     106,200,000       (3,984,436

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Call   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     3.00          SOFR       Receive       Annually       09/14/2022     USD     30,000,000       (851,505

 

 

Subtotal-Interest Rate Call Swaptions Written

 

                (22,340,595

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

               

 

 

5 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     3.35          SOFR       Pay       Annually       09/12/2022     USD     45,000,000       (165,491

 

 

2 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Bank of America, N.A.     3.75          CDOR       Pay       Quarterly       12/07/2022     CAD     75,000,000       (352,928

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     3.67          SOFR       Pay       Annually       12/13/2022     USD     90,000,000       (563,750

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     3.25         
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Pay       Semi-Annually       06/16/2023     EUR     80,640,000       (1,269,948

 

 

2 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put  

Goldman Sachs International

    8.25         
6 Month
WIBOR
 
 
    Pay       Semi-Annually       12/12/2022     PLN     75,000,000       (27,338

 

 

20 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     0.53          TONAR       Pay       Annually       08/22/2022     JPY     1,542,857,000       (679,180

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Goldman Sachs International     2.75         
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Pay       Semi-Annually       04/22/2024     EUR     45,000,000       (1,824,787

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     2.39         
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Pay       Semi-Annually       06/12/2023     EUR     24,300,000       (974,696

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1.05          TONAR       Pay       Annually       05/26/2025     JPY     6,429,000,000       (843,678

 

 

1 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     2.82          SOFR       Pay       Straight       02/17/2023     USD     225,000,000       (1,512,322

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     2.16         
6 Month
EURIBOR
 
 
    Pay       Semi-Annually       04/21/2023     EUR     18,000,000       (867,658

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.10          SONIA       Pay       Annually       08/08/2022     GBP     7,500,000       (419,528

 

 

10 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     3.75          SOFR       Pay       Annually       04/22/2024     USD     225,000,000       (4,651,429

 

 

30 Year Interest Rate Swap

  Put   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC     2.25          SOFR       Pay       Annually       12/05/2022     USD     21,750,000       (2,121,132

 

 

Subtotal-Interest Rate Put Swaptions Written

 

                (16,273,865

 

 

Total Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

            $ (38,614,460

 

 

 

(a)

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

 

Open Futures Contracts(a)  

 

 
Long Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Month

    

Notional

Value

     Value    

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

             

 

 

Euro-BTP

     57             September-2022      $ 7,354,345      $ (11,947   $ (11,947

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes

     86             September-2022        18,061,344        (102,797     (102,797

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

     297             September-2022        35,203,781        512,016       512,016  

 

 

Subtotal-Long Futures Contracts

              397,272       397,272  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Futures Contracts(a)–(continued)  

 

 
Short Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Month

    

Notional

Value

    Value    

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

            

 

 

Euro-Bobl

     600            August-2022      $ (968,306   $ (214,675   $ (214,675

 

 

Euro-Bobl

     300            August-2022        (575,324     (275,087     (275,087

 

 

Euro-Bund

     12            September-2022        (1,870,968     33,325       33,325  

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

     87            September-2022        (9,765,750     95,078       95,078  

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes

     103            September-2022        (13,119,625     183,704       183,704  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bonds

     24            September-2022        (3,327,000     52,500       52,500  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds

     106            September-2022        (16,360,437     439,647       439,647  

 

 

Subtotal-Short Futures Contracts

             314,492       314,492  

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

           $ 711,764     $ 711,764  

 

 

 

(a) 

Futures contracts collateralized by $3,129,843 cash held with Merrill Lynch, the futures commission merchant.

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

 

 
Settlement         Contract to      Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      (Depreciation)  

 

 

Currency Risk

               

 

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    BRL     289,765,000      USD     59,147,181      $ 3,779,308  

 

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     55,319,779      BRL     289,765,000        48,096  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    CAD     3,707,969      USD     2,941,781        60,807  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    EUR     3,658,000      USD     3,933,082        84,681  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    GBP     6,782,649      USD     8,516,633        251,514  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    NOK     108,230,740      USD     11,398,709        397,280  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    NZD     7,013,911      USD     4,499,073        121,151  

 

 

08/31/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    CLP     1,266,300,000      USD     1,500,000        136,159  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    EUR     11,271,756      USD     12,102,823        244,365  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    GBP     1,422,000      USD     1,784,328        51,524  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    MXN     600,000      USD     30,193        660  

 

 

07/05/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    BRL     144,115,242      USD     27,566,037        28,707  

 

 

07/05/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    USD     27,513,410      BRL     144,115,242        23,920  

 

 

08/02/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    BRL     308,089,155      USD     58,495,575        130,778  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    AUD     12,334,000      USD     8,816,097        298,566  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    CAD     14,438,916      USD     11,464,643        246,060  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    EUR     52,617,189      USD     56,354,227        998,282  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    GBP     9,996,000      USD     12,552,977        372,170  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    JPY     945,136,850      USD     7,096,155        104,609  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    MXN     308,347,209      USD     15,518,229        340,547  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    NOK     14,692,250      USD     1,547,041        53,605  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    NZD     7,250,000      USD     4,651,600        126,316  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    PLN     38,779,000      USD     8,929,698        343,894  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     21,911,537      CNY     146,905,900        23,188  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     8,629,399      EUR     8,225,000        23,718  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    ZAR     165,955,028      USD     10,702,634        560,486  

 

 

09/16/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     6,090,000      RUB     500,293,500        1,918,148  

 

 

02/27/2023

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     2,053,589      RUB     160,488,000        95,848  

 

 

07/11/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    ZAR     44,848,500      USD     3,000,000        244,925  

 

 

07/29/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    SEK     24,192,090      USD     2,612,282        245,509  

 

 

08/22/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     1,052,699      RUB     72,855,000        167,028  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    AUD     9,622,000      USD     6,873,110        228,413  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    EUR     16,134,083      USD     17,330,023        356,149  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    GBP     9,493,510      USD     11,828,971        260,482  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts–(continued)  

 

 
Settlement         Contract to      Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      (Depreciation)  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    MXN     441,872,975      USD     22,242,663      $ 492,482  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    PLN     9,520,000      USD     2,189,472        81,711  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    SEK     34,076,018      USD     3,475,559        137,038  

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    ZAR     392,325,000      USD     25,307,208        1,330,727  

 

 

02/17/2023

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     1,223,373      RUB     93,037,500        30,671  

 

 

02/22/2023

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     1,305,643      RUB     99,555,300        31,970  

 

 

07/13/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    CLP     1,000,440,000      USD     1,200,000        111,466  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    GBP     1,913,000      USD     2,402,592        71,471  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    JPY     861,819,143      USD     6,471,387        96,175  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    NZD     7,908,000      USD     5,074,943        138,951  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    PLN     29,990,000      USD     6,904,570        264,680  

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    CLP     3,765,000,000      USD     4,467,252        430,237  

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    COP     74,852,000,000      USD     19,205,624        1,408,760  

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    INR     18,160,350      USD     230,403        2,055  

 

 

10/14/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    BRL     12,709,110      USD     2,445,000        84,187  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Royal Bank of Canada    CAD     479,000      USD     380,449        8,282  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Royal Bank of Canada    EUR     24,076,281      USD     25,877,668        548,203  

 

 

08/30/2022

   Royal Bank of Canada    GBP     4,290,000      USD     5,388,068        160,411  

 

 

Subtotal–Appreciation

               17,796,370  

 

 

Currency Risk

               

 

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    BRL     144,115,242      USD     27,513,410        (23,920

 

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     29,416,977      BRL     144,115,242        (1,879,647

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     17,255,401      AUD     24,143,558        (582,505

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     8,882,061      CZK     207,858,000        (142,266

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     11,314,352      EUR     10,523,021        (243,601

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     13,924,287      JPY     1,855,689,724        (197,027

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     15,778,044      PLN     68,749,670        (556,629

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     12,333,763      SEK     120,790,708        (499,565

 

 

08/30/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     4,144,798      ZAR     64,234,000        (219,212

 

 

08/31/2022

   Bank of America, N.A.    USD     1,650,000      CLP     1,504,470,000        (29,643

 

 

02/27/2023

   Bank of America, N.A.    RUB     160,488,000      USD     1,800,000        (349,437

 

 

08/30/2022

   Citibank, N.A.    USD     1,841,447      EUR     1,715,000        (37,180

 

 

07/05/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    BRL     289,765,000      USD     55,319,779        (48,096

 

 

07/05/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    USD     55,425,593      BRL     289,765,000        (57,719

 

 

08/02/2022

   Deutsche Bank AG    USD     27,346,605      BRL     144,115,242        (45,233

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     622,343      EUR     588,000        (3,737

 

 

08/30/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    USD     3,410,753      GBP     2,716,000        (101,122

 

 

09/16/2022

   Goldman Sachs International    RUB     478,890,000      USD     6,208,217        (1,457,327

 

 

07/29/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     2,612,282      EUR     2,340,000        (156,228

 

 

08/25/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    EUR     2,520,000      NOK     25,527,600        (55,672

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    CNY     189,878,981      USD     28,332,070        (19,025

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     10,844,525      AUD     15,185,538        (357,798

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     9,397,051      CAD     11,839,062        (198,472

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     35,345,336      EUR     32,906,166        (726,384

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     11,532,959      GBP     9,191,000        (333,099

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     12,153,100      JPY     1,618,197,418        (182,663

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     3,322,257      MXN     66,000,000        (73,559

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     8,855,111      NOK     84,236,367        (292,660

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     8,047,059      NZD     12,555,481        (210,216

 

 

08/30/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     5,606,422      ZAR     86,913,557        (294,802

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts–(continued)  
Settlement         Contract to      Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      (Depreciation)  

 

 

09/16/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    RUB     21,403,500      USD     290,414      $ (52,190

 

 

09/21/2022

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    USD     2,799,181      KRW     3,578,360,900        (17,893

 

 

02/17/2023

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    RUB     93,037,500      USD     1,125,000        (129,044

 

 

02/22/2023

   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.    RUB     99,555,300      USD     1,170,000        (167,613

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     1,167,805      AUD     1,633,649        (39,650

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     5,001,461      CAD     6,297,333        (108,632

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     4,903,978      EUR     4,562,820        (103,661

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     671,290      GBP     534,497        (19,969

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     22,870,057      MXN     454,126,150        (516,742

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     8,564,518      NOK     81,359,664        (294,477

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     9,153,836      NZD     14,263,911        (250,631

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     114,434      SEK     1,119,795        (4,725

 

 

08/30/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     8,527,439      ZAR     132,144,600        (451,577

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     8,719,026      CLP     7,348,394,800        (839,721

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     1,271,489      COP     4,955,500,000        (93,266

 

 

09/21/2022

   Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC    USD     5,477,474      INR     431,734,504        (48,866

 

 

08/30/2022

   Royal Bank of Canada    USD     1,119,962      EUR     1,042,000        (23,725

 

 

08/30/2022

   Royal Bank of Canada    USD     968,423      JPY     128,968,342        (14,394

 

 

08/30/2022

   Standard Chartered Bank PLC    CNY     286,338,324      USD     42,721,122        (32,452

 

 

08/30/2022

   Standard Chartered Bank PLC    USD     13,628,704      THB     473,679,250        (197,729

 

 

08/22/2022

   UBS AG    RUB     72,855,000      USD     900,000        (319,727

 

 

Subtotal–Depreciation

               (13,101,128

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             $ 4,695,242  

 

 

 

Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)  

 

 
Reference Entity   Buy/Sell
Protection
    (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread(b)
    Notional Value     Upfront
Payments Paid
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Credit Risk

                   

 

 

South Africa Republic International Bonds

    Buy       (1.00)%       Quarterly       06/20/2027       2.042   USD     1,500,000       $119,481     $ 138,549       $ 19,068  

 

 

Markit iTraxx Europe Index, Series 37, Version 1

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       1.190     EUR     6,450,000       (71,137     59,745       130,882  

 

 

Markit iTraxx Europe Sub Financials, Series 37, Version 1

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       2.473     EUR     6,375,000       216,830       442,114       225,284  

 

 

Brazil Government International Bonds

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       2.923     USD     750,000       41,634       62,937       21,303  

 

 

Brazil Government International Bonds

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2025       2.042     USD     825,000       12,712       23,966       11,254  

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       2.095     EUR     1,450,000       16,887       75,302       58,415  

 

 

Subtotal - Appreciation

 

                336,407       802,613       466,206  

 

 

Credit Risk

                   

 

 

Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 37, Version 1

    Buy       (5.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       5.802     EUR     24,000,000       176,871       (781,694     (958,565

 

 

Peru Government International Bonds

    Buy       (1.00)          Quarterly       06/20/2027       1.243     USD     4,500,000       50,328       49,713       (615

 

 

Societe Generale

    Sell       1.00           Quarterly       06/20/2027       1.481     EUR     4,500,000       4,769       (105,608     (110,377

 

 

Panama Government International Bonds

    Sell       1.00           Quarterly       06/20/2027       1.328     USD     4,500,000       (64,916     (66,986     (2,070

 

 

Subtotal - Depreciation

 

              167,052       (904,575     (1,071,627

 

 

Total Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

          $503,459     $ (101,962     $ (605,421

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


(a) 

Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $22,157,876 cash held with Counterparties.

(b) 

Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.

 

Open Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a)  

 

Pay/
Receive
Floating
Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Payment
Frequency
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
   

Notional Value

   

Upfront
Payments
Paid

(Received)

    Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

                 

 

Pay

  6 Month EURIBOR   Semi-Annually     2.21   Annually     07/11/2032     EUR     20,415,000     $     $     $  

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.62     Annually     07/05/2052     USD     3,682,500                    

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.80     Annually     07/05/2027     USD     16,099,500                    

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.84     Annually     07/05/2032     USD     34,470,000                    

 

Receive

  COOVIBR   Quarterly     (8.88   Quarterly     05/09/2032     COP     11,600,000,000             8,230       8,230  

 

Receive

  6 Month THBFIX   Semi-Annually     (2.11   Semi-Annually     05/11/2024     THB     255,000,000             12,980       12,980  

 

Pay

  6 Month CZK PRIBOR   Semi-Annually     4.87     Annually     05/31/2032     CZK     87,000,000             18,301       18,301  

 

Receive

  COOVIBR   Quarterly     (8.54   Quarterly     05/27/2032     COP     4,050,000,000             26,623       26,623  

 

Receive

  6 Month WIBOR   Semi-Annually     (7.61   Annually     09/21/2024     PLN     37,800,000             28,492       28,492  

 

Pay

  3 Month ADBB   Quarterly     3.56     Quarterly     06/09/2025     AUD     14,490,000             29,775       29,775  

 

Pay

  6 Month THBFIX   Semi-Annually     (1.97   Semi-Annually     05/13/2024     THB     262,500,000             29,862       29,862  

 

Receive

  6 Month THBFIX   Semi-Annually     (1.95   Semi-Annually     05/13/2024     THB     255,000,000             31,648       31,648  

 

Receive

  6 Month THBFIX   Semi-Annually     (1.71   Semi-Annually     04/18/2025     THB     172,000,000             40,480       40,480  

 

Pay

  6 Month EURIBOR   Semi-Annually     2.03     Annually     09/15/2052     EUR     7,305,000       (4,183     55,962       60,145  

 

Pay

  28 Day MXN TIIE   At Maturity     8.98     At Maturity     09/08/2032     MXN     323,750,000             63,411       63,411  

 

Receive

  6 Month THBFIX   Semi-Annually     (1.66   Semi-Annually     05/26/2024     THB     255,000,000             70,261       70,261  

 

Receive

  3 Month CZK PRIBOR   Quarterly     (5.46   Annually     05/24/2024     CZK     380,000,000             75,812       75,812  

 

Receive

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     (12.25   At Maturity     01/02/2025     BRL     59,609,829             111,150       111,150  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (7.15   Quarterly     02/24/2031     ZAR     17,550,000       101       115,401       115,300  

 

Pay

  6 Month CZK PRIBOR   Semi-Annually     5.20     Annually     06/10/2032     CZK     95,250,000             116,471       116,471  

 

Pay

  3 Month ADBB   Quarterly     3.91     Quarterly     06/23/2025     AUD     15,225,000             129,983       129,983  

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.94     Annually     06/24/2032     USD     8,955,000       (3,208     136,416       139,624  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (6.61   Quarterly     10/19/2026     ZAR     48,800,000       234       153,300       153,066  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (7.98   Quarterly     03/07/2032     ZAR     37,300,000             156,424       156,424  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (6.65   Quarterly     10/11/2026     ZAR     50,750,000             161,033       161,033  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (7.95   Quarterly     03/07/2032     ZAR     38,500,000             166,143       166,143  

 

Receive

  6 Month CZK PRIBOR   Semi-Annually     (3.95   Annually     01/17/2027     CZK     70,500,000             188,073       188,073  

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.84     Annually     12/09/2032     USD     58,740,000             243,785       243,785  

 

Receive

  28 Day MXN TIIE   At Maturity     (8.35   At Maturity     03/06/2025     MXN     236,250,000             281,357       281,357  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (6.63   Quarterly     02/11/2031     ZAR     48,500,000             409,796       409,796  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (6.70   Quarterly     01/29/2031     ZAR     51,000,000             415,894       415,894  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (6.70   Quarterly     01/27/2031     ZAR     52,000,000             423,886       423,886  

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.84     Annually     06/09/2033     USD     81,000,000             492,153       492,153  

 

Receive

  SONIA   Semi-Annually     (5.65   Semi-Annually     02/17/2027     INR     787,500,000             499,927       499,927  

 

Receive

  3 Month JIBAR   Quarterly     (7.32   Quarterly     07/15/2031     ZAR     86,900,000             545,876       545,876  

 

Receive

  28 Day MXN TIIE   At Maturity     (5.53   At Maturity     05/29/2031     MXN     108,750,000             1,127,741       1,127,741  

 

Receive

  6 Month CLICP   Semi-Annually     (2.35   Semi-Annually     03/11/2026     CLP     7,500,000,000             1,285,205       1,285,205  

 

Subtotal – Appreciation

              (7,056     7,651,851       7,658,907  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a)–(continued)  

 

 
Pay/
Receive
Floating
Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Payment
Frequency
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
 

Notional Value

   

Upfront
Payments
Paid

(Received)

    Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

 

 

Pay

  6 Month EURIBOR   Semi-Annually     0.64   Annually   03/03/2032   EUR     23,134,000     $ (2,862   $ (3,206,679   $ (3,203,817

 

 

Pay

  SONIA   Annually     1.03     Annually   09/02/2052   GBP     3,675,000             (1,100,233     (1,100,233

 

 

Pay

  SOFR   Annually     2.41     Annually   06/02/2052   USD     20,490,000             (817,067     (817,067

 

 

Pay

  SONIA   Annually     1.75     Annually   06/09/2032   GBP     7,500,000       (205     (459,419     (459,214

 

 

Pay

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     11.07     At Maturity   01/04/2027   BRL     35,447,847             (434,270     (434,270

 

 

Pay

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     11.21     At Maturity   01/02/2031   BRL     15,774,178             (376,772     (376,772

 

 

Pay

  SONIA   Annually     2.09     Annually   05/25/2027   GBP     14,400,000       (191     (315,120     (314,929

 

 

Pay

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     8.68     At Maturity   01/04/2027   BRL     24,429,011             (302,463     (302,463

 

 

Pay

  3 Month CZK PRIBOR   Quarterly     4.75     Annually   01/17/2023   CZK     329,000,000             (188,889     (188,889

 

 

Pay

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     12.11     At Maturity   01/02/2029   BRL     23,633,536             (153,327     (153,327

 

 

Receive

  MUTKCALM   Annually     (0.63   Annually   06/20/2032   JPY     1,018,500,000             (134,500     (134,500

 

 

Receive

  SOFR   Annually     (3.24   Annually   06/24/2025   USD     10,515,000             (125,317     (125,317

 

 

Pay

  BZDIOVRA   At Maturity     12.24     At Maturity   01/02/2029   BRL     25,316,771             (119,976     (119,976

 

 

Receive

  28 Day MXN TIIE   At Maturity     (9.75   At Maturity   09/18/2024   MXN     510,000,000             (65,129     (65,129

 

 

Receive

  SONIA   Semi-Annually     (7.02   Semi-Annually   05/25/2027   INR     562,500,000             (55,051     (55,051

 

 

Receive

  6 Month WIBOR   Semi-Annually     (8.05   Annually   09/21/2024   PLN     38,250,000             (36,658     (36,658

 

 

Receive

  COOVIBR   Quarterly     (9.06   Quarterly   05/16/2032   COP     11,100,000,000             (23,719     (23,719

 

 

Receive

  COOVIBR   Quarterly     (9.01   Quarterly   05/24/2032   COP     10,900,000,000             (11,440     (11,440

 

 

Receive

  TTHORON   Quarterly     (2.59   Quarterly   06/13/2027   THB     106,500,000             (2,800     (2,800

 

 

Receive

  SOFR   Annually     (2.83   Annually   06/10/2025   USD     10,500,000             (1,403     (1,403

 

 

Subtotal – Depreciation

 

    (3,258     (7,930,232     (7,926,974

 

 

Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

  $ (10,314   $ (278,381   $ (268,067

 

 

 

(a)

Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $22,157,876 cash held with Counterparties.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)  

 

 
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
  Implied
Credit
Spread(b)
   

Notional

Value

    Upfront
Payments Paid
(Received)
    Value    

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Credit Risk

                   

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

  Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.   Buy     (1.00)%     Quarterly   12/20/2024     1.569%     EUR     1,250,000         $ 7,813     $ 18,113     $ 10,300  

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 28, Version 9   Sell     5.00         Quarterly   12/20/2022     0.245        EUR     15,000,000       283,849       359,209       75,360  

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The)   Buy     (1.00)        Quarterly   06/20/2027     2.315        EUR     2,250,000       77,366       142,861       65,495  

 

 

Subtotal–Appreciation

                  369,028       520,183       151,155  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)–(continued)  

 

 
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Buy/Sell
Protection
    (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit
Spread(b)
   

Notional

Value

    Upfront
Payments Paid
(Received)
    Value    

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 
Credit Risk                      

 

 
Citibank, N.A.   Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.     Sell       1.00%          Quarterly       12/20/2024       0.937   EUR     1,250,000       $     12,027       $    2,007       $     (10,020

 

 
Goldman Sachs International   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 35, Version 1     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2025       3.349     USD     18,200,000       2,300,788       971,752       (1,329,036

 

 
Goldman Sachs International   Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 32, Version 5     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2024       10.607     EUR     2,900,000       179,783       (385,029     (564,812

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 35, Version 1     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2025       3.349     USD     5,400,000       642,552       288,322       (354,230

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2023       17.885     EUR     2,500,000       13,344       (453,346     (466,690

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2023       17.885     EUR     2,900,000       49,410       (525,882     (575,292

 

 
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.   Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8     Sell       5.00              Quarterly       12/20/2023       17.885     EUR     1,450,000       18,633       (262,941     (281,574

 

 

Subtotal–Depreciation

 

        3,216,537       (365,117     (3,581,654

 

 

Total Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

        $3,585,565       $155,066       $(3,430,499

 

 
(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

(b) 

Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.

 

Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a)  

 

 
Counterparty   Pay/
Receive
Floating
Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Payment
Frequency
  (Pay)/
Received
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
 

Notional

Value

    Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
  Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

                   

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

  Receive   3 Month MYR KLIBOR   Quarterly     (2.70)%     Quarterly   03/16/2024     MYR       30,600,000     $–   $ 84,952       $  84,952  

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank PLC

  Receive   3 Month MYR KLIBOR   Quarterly     (2.97)        Quarterly   04/11/2024     MYR       65,000,000       –     125,932       125,932  

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

  Receive   3 Month MYR KLIBOR   Quarterly     (3.62)        Quarterly   05/24/2025     MYR       22,500,000       –     6,935       6,935  

 

 

Total Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swap Agreements

      $–   $ 217,819       $217,819  

 

 

 

(a) 

Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Abbreviations:
AUD    –Australian Dollar
BRL    –Brazilian Real
BZDIOVRA    –Brazil Ceptip DI Interbank Deposit Rate
CAD    –Canadian Dollar
CDOR    –Canadian Dealer Offered Rate
CHF    –Swiss Franc
CLICP    –Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Avg (CAMARA)
CLP    –Chile Peso
CNH    –Chinese Renminbi
CNY    –Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COOVIBR    –Colombia IBR Overnight Nominal Interbank Reference Rate
COP    –Colombia Peso
CZK    –Czech Koruna
EUR    –Euro
EURIBOR    –Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP    –British Pound Sterling
INR    –Indian Rupee
JIBAR    –Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate
JPY    –Japanese Yen
KLIBOR    –Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate
KRW    –South Korean Won
MXN    –Mexican Peso
MYR    –Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    –Norwegian Krone
NZD    –New Zealand Dollar
PLN    –Polish Zloty
PRIBOR    –Prague Interbank Offerred Rate
RUB    –Russian Ruble
SEK    –Swedish Krona
SOFR    –Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA    –Sterling Overnight Index Average
THB    –Thai Baht
THBFIX    –Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing
TIIE    –Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
TONAR    –Tokyo Overnight Average Rate
USD    –U.S. Dollar
WIBOR    –Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate
ZAR    –South African Rand

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

     38.53

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

     31.91  

Asset-Backed Securities

     8.24  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.85  

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

     1.78  

Options Purchased

     1.61  

Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio

     1.20  

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     14.88  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $724,421,155)*

   $    632,469,000  

Investments in affiliates, at value
(Cost $93,307,951)

     92,012,082  

Other investments:

  

Variation margin receivable – futures contracts

     2,715,387  

Variation margin receivable–centrally cleared swap agreements

     4,732,333  

Swaps receivable – OTC

     72,970  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC

     368,974  

Premiums paid on swap
agreements – OTC

     3,585,565  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     17,796,370  

Deposits with brokers:

  

Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts

     3,129,843  

Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements

     22,157,876  

Cash collateral – OTC Derivatives

     28,182,000  

Cash

     24,451,913  

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,284,782)

     3,026,060  

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     10,471,049  

Fund shares sold

     8,716  

Dividends

     80,596  

Interest

     10,482,549  

Principal paydowns

     77,260  

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     146,679  

Other assets

     553  

Total assets

     855,967,775  

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $34,826,605)

     43,613,233  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     13,101,128  

Swaps payable – OTC

     42,538  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements–OTC

     3,581,654  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     1,213,444  

Fund shares reacquired

     3,533,283  

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     28,178,837  

Accrued fees to affiliates

     443,359  

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,049  

Accrued other operating expenses

     2,628,959  

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     146,679  

Total liabilities

     96,486,163  

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 759,481,612  

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 1,130,214,496  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (370,732,884

 

 
   $ 759,481,612  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 268,382,194  

 

 

Series II

   $ 491,099,418  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     70,450,758  

 

 

Series II

     124,687,260  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 3.81  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 3.94  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $27,732,261 were on loan to brokers.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $84,400)

   $ 15,049,710  

 

 

Dividends

     2,027  

 

 

Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $212,238)

     667,718  

 

 

Total investment income

     15,719,455  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,926,420  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     703,257  

 

 

Custodian fees

     135,698  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     691,429  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     23,329  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,064  

 

 

Professional services fees

     51,992  

 

 

Other

     235,795  

 

 

Total expenses

     4,778,984  

 

 

Less: Expenses reimbursed

     (90,042

 

 

Net expenses

     4,688,942  

 

 

Net investment income

     11,030,513  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (35,392,566

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (450,317

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (1,294,348

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (2,605,640

 

 

Futures contracts

     8,770,957  

 

 

Option contracts written

     (5,770,523

 

 

Swap agreements

     (22,628,521

 

 
     (59,370,958

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (76,188,706

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,144,525

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (891,087

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     5,964,566  

 

 

Futures contracts

     (423,058

 

 

Option contracts written

     (9,516,730

 

 

Swap agreements

     (3,357,213

 

 
     (85,556,753

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (144,927,711

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (133,897,198

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 11,030,513     $ 23,756,515  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (59,370,958     (17,887,423

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (85,556,753     (39,499,750

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (133,897,198     (33,630,658

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (16,089,003

 

 

Series II

           (27,017,441

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (43,106,444

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (20,684,627     303,104  

 

 

Series II

     (35,259,538     1,076,421  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (55,944,165     1,379,525  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (189,841,363     (75,357,577

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     949,322,975       1,024,680,552  

 

 

End of period

   $ 759,481,612     $ 949,322,975  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


Consolidated Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
Net
investment
income(a)
Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
Total from
investment
operations
Dividends
from net
investment
income
Net asset
value, end
of period
Total
return (b)
Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)

Ratio of
expenses
to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed(c)

Ratio of net
investment
income

to average
net assets

Portfolio

turnover (d)(e)

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 4.46 $ 0.06 $ (0.71 ) $ (0.65 ) $ - $ 3.81   (14.57 )% $ 268,382   0.93 %(f)   0.95 %(f)   2.74 %(f)   47 %

Year ended 12/31/21

  4.83   0.12   (0.27 )   (0.15 )   (0.22 )   4.46   (3.00 )   336,327   0.82   0.86   2.59   209

Year ended 12/31/20

  4.97   0.15   (0.01 )   0.14   (0.28 )   4.83   3.19   363,404   0.82   0.87   3.10   324

Year ended 12/31/19

  4.66   0.24   0.26   0.50   (0.19 )   4.97   10.80   395,324   0.77 (g)    0.82 (g)    4.86 (h)    134

Year ended 12/31/18

  5.13   0.25   (0.47 )   (0.22 )   (0.25 )   4.66   (4.40 )   346,707   0.81 (g)    0.88 (g)    5.07 (h)    68

Year ended 12/31/17

  4.94   0.22   0.09   0.31   (0.12 )   5.13   6.27   393,337   0.76 (g)    0.82 (g)    4.40 (h)    74

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  4.61   0.05   (0.72 )   (0.67 )   -   3.94   (14.53 )   491,099   1.18 (f)    1.20 (f)    2.49 (f)    47

Year ended 12/31/21

  4.99   0.11   (0.28 )   (0.17 )   (0.21 )   4.61   (3.37 )   612,996   1.07   1.11   2.34   209

Year ended 12/31/20

  5.13   0.14   (0.01 )   0.13   (0.27 )   4.99   2.79   661,276   1.07   1.12   2.85   324

Year ended 12/31/19

  4.80   0.23   0.27   0.50   (0.17 )   5.13   10.61   736,339   1.02 (g)    1.08 (g)    4.60 (h)    134

Year ended 12/31/18

  5.27   0.24   (0.48 )   (0.24 )   (0.23 )   4.80   (4.54 )   1,081,833   1.06 (g)    1.13 (g)    4.82 (h)    68

Year ended 12/31/17

  5.07   0.22   0.08   0.30   (0.10 )   5.27   6.04   1,277,689   1.01 (g)    1.07 (g)    4.15 (h)    74

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.04%, 0.02% and 0.01% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities of $2,177,497,748 and $2,279,114,634, $2,370,164,194 and $2,399,236,376 and $2,271,944,419 and $2,153,905,799 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(e) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses from Invesco Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund and Invesco Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund.

(h) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated net investment income from Invesco Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund and Invesco Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund and the Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary by the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund will seek to gain exposure to Regulation S securities primarily through investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in Regulation S securities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.

    The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

    The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

    Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

    A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

    Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

    Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

    Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

    Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

    Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

    The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

    Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income

 

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and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

    The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

    Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Consolidated Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Consolidated Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

    The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

    The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

    The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

    The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

    In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Basis – The Fund may purchase and sell interests in corporate loans and corporate debt securities and other portfolio securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. No income accrues to the Fund on such interests or securities in connection with such transactions prior to the date the Fund actually takes delivery of such interests or securities. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of acquiring such securities, they may sell such securities prior to the settlement date.

J.

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – The Fund may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The principal value of TIPS will be adjusted upward or downward, and any increase or decrease in the principal amount of TIPS will be included as interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

K.

Structured Securities – The Fund may invest in structured securities. Structured securities are a type of derivative security whose value is determined by reference to changes in the value of underlying securities, currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (“reference instruments”). Most structured securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates) and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument.

    Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instruments. In addition to the credit risk of structured securities and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Changes in the daily value of structured securities are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the structured securities mature or are sold, the Fund recognizes a realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

L.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt

 

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securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $9,537 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

M.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

    The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

N. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

    The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

    A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

O.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings or to manage exposure to interest rate, equity, commodity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

P.

Call Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may write covered call options and/or buy call options. A covered call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer the obligation to sell, the underlying security or foreign currency at the stated exercise price during the option period. Options written by the Fund normally will have expiration dates between three and nine months from the date written. The exercise price of a call option may be below, equal to, or above the current market value of the underlying security at the time the option is written.

    Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.

 

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    When the Fund writes a covered call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as an asset and an equivalent liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written covered call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written covered call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on call options written are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written. A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised.

    When the Fund buys a call option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the investment is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current value of the option purchased. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on call options purchased are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.

Q.

Put Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may purchase and write put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency and/or futures contracts. By purchasing a put option, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option’s underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays an option premium. The option’s underlying instrument may be a security, securities index, or a futures contract.

    Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.

    Put options may be used by the Fund to hedge securities it owns by locking in a minimum price at which the Fund can sell. If security prices fall, the put option could be exercised to offset all or a portion of the Fund’s resulting losses. At the same time, because the maximum the Fund has at risk is the cost of the option, purchasing put options does not eliminate the potential for the Fund to profit from an increase in the value of the underlying portfolio securities. The Fund may write put options to earn additional income in the form of option premiums if it expects the price of the underlying instrument to remain stable or rise during the option period so that the option will not be exercised. The risk in this strategy is that the price of the underlying securities may decline by an amount greater than the premium received. Put options written are reported as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on put options purchased and put options written are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities and Option contracts written, respectively. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.

R.

Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency, commodity or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) between two parties (“uncleared/OTC”) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a future commission merchant (“FCM”) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central Counterparty (“centrally cleared swap”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any.

    Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.

    In a centrally cleared swap, the Fund’s ultimate Counterparty is a central clearinghouse. The Fund initially will enter into centrally cleared swaps through an executing broker. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central Counterparty (via the FCM) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the central Counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by the central Counterparty. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into centrally cleared swaps are satisfied by cash or securities as collateral at the FCM. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of a cleared swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund, based on the daily change in price of the underlying reference instrument subject to the swap agreement and is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities until the centrally cleared swap is terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded.

    A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its Counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a Counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from Counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the Counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the Counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the Counterparty.

    Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract

 

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may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.

    An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.

    A total return swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income generated and capital gains, if any. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total return swaps includes dividends on the underlying securities and financing rate payable from the Counterparty. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.

    Changes in the value of centrally cleared and OTC swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.

    Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of June 30, 2022, if any, for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the open swap agreements table. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

S.

Dollar Rolls and Forward Commitment Transactions – The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions to enhance the Fund’s performance. The Fund executes its dollar roll transactions in the to be announced (“TBA”) market whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by the sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date.

    The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. The Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to its dollar roll commitments.

    Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that a Counterparty to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions also involve the risk that the value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on senior securities and borrowings.

T.

LIBOR Risk – The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates.

    There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.

U.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

V.

Collateral –To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.

W.

Other Risks – The Fund may invest in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

    Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.

    The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in commodity futures and swaps, commodity related exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes and commodity linked notes, some or all of which will be owned through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded and commodity-linked notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments.

    The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover its investment in such issuer from the U.S. Government. Many securities purchased by the Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively

 

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impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

X.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

First $200 million

     0.750

Next $200 million

     0.720

Next $200 million

     0.690

Next $200 million

     0.660

Next $200 million

     0.600

Next $4 billion

     0.500

Over $5 billion

     0.480

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.

    The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the Subsidiary pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets as set forth in the table above.

    Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

    The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of a Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees, of the investment companies in which a Fund invests. As a result, the total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement may exceed the expense limits above. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

    Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $90,042.

    The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $61,660 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $641,597 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

    The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

    The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

    Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

 

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NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –    Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –    Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –    Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

    The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 292,625,767      $      $ 292,625,767  

 

 

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

            242,333,829          0        242,333,829  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

            62,606,694          –        62,606,694  

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

     14,047,536                 –        14,047,536  

 

 

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

            13,531,637          –        13,531,637  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

            3,267,392          –        3,267,392  

 

 

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests

            2,120,721        906,396        3,027,117  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     212,929        152,980        1,107,830        1,473,739  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

            1,395,676          –        1,395,676  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     49,786,428        28,178,118          –        77,964,546  

 

 

Options Purchased

            12,207,149          –        12,207,149  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     64,046,893        658,419,963        2,014,226        724,481,082  

 

 

Other Investments - Assets*

           

 

 

Futures Contracts

     1,316,270                 –        1,316,270  

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            17,796,370          –        17,796,370  

 

 

Swap Agreements

            8,494,087          –        8,494,087  

 

 
     1,316,270        26,290,457          –        27,606,727  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

           

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (604,506               –        (604,506

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (13,101,128        –        (13,101,128

 

 

Options Written

            (43,613,233        –        (43,613,233

 

 

Swap Agreements

            (12,580,255        –        (12,580,255

 

 
     (604,506      (69,294,616        –        (69,899,122

 

 

Total Other Investments

     711,764        (43,004,159        –        (42,292,395

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 64,758,657      $ 615,415,804      $ 2,014,226      $ 682,188,687  

 

 

 

*

Forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

    For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
  

 

 

 
Derivative Assets   

Credit

Risk

     Currency
Risk
    

Interest

Rate Risk

     Total  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $      $      $ 1,316,270      $ 1,316,270  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a)

     466,206               7,658,907        8,125,113  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

            17,796,370               17,796,370  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC

     151,155               217,819        368,974  

 

 

Options purchased, at value – OTC(b)

            3,132,865        9,074,284        12,207,149  

 

 

Total Derivative Assets

     617,361        20,929,235        18,267,280        39,813,876  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (466,206             (8,975,177      (9,441,383

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 151,155      $ 20,929,235      $ 9,292,103      $ 30,372,493  

 

 
     Value  
  

 

 

 
Derivative Liabilities   

Credit

Risk

     Currency
Risk
    

Interest

Rate Risk

     Total  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $      $      $ (604,506    $ (604,506

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a)

     (1,071,627             (7,926,974      (8,998,601

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

            (13,101,128             (13,101,128

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – OTC

     (3,581,654                    (3,581,654

 

 

Options written, at value – OTC

     (755,563      (4,243,210      (38,614,460      (43,613,233

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities

     (5,408,844      (17,344,338      (47,145,940      (69,899,122

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,071,627               8,531,480        9,603,107  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $ (4,337,217    $ (17,344,338    $ (38,614,460    $ (60,296,015

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

                                                                Collateral        
    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities           (Received)/Pledged        
    Forward                             Forward                                          
    Foreign                             Foreign                                          
    Currency     Options     Swap     Total           Currency     Options     Swap     Total     Net Value of               Net  
Counterparty   Contracts     Purchased     Agreements     Assets           Contracts     Written     Agreements     Liabilities     Derivatives     Non-Cash   Cash     Amount  

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

    $  4,878,996       $    659,702       $  91,887       $  5,630,585         $  (4,723,452     $  (6,478,209     $      (8,229     $(11,209,890     $  (5,579,305   $–       $  5,340,000       $  (239,305

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

    296,549             10,702       307,251         (37,180           (10,422     (47,602     259,649         (259,649      

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

    183,405                   183,405         (151,048                 (151,048     32,357               32,357  

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

    5,505,437       941,248       29,940       6,476,625         (1,562,186     (11,593,621     (1,893,848     (15,049,655     (8,573,030       8,460,000       (113,030

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    3,607,105       4,281,910       183,483       8,072,498         (3,267,318     (8,396,058     (1,678,509     (13,341,885     (5,269,387       3,662,000       (1,607,387

 

 

Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC

    2,607,982       6,305,573             8,913,555         (2,771,917     (17,145,345           (19,917,262     (11,003,707       4,910,000       (6,093,707

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

    716,896                   716,896         (38,119                 (38,119     678,777         (678,777      

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank PLC

          6,565       125,932       132,497         (230,181           (33,184     (263,365     (130,868             (130,868

 

 

UBS AG

          12,151             12,151         (319,727                 (319,727     (307,576       270,000       (37,576

 

 

Total

    $17,796,370       $12,207,149       $441,944       $30,445,463         $(13,101,128     $(43,613,233     $(3,624,192     $(60,338,553     $(29,893,090   $–       $21,703,574       $(8,189,516

 

 

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on  
     Consolidated Statement of Operations  
  

 

 

 
    

Credit

Risk

    Currency
Risk
    Interest
Rate Risk
    Total  

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

        

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ -     $ (2,605,640   $ -     $ (2,605,640

 

 

Futures contracts

     -       -       8,770,957       8,770,957  

 

 

Options purchased(a)

     -       (339,766     337,770       (1,996

 

 

Options written

     -       (6,592,114     821,591       (5,770,523

 

 

Swap agreements

     4,085,569       -       (26,714,090     (22,628,521

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

        

Forward foreign currency contracts

     -       5,964,566       -       5,964,566  

 

 

Futures contracts

     -       -       (423,058     (423,058

 

 

Options purchased(a)

     -       223,839       657,048       880,887  

 

 

Options written

     (408,196     359,285       (9,467,819     (9,516,730

 

 

Swap agreements

     (4,441,693     -       1,084,480       (3,357,213

 

 

Total

   $ (764,320   $ (2,989,830   $ (24,933,121   $ (28,687,271

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

  The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts
     Futures
Contracts
     Swaptions
Purchased
     Foreign
Currency
Options
Purchased
     Swaptions
Written
     Foreign
Currency
Options
Written
     Swap
Agreements
 

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 1,356,092,936      $ 155,957,715      $ 116,465,616      $ 342,142,717      $ 1,545,855,408      $ 176,888,291      $ 1,598,506,671  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

    Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

    The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  

 

 
Expiration    Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  

 

Not subject to expiration

   $ 93,721,923      $ 119,350,141      $ 213,072,064  

 

 

*

Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

 

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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $316,953,807 and $353,025,583, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis       

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

     $   40,205,428  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (149,117,654

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     $(108,912,226

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $791,100,913.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     1,886,787     $ 7,793,266       7,410,911     $ 34,410,387  

 

 

Series II

     2,042,248       8,666,602       6,876,383       33,223,398  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       3,640,046       16,089,003  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       5,899,005       27,017,441  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (6,920,414     (28,477,893     (10,741,994     (50,196,286

 

 

Series II

     (10,257,219     (43,926,140     (12,265,619     (59,164,418

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (13,248,598   $ (55,944,165     818,732     $ 1,379,525  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 59% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
      Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
   Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
   Expenses
      Paid During      
Period2
   Ending
      Account Value      
(06/30/22)
   Expenses
      Paid During      
Period2
  

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I    

   $1,000.00    $856.20    $4.28    $1,020.18    $4.66    0.93%

Series II    

     1,000.00      854.70      5.43      1,018.94      5.91    1.18   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the

way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds,

 

 

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Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s negative duration exposure to the U.S. detracted from short-term performance and that the Fund’s duration, credit, and exposure to emerging markets currencies and the energy sector detracted from longer-term performance. The Board also considered that, effective February 28, 2022, the Fund changed its primary benchmark to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance universe was expected to change in connection with the primary benchmark change, and requested and considered comparative data showing the Fund’s performance compared to the anticipated new performance universe. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and actual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees, actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees in light of current asset levels, as well as the Fund’s total expenses relative to peers. The Board considered the Fund’s current utilization of breakpoints, that the Fund’s peer group is narrowly priced, and the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund’s expense group was expected to change in connection with the change in the Fund’s benchmark described above under “Fund Investment Performance,” and requested and considered comparative data showing how the Fund’s actual management fees, contractual management fees and total expense ratio compared against the anticipated new expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered

information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco

 

 

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Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) monthly on Form N-MFP. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund’s Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-MFP, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.             VIGMKT-SAR-1   


 

About your Fund

    

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent monthend performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund 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.

    The Fund is subject to certain other risks. Please see the current prospectus for more information regarding the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

 

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

                  Principal         
     Interest     Maturity      Amount         
     Rate     Date      (000)      Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities-39.13%

          

U.S. Treasury Bills-28.39%(a)

          

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.65     07/19/2022      $         15,000      $      14,995,125  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.97     08/16/2022        25,000        24,969,174  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.71     08/18/2022        10,000        9,990,533  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.07     08/23/2022        10,000        9,984,247  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.61%-0.71     08/25/2022        20,000        19,980,563  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.11     08/30/2022        27,000        26,950,050  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.73     09/08/2022        5,000        4,993,004  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.16     09/13/2022        25,000        24,940,302  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.82     09/15/2022        5,000        4,991,334  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.26     09/20/2022        35,000        34,901,563  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.68     09/22/2022        50,000        49,807,486  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.29     09/27/2022        50,000        49,843,556  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.40     10/04/2022        14,000        13,948,647  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.09     10/06/2022        18,000        17,995,554  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.52     10/11/2022        10,000        9,957,217  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     2.18     11/01/2022        15,000        14,891,660  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.18     02/23/2023        4,000        3,969,190  

 

 
             337,109,205  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes-9.05%

          

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b)

     1.91     07/31/2022        7,000        7,000,080  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b)

     1.91     10/31/2022        16,000        15,999,943  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.05%)(b)

     1.91     01/31/2023        6,000        6,000,071  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b)

     1.89     04/30/2023        10,000        10,000,336  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b)

     1.89     07/31/2023        16,000        16,000,274  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.04%)(b)

     1.89     10/31/2023        10,000        9,999,797  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.08%)(b)

     1.78     04/30/2024        42,500        42,443,831  

 

 
             107,444,332  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes-1.69%

          

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.00     07/31/2022        5,000        5,007,848  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.88     08/31/2022        5,000        5,009,703  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.50     09/15/2022        10,000        10,029,161  

 

 
             20,046,712  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $464,600,249)

             464,600,249  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities-28.41%

          

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-6.75%

          

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.15%)(b)

     1.07     07/28/2022        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

     1.55     08/22/2022        2,650        2,653,134  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.17     08/26/2022        2,500        2,499,980  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     0.83     10/12/2022        5,000        4,999,957  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b)

     1.06     11/16/2022        5,000        4,999,962  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.57     07/07/2023        3,000        3,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.51     09/18/2023        3,000        3,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.53     09/20/2023        7,000        7,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.54     09/27/2023        1,000        1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.06     11/07/2023        2,000     

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


                  Principal         
     Interest     Maturity      Amount         
     Rate     Date      (000)      Value  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-(continued)

          

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     0.94     01/25/2024      $ 5,000      $ 5,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.03     02/05/2024        3,000        3,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.13     02/23/2024        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.46     03/15/2024        12,000        12,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.52     03/18/2024        10,000        10,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     0.94     04/25/2024        4,000        4,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.06     05/09/2024        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 
             80,153,033  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)-19.96%

          

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     07/15/2022        10,000        9,996,772  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     07/20/2022        8,626        8,622,130  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     07/29/2022        20,000        19,986,000  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.13%)(b)

     1.12     08/05/2022        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     08/09/2022        15,000        14,983,750  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     08/10/2022        50,000        49,944,056  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     08/22/2022        25,000        24,938,611  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     09/09/2022        30,000        29,921,250  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     09/14/2022        7,000        6,987,604  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     09/16/2022        25,000        24,898,403  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00     10/14/2022        40,000        39,766,667  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.31     12/08/2022        2,000        2,000,000  

 

 
               237,045,243  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)-0.42%

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (SOFR + 0.09%)(b)

     1.53     09/16/2022        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC)-1.28%

          

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d)

     1.00     07/13/2022        168        168,278  

 

 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d)

     1.24     07/13/2022        6,389        6,388,889  

 

 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d)

     1.68     07/13/2022        1,800        1,800,000  

 

 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d)

     1.83     07/13/2022        6,857        6,857,190  

 

 
             15,214,357  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $337,412,633)

             337,412,633  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Repurchase Agreements)-67.54%
(Cost $802,012,882)

 

          802,012,882  

 

 
                  Repurchase
Amount
        

Repurchase Agreements-31.21%(e)

          

BofA Securities, Inc., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $945,040,688 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $963,900,001; 0.76% - 8.00%; 02/25/2023 - 03/20/2052)

     1.55     07/01/2022        50,002,153        50,000,000  

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, joint open agreement dated 04/27/2022 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $918,000,000; 0.97% - 7.31%; 07/25/2025 - 06/16/2063)(f)

     1.57     07/01/2022        10,009,750        10,000,000  

 

 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., joint term agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $350,115,362 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $362,980,112; 0.00%; 08/15/2027 - 11/15/2045)(g)

     1.57     07/07/2022        15,006,230        15,001,650  

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $500,021,528 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $510,000,000; 1.48% - 6.00%; 01/25/2023 - 07/01/2052)

     1.55     07/01/2022        62,679,000        62,676,301  

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., joint term agreement dated 06/29/2022, aggregate maturing value of $1,343,222,431 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $1,387,409,665; 0.50% - 1.38%; 02/28/2025 -
11/15/2040)(g)

     1.57     07/06/2022        27,983,540        27,975,000  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


     Interest     Maturity      Repurchase         
     Rate     Date      Amount      Value  

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $1,759,076,223 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $1,794,180,000; 2.50% - 5.50%; 09/20/2039 - 10/20/2051)

     1.56     07/01/2022      $ 100,004,333      $ 100,000,000  

 

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $200,008,667 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $204,000,001; 2.50% - 5.50%; 02/01/2034 - 07/01/2052)

     1.56     07/01/2022        105,004,550        105,000,000  

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $370,652,951)

             370,652,951  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES(h)-98.75% (Cost $1,172,665,833)

             1,172,665,833  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-1.25%

             14,805,230  

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

           $ 1,187,471,063  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

SOFR -Secured Overnight Financing Rate

VRD   -Variable Rate Demand

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(b) 

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. The interest rate shown represents the yield to maturity at issue.

(d) 

Demand security payable upon demand by the Fund at specified time intervals no greater than thirteen months. Interest rate is redetermined periodically by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(e) 

Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I.

(f) 

Either party may terminate the agreement upon demand. Interest rate, principal amount and collateral are redetermined periodically. The Maturity Date represents the next reset date, and the Repurchase Amount is calculated based on the next reset date.

(g) 

The Fund may demand payment of the term repurchase agreement upon one to seven business days’ notice depending on the timing of the demand.

(h) 

Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes.

Portfolio Composition by Maturity*

In days, as of 06/30/2022

 

1-7

       32.0 %

8-30

       5.1

31-60

       15.3

61-90

       24.0

91-180

       10.8

181+

       12.8

 

*

The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, excluding repurchase agreements, at value and cost

   $ 802,012,882  

 

 

Repurchase agreements, at value and cost

     370,652,951  

 

 

Cash

     23,707  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     30,659,462  

 

 

Interest

     505,142  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     31,720  

 

 

Total assets

     1,203,885,864  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     14,891,660  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     139,058  

 

 

Dividends

     716,406  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     568,106  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,684  

 

 

Accrued operating expenses

     53,168  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     41,719  

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,414,801  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,187,471,063  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 1,187,562,551  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (91,488

 

 
   $ 1,187,471,063  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,073,114,290  

 

 

Series II

   $ 114,356,773  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value,
unlimited number of shares authorized:

  

Series I

     1,073,155,603  

 

 

Series II

     114,361,086  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 2,470,130  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     742,011  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     508,190  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     122,637  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,410  

 

 

Other

     (156,982

 

 

Total expenses

     1,227,266  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (127,085

 

 

Net expenses

     1,100,181  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,369,949  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from unaffiliated investment securities

     (92,963

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,276,986  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,369,949     $ 54,794  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (92,963     -  

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,276,986       54,794  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

     (1,303,010     (48,851

 

 

Series II

     (66,939     (5,943

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

     (1,369,949     (54,794

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     384,418,425       (22,868,753

 

 

Series II

     35,827,091       (12,306,552

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     420,245,516       (35,175,305

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     420,152,553       (35,175,305

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     767,318,510       802,493,815  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,187,471,063     $ 767,318,510  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

 

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

Net

investment

income(a)

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(realized)

Total from

investment

operations

Dividends

from net

investment

income

Net asset
value, end

of period

Total

return(b)

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or expenses

absorbed

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or expenses

absorbed

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 1.00 $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ 1.00   0.13 % $ 1,073,114   0.21 %(c)   0.22 %(c)   0.29 %(c)

Year ended 12/31/21

  1.00   0.00   -   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.01   688,779   0.07   0.34   0.01

Year ended 12/31/20

  1.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.29   711,648   0.29   0.35   0.26

Year ended 12/31/19

  1.00   0.02   0.00   0.02   (0.02 )   1.00   1.90   598,670   0.36   0.36   1.90

Year ended 12/31/18

  1.00   0.02   (0.00 )   0.02   (0.02 )   1.00   1.55   900,901   0.36   0.36   1.55

Year ended 12/31/17

  1.00   0.01   (0.00 )   0.01   (0.01 )   1.00   0.56   656,368   0.40   0.40   0.56

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.06   114,357   0.36 (c)    0.47 (c)    0.14 (c) 

Year ended 12/31/21

  1.00   0.00   -   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.01   78,539   0.07   0.59   0.01

Year ended 12/31/20

  1.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.21   90,846   0.36   0.60   0.19

Year ended 12/31/19

  1.00   0.02   0.00   0.02   (0.02 )   1.00   1.64   71,978   0.61   0.61   1.65

Year ended 12/31/18

  1.00   0.01   (0.00 )   0.01   (0.01 )   1.00   1.30   96,339   0.61   0.61   1.30

Year ended 12/31/17

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.31   85,541   0.65   0.65   0.31

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations - The Fund’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.

Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. The Fund allocates income to a class based on the relative value of the settled shares of each class.

C.

Country Determination - For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions - Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly to separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Distributions from net realized gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown

 

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as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Repurchase Agreements - The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Collateral on repurchase agreements, including the Fund’s pro-rata interest in joint repurchase agreements, is taken into possession by the Fund upon entering into the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of U.S. Government Securities and U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 102% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. The investments in some repurchase agreements, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, are through participation with other mutual funds, private accounts and certain non-registered investment companies managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates (“Joint repurchase agreements”). The principal amount of the repurchase agreement is equal to the value at period-end. If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the collateral and loss of income.

J.

Other Risks - Investments in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover its investment in such issuer from the U.S. Government. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of the Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

K.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

The Adviser and/or Invesco Distributors, Inc., (“IDI”) voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to increase the Fund’s yield. Voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified at any time upon consultation with the Board of Trustees without further notice to investors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $80,730 and IDI reimbursed $46,355 for Series II shares in order to increase the Fund’s yield.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $217,657 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $290,533 for fees paid to insurance companies. Also, Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as custodian and fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with IDI to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. 12b-1 fees before fee waivers are shown as Distribution fees in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 12b-1 fees incurred for Series II shares were $76,282, after waivers of $46,355.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when

 

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market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of June 30, 2022, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 2 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The Bank of New York Mellon, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have any capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Share Information

 

      Summary of Share Activity  
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     1,308,503,701     $ 1,308,503,701       1,772,925,010     $ 1,772,925,010  

 

 

Series II

     48,420,692       48,420,692       39,161,882       39,161,882  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     1,280,447       1,280,447       47,696       47,696  

 

 

Series II

     66,936       66,936       5,943       5,943  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (925,365,723     (925,365,723     (1,795,841,459     (1,795,841,459

 

 

Series II

     (12,660,537     (12,660,537     (51,474,377     (51,474,377

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     420,245,516     $ 420,245,516       (35,175,305   $ (35,175,305

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 87% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before expenses)

     
Class   

Beginning

        Account Value        

(01/01/22)

  

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

  

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

  

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

  

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

  

        Annualized        

Expense

Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $1,001.30    $1.04    $1,023.75    $1.05    0.21%

Series II

     1,000.00      1,000.60      1.79      1,023.01      1.81    0.36   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board

reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the T-Bill 3 Month Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund

 

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


    

 

was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board further noted that Invesco Advisers has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in attempting to maintain a positive yield.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund does not benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints, but does share in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’

investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VIGOV-SAR-1                     


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -6.97

Series II Shares

    -7.12  

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq (Broad Market Index)

    -10.35  

Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

    -5.77  

Lipper VUF Intermediate U.S. Government Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

    -7.60  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.

 

    The Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Index is comprised of the Intermediate U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency Indices.

 

    The Lipper VUF Intermediate U.S. Government Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Intermediate U.S. Government Funds classification.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

   

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/5/93)

    3.67

10 Years

    0.86  

  5 Years

    0.72  

  1 Year

    -8.09  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/19/01)

    2.63

10 Years

    0.60  

  5 Years

    0.46  

  1 Year

    -8.31  
 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–53.72%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.11%

 

Fannie Mae ACES,

     

2.76% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.59%), 09/25/2023(a)

   $ 232,507      $ 232,773  

 

 

3.27%, 02/25/2029

     5,000,000            4,870,634  

 

 

Fannie Mae REMICs,

     

2.50%, 03/25/2026

     15        15  

 

 

7.00%, 09/18/2027

     58,525        60,913  

 

 

1.50%, 01/25/2028

     1,089,357        1,049,888  

 

 

6.50%, 03/25/2032

     289,810        313,746  

 

 

5.75%, 10/25/2035

     79,674        83,192  

 

 

1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 05/25/2036(a)

     1,027,438        1,019,348  

 

 

2.07% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 03/25/2037(a)

     564,082        563,468  

 

 

6.61%, 06/25/2039(b)

     1,381,951        1,510,197  

 

 

4.00%, 07/25/2040

     769,457        773,245  

 

 

2.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 02/25/2041(a)

     361,350        361,947  

 

 

2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 05/25/2041(a)

     386,207        386,609  

 

 

2.14% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.52%), 11/25/2041(a)

     559,339        560,097  

 

 

1.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 08/25/2044(a)

     802,538        796,447  

 

 

1.28% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 02/25/2056(a)

     1,615,651        1,604,701  

 

 

1.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.42%), 12/25/2056(a)

     1,929,759        1,916,185  

 

 

Series 2021-11, Class MI, IO, 2.00%, 03/25/2051(c)

     2,715,949        377,228  

 

 

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs.,

 

  

Series KLU1, Class A2,
2.51%, 12/25/2025

     5,000,000        4,869,286  

 

 

Series KG01, Class A7,
2.88%, 04/25/2026

     5,000,000        4,923,299  

 

 

Series KS11, Class AFX1,
2.15%, 12/25/2028

     5,000,000        4,700,589  

 

 

Series K093, Class A1,
2.76%, 12/25/2028

     1,834,178        1,791,233  

 

 

Series K092, Class AM,
3.02%, 04/25/2029

     5,000,000        4,793,033  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued)

 

Freddie Mac REMICs,

     

3.00%, 04/15/2026

   $ 3      $ 3  

 

 

1.82% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 12/15/2035 to 03/15/2040(a)

     1,039,933        1,041,308  

 

 

1.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 03/15/2036 to 09/15/2044(a)

     1,157,505        1,152,540  

 

 

1.15% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 11/15/2036(a)

     1,203,876        1,198,715  

 

 

1.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 03/15/2037(a)

     559,383        556,763  

 

 

2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 11/15/2039(a)

     279,904        284,878  

 

 

1.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 03/15/2040 to 02/15/2042(a)

     2,499,086        2,496,468  

 

 

Series 331, Class AF,
1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 06/15/2037(a)

     803,690        800,781  

 

 

Freddie Mac STRIPS,

     

1.15% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 10/15/2037(a)

     923,896        929,085  

 

 
          46,018,614  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–9.51%

 

7.50%, 09/01/2022 to 06/01/2035

     414,541        442,042  

 

 

7.00%, 01/01/2023 to 11/01/2035

     1,219,503        1,304,048  

 

 

6.50%, 07/01/2023 to 12/01/2035

     913,637        977,339  

 

 

8.00%, 10/01/2023 to 02/01/2035

     143,650        147,765  

 

 

8.50%, 05/01/2026 to 08/01/2031

     74,863        77,057  

 

 

7.05%, 05/20/2027

     20,881        21,491  

 

 

6.00%, 09/01/2029 to 07/01/2038

     122,846        130,259  

 

 

6.03%, 10/20/2030

     351,473        370,044  

 

 

3.00%, 02/01/2032 to 01/01/2050

     10,810,171        10,251,828  

 

 

2.50%, 09/01/2034 to 12/01/2050

     15,602,732        14,746,055  

 

 

5.00%, 01/01/2037 to 01/01/2040

     417,957        440,758  

 

 

4.50%, 01/01/2040 to 08/01/2041

     2,068,747        2,122,781  

 

 

ARM,
2.13% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.88%), 09/01/2035(a)

     1,143,228        1,176,856  

 

 

2.69% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.87%), 07/01/2036(a)

     1,071,305        1,100,501  

 

 

1.81% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.56%), 10/01/2036(a)

     532,132        545,579  

 

 

2.16% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.91%), 10/01/2036(a)

     52,714        54,441  

 

 

2.28% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.97%), 11/01/2037(a)

     216,178        224,760  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–(continued)

 

2.45% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 2.08%), 01/01/2038(a)

   $ 18,095      $ 18,533  

 

 

2.87% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.84%), 07/01/2038(a)

     319,845        330,280  

 

 

2.32% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.78%), 06/01/2043(a)

     358,361        366,672  

 

 

2.90%, 01/01/2048(d)

     1,314,020        1,310,704  

 

 
        36,159,793  

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–14.48%

 

7.00%, 08/01/2022 to 03/01/2036

     607,744        632,869  

 

 

6.00%, 09/01/2022 to 10/01/2038

     567,168        616,031  

 

 

7.50%, 11/01/2022 to 08/01/2037

     1,755,598        1,874,252  

 

 

5.50%, 11/01/2023 to 05/01/2035

     648,355        695,389  

 

 

6.50%, 12/01/2023 to 11/01/2037

     743,370        787,964  

 

 

6.75%, 07/01/2024

     24,810        26,036  

 

 

8.50%, 09/01/2024 to 08/01/2037

     242,044        261,048  

 

 

4.50%, 11/01/2024 to 08/01/2041

     2,063,236        2,124,907  

 

 

6.95%, 10/01/2025

     6,162        6,203  

 

 

0.50%, 11/07/2025

     4,000,000        3,673,592  

 

 

8.00%, 09/01/2026 to 10/01/2037

     1,019,387        1,113,521  

 

 

3.50%, 05/01/2027 to 08/01/2027

     1,266,314        1,265,665  

 

 

0.75%, 10/08/2027

     6,000,000        5,310,257  

 

 

3.59%, 10/01/2028

     4,000,000        4,029,641  

 

 

3.00%, 12/01/2031 to 03/01/2050

     6,088,713        5,902,470  

 

 

5.00%, 08/01/2033 to 12/01/2033

     127,841        129,675  

 

 

2.50%, 12/01/2034 to 07/01/2035

     12,488,589        11,971,291  

 

 

2.00%, 09/01/2035 to 01/01/2051

     8,314,683        7,492,923  

 

 

4.00%, 09/01/2043 to 12/01/2048

     5,226,571        5,247,568  

 

 

ARM,
2.57% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.36%), 10/01/2034(a)

     908,973        943,841  

 

 

2.77% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.19%), 05/01/2035(a)

     68,659        70,944  

 

 

2.34% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.70%), 03/01/2038(a)

     16,649        17,080  

 

 

2.25% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.77%), 02/01/2042(a)

     160,212        159,650  

 

 

1.77% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.52%), 08/01/2043(a)

     342,687        345,936  

 

 

1.95% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 1.88%), 05/01/2044(a)

     341,767        346,831  

 

 
          55,045,584  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–12.59%

 

7.50%, 11/15/2022 to 10/15/2035

   $ 705,199      $ 749,449  

 

 

8.00%, 01/15/2023 to 01/15/2037

     512,961        547,016  

 

 

7.00%, 09/15/2023 to 12/15/2036

     342,977        356,939  

 

 

6.50%, 12/15/2023 to 09/15/2034

     1,274,410        1,336,223  

 

 

6.00%, 01/16/2025 to 08/15/2033

     238,054        250,350  

 

 

5.00%, 02/15/2025

     35,564        36,863  

 

 

6.95%, 08/20/2025 to 09/20/2026

     40,676        40,756  

 

 

6.38%, 10/20/2027 to 12/20/2027

     60,736        62,432  

 

 

6.10%, 12/20/2033

     2,047,977        2,221,876  

 

 

5.69%, 08/20/2034(b)

     507,132        538,165  

 

 

8.50%, 10/15/2036 to 01/15/2037

     113,327        116,547  

 

 

5.90%, 01/20/2039(b)

     1,870,813        2,003,729  

 

 

2.31% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.80%), 09/16/2039(a)

     486,305        492,598  

 

 

2.30% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 05/20/2040(a)

     1,000,298        1,009,658  

 

 

4.51%, 07/20/2041(b)

     287,613        294,529  

 

 

1.98%, 09/20/2041

     1,076,340        1,093,432  

 

 

1.85% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 01/20/2042(a)

     12,840        12,746  

 

 

3.50%, 10/20/2042 to 06/20/2050

     6,183,597        6,103,431  

 

 

1.36% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 08/20/2047(a)

     1,917,447        1,899,925  

 

 

2.50%, 07/20/2049

     3,279,548        3,114,350  

 

 

3.00%, 10/20/2049 to 11/20/2049

     5,899,941        5,576,072  

 

 

Series 2019-29, Class PE, 3.00%, 10/20/2048

     1,882,734        1,838,597  

 

 

Series 2019-52, Class JL, 3.00%, 11/20/2048

     2,203,139        2,135,406  

 

 

Series 2019-30, Class MA, 3.50%, 03/20/2049

     398,553        389,143  

 

 

TBA,
3.00%, 07/01/2052(e)

     5,490,000        5,177,327  

 

 

4.00%, 07/01/2052(e)

     3,840,000        3,824,325  

 

 

4.50%, 07/01/2052(e)

     3,800,000        3,857,000  

 

 

Series 2020-137, Class A, 1.50%, 04/16/2062

     3,201,670        2,785,752  

 

 
          47,864,636  

 

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–5.03%

 

TBA,
4.50%, 07/01/2052(e)

     10,210,000        10,251,877  

 

 

4.00%, 08/01/2052(e)

     9,000,000        8,862,363  

 

 
        19,114,240  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $213,556,979)

 

     204,202,867  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities–33.21%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills–0.21%(f)(g)

 

1.46% - 2.10%, 11/17/2022

     806,000        799,632  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds–1.18%

 

5.38%, 02/15/2031

   $ 3,800,000      $ 4,477,469  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes–31.82%

 

2.00%, 11/30/2022

     2,700,000        2,695,837  

 

 

0.13% - 2.38%, 01/31/2023

     7,557,000        7,476,353  

 

 

0.13%, 02/28/2023

     5,557,000        5,462,754  

 

 

1.63%, 04/30/2023

     4,000,000        3,959,693  

 

 

2.75%, 05/31/2023

     6,300,000        6,291,915  

 

 

1.63%, 10/31/2023

     625,000        614,331  

 

 

2.63%, 12/31/2023

     1,900,000        1,890,834  

 

 

0.25%, 03/15/2024

     7,000,000        6,684,727  

 

 

0.25%, 05/15/2024

     3,000,000        2,851,758  

 

 

2.00%, 05/31/2024(h)

     2,500,000        2,455,078  

 

 

2.25%, 11/15/2024

     5,200,000        5,113,570  

 

 

2.13%, 05/15/2025

     5,480,000        5,347,067  

 

 

2.25%, 11/15/2025

     8,300,000        8,086,664  

 

 

0.38% - 2.88%, 11/30/2025

     11,500,000        10,708,086  

 

 

0.38%, 12/31/2025

     7,000,000        6,380,254  

 

 

0.88%, 06/30/2026

     7,000,000        6,426,875  

 

 

1.50%, 08/15/2026

     8,550,000        8,031,656  

 

 

1.13%, 02/28/2027

     9,159,000        8,393,007  

 

 

2.38%, 05/15/2027

     1,000,000        968,281  

 

 

0.50%, 06/30/2027

     1,900,000        1,675,006  

 

 

2.25%, 11/15/2027

     2,900,000        2,780,941  

 

 

2.75%, 02/15/2028

     1,900,000        1,867,270  

 

 

1.25%, 06/30/2028

     4,500,000        4,048,770  

 

 

2.88%, 08/15/2028

     8,000,000        7,904,375  

 

 

2.38%, 05/15/2029

     2,600,000        2,491,176  

 

 

1.63%, 08/15/2029

     400,000        364,281  

 

 
        120,970,559  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities
(Cost $133,190,327)

 

     126,247,660  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities–9.29%(i)

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,
Series 2020-6, Class A2, 1.52%, 05/25/2065(b)(j)

     809,332        774,954  

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-UBS7, Class XA, IO, 0.90%, 09/15/2048(k)

     13,212,934        265,102  

 

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-10, Class 12A1, 2.83%, 01/25/2035(b)

     227,985        221,536  

 

 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,

     

Series 2016-SH1, Class M3, 3.75%, 04/25/2045(b)(j)

     1,067,563        980,487  

 

 

Series 2016-SH2, Class M3, 3.75%, 12/25/2045(b)(j)

     1,362,794        1,265,158  

 

 

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%, 03/25/2065(b)(j)

     268,299        265,120  

 

 

Series 2021-4, Class A1, 1.40%, 10/25/2066(b)(j)

     4,517,391        3,932,376  

 

 

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SB63, Class A5, 2.55%, 02/25/2039(b)

     3,101,930        3,067,589  

 

 

GCAT Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3, 2.55%, 01/25/2060(j)(l)

     3,154,210        3,121,104  

 

 

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A4, 2.50%, 06/25/2051(b)(j)

     548,956        500,524  

 

 

MFA Trust, Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/2056(b)(j)

     4,726,656        4,298,425  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-4A, Class A1S, 2.37% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 01/25/2048(a)(j)

   $ 1,378,795      $ 1,352,840  

 

 

Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3, 2.77%, 01/26/2060(b)(j)

     1,252,415        1,191,388  

 

 

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 0.85%, 07/15/2026(j)

     2,000,000        1,871,392  

 

 

SGR Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A1, 1.74%, 12/25/2061(b)(j)

     3,682,583        3,258,989  

 

 

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2021-D, Class A1A, 1.34%, 03/17/2053(j)

     2,328,537        2,162,195  

 

 

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%, 12/25/2066(b)(j)

     1,843,547        1,722,201  

 

 

Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.82%, 04/20/2046(j)

     3,626,667        3,189,707  

 

 

Textainer Marine Containers VIII Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A, 2.11%, 09/20/2045(j)

     2,098,512        1,890,587  

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $38,330,834)

 

       35,331,674  

 

 

Certificates of Deposit–4.73%

 

Diversified Banks–4.73%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada), 1.75% (SOFR + 0.25%), 02/21/2023(a)

     10,000,000        9,982,621  

 

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden), 1.77% (SOFR + 0.23%), 11/30/2022(a)

     8,000,000        7,991,846  

 

 
        17,974,467  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–4.08%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)–3.56%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.50%, 04/14/2025

     14,500,000        13,520,733  

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.52%

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.88%, 08/15/2022

     2,000,000        1,999,639  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities (Cost $16,507,687)

 

     15,520,372  

 

 

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–1.16%

 

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

 

  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2, 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(a)

     920,146        925,726  

 

 

Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(a)(j)

     2,365,578        2,325,452  

 

 

Freddie Mac, Series 2021-DNA3, Class M2, STACR®, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 10/25/2033(a)(j)

     1,240,000        1,149,554  

 

 

Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes
(Cost $4,486,924)

 

     4,400,732  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–1.04%

 

Sovereign Debt–1.04%

 

Israel Government AID Bond, 5.13%, 11/01/2024
(Cost $3,806,595)

     3,800,000        3,939,886  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


    

    

Shares

     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–0.87%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(m)(n) (Cost $3,296,196)

     3,296,196      $ 3,296,196  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–108.10%
(Cost $431,175,542)

 

     410,913,854  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–0.65%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(m)(n)(o)

     694,654        694,654  

 

 
    

    

Shares

     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–(continued)

     

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(m)(n)(o)

     1,786,254      $ 1,786,254  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $2,480,908)

 

     2,480,908  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–108.75%
(Cost $433,656,450)

 

     413,394,762  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(8.75)%

 

     (33,246,526

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 380,148,236  

 

 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
ACES   – Automatically Convertible Extendable Security
ARM   – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Ctfs.   – Certificates
IO   – Interest Only
LIBOR   – London Interbank Offered Rate
REMICs   – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
SOFR   – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STACR®   – Structured Agency Credit Risk
STRIPS   – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security
TBA   – To Be Announced
USD   – U.S. Dollar

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(b) 

Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security.

(d) 

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(e) 

Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1L.

(f) 

All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K.

(g) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(h) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(i) 

Non-U.S. government sponsored securities.

(j)

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $35,252,453, which represented 9.27% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(k) 

Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(l) 

Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.

(m)

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain
    

Value

June 30,
2022

     Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                               

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $10,539,293        $ 41,561,660        $  (48,804,757)        $-        $   -        $3,296,196        $  4,519  
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                               

Invesco Private Government Fund

     -        35,828,408        (35,133,754)          -        -        694,654          2,125*  

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     -        49,140,367        (47,354,133)          -        20        1,786,254          4,880*  

Total

     $10,539,293        $126,530,435        $(131,292,644)        $-        $20        $5,777,104        $11,524  

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(n)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(o) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


     Open Futures Contracts                                                  

 

 
Long Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Month

    

Notional

Value

    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

            

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes

     262        September-2022      $ 55,024,094     $ (310,008   $ (310,008

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

     251        September-2022        28,174,750       (254,797     (254,797

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

     199        September-2022        23,587,719       (297,820     (297,820

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes

       72        September-2022        9,171,000       (137,945     (137,945

 

 

   Subtotal–Long Futures Contracts

             (1,000,570     (1,000,570

 

 

Short Futures Contracts

            

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

            

 

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bonds

     120        September-2022        (16,635,000     262,500       262,500  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds

       10        September-2022        (1,543,438     44,087       44,087  

 

 

   Subtotal–Short Futures Contracts

             306,587       306,587  

 

 

   Total Futures Contracts

           $ (693,983   $ (693,983

 

 

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

       49.40 %

U.S. Treasury Securities

       30.54

Asset-Backed Securities

       8.55

Certificates of Deposit

       4.35

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       3.75

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

       1.06

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

       0.95

Money Market Funds

       1.40

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $427,879,346)*

   $ 407,617,658  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $5,777,104)

     5,777,104  

 

 

Other investments:

  

Variation margin receivable - futures contracts

     359,652  

 

 

Cash

     14,089  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

TBA sales commitment

     8,900,500  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     40,526  

 

 

Dividends

     1,815  

 

 

Interest

     1,027,994  

 

 

Principal paydowns

     255,421  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     169,375  

 

 

Other assets

     252  

 

 

Total assets

     424,164,386  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

TBA sales commitment

     40,859,781  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     243,044  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     2,480,908  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     200,001  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,523  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     48,142  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     181,751  

 

 

Total liabilities

     44,016,150  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 380,148,236  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 409,931,827  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (29,783,591

 

 
   $ 380,148,236  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 203,873,558  

 

 

Series II

   $ 176,274,678  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     19,094,927  

 

 

Series II

     16,692,953  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.68  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.56  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, security with a value of $2,440,345 was on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 3,978,647  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,131)

     6,650  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,985,297  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     965,885  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     332,458  

 

 

Custodian fees

     12,421  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     231,246  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     10,675  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     9,534  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,739  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,166  

 

 

Other

     3,099  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,586,223  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (727

 

 

Net expenses

     1,585,496  

 

 

Net investment income

     2,399,801  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (3,829,384

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     20  

 

 

Futures contracts

     (3,450,544

 

 
     (7,279,908

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (24,606,553

 

 

Futures contracts

     (789,599

 

 
     (25,396,152

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (32,676,060

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (30,276,259

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,399,801     $ 3,632,319  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,279,908     (777,077

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (25,396,152     (13,171,144

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (30,276,259     (10,315,902

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (5,864,271

 

 

Series II

           (4,378,930

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (10,243,201

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (15,809,976     (10,066,900

 

 

Series II

     (6,621,875     21,041,877  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (22,431,851     10,974,977  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (52,708,110     (9,584,126

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     432,856,346       442,440,472  

 

 

End of period

   $ 380,148,236     $ 432,856,346  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

 

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

Net

investment

income(a)

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

Total from

investment

operations

Dividends

from net

investment

income

Net asset

value, end

of period

Total

return (b)

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 11.48 $ 0.07 $ (0.87 ) $ (0.80 ) $ $ 10.68   (6.97 )% $ 203,874   0.67 %(d)   0.67 %(d)   1.31 %(d)   85 %

Year ended 12/31/21

  12.04   0.11   (0.38 )   (0.27 )   (0.29 )   11.48   (2.27 )   235,924   0.68   0.68   0.92   170

Year ended 12/31/20

  11.61   0.20   0.53   0.73   (0.30 )   12.04   6.27   257,369   0.67   0.67   1.64   346

Year ended 12/31/19

  11.22   0.25   0.43   0.68   (0.29 )   11.61   6.07   251,440   0.68   0.68   2.18   35

Year ended 12/31/18

  11.41   0.25   (0.19 )   0.06   (0.25 )   11.22   0.56   279,476   0.69   0.69   2.25   25

Year ended 12/31/17

  11.44   0.22   (0.01 )   0.21   (0.24 )   11.41   1.87   318,298   0.70   0.70   1.97   35

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  11.37   0.06   (0.87 )   (0.81 )     10.56   (7.12 )   176,275   0.92 (d)    0.92 (d)    1.06 (d)    85

Year ended 12/31/21

  11.92   0.08   (0.37 )   (0.29 )   (0.26 )   11.37   (2.43 )   196,932   0.93   0.93   0.67   170

Year ended 12/31/20

  11.50   0.17   0.52   0.69   (0.27 )   11.92   5.97   185,071   0.92   0.92   1.39   346

Year ended 12/31/19

  11.12   0.22   0.42   0.64   (0.26 )   11.50   5.75   174,828   0.93   0.93   1.93   35

Year ended 12/31/18

  11.31   0.22   (0.19 )   0.03   (0.22 )   11.12   0.29   191,725   0.94   0.94   2.00   25

Year ended 12/31/17

  11.33   0.19   (0.00 )   0.19   (0.21 )   11.31   1.72   207,086   0.95   0.95   1.72   35

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses

 

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  on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – The Fund may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The principal value of TIPS will be adjusted upward or downward, and any increase or decrease in the principal amount of TIPS will be shown as Treasury Inflation–Protected Securities inflation adjustments in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

J.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no securities lending transactions with the Adviser. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

K.

Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or

 

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  delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L.

Dollar Rolls and Forward Commitment Transactions – The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions to enhance the Fund’s performance. The Fund executes its dollar roll transactions in the to be announced (“TBA”) market whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by the sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date.

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. The Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to its dollar roll commitments.

Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that a Counterparty to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions also involve the risk that the value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on borrowings.

M.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

N.

Collateral –To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.

O.

Other Risks – The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover its investment in such issuer from the U.S. Government. Many securities purchased by the Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

P.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate

 

First $ 250 million

       0.500%

 

Over $250 million

       0.450%

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.48%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $727.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of

 

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master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $31,158 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $301,300 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3    Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $     $ 204,202,867      $–    $ 204,202,867  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

           126,247,660        –      126,247,660  

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

           35,331,674        –      35,331,674  

 

 

Certificates of Deposit

           17,974,467        –      17,974,467  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

           15,520,372        –      15,520,372  

 

 

Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes

           4,400,732        –      4,400,732  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

           3,939,886        –      3,939,886  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     3,296,196       2,480,908        –      5,777,104  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     3,296,196       410,098,566        –      413,394,762  

 

 

Other Investments - Assets*

          

 

 

Futures Contracts

     306,587              –      306,587  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

          

 

 

Futures Contracts

     (1,000,570            –      (1,000,570

 

 

Total Other Investments

     (693,983            –      (693,983

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,602,213     $ 410,098,566      $–    $ 412,700,779  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Interest  
Derivative Assets    Rate Risk  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ 306,587  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (306,587

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Interest  
Derivative Liabilities    Rate Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a)

   $ (1,000,570

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,000,570  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
     Interest  
     Rate Risk  

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

  

Futures contracts

             $(3,450,544)  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

  

Futures contracts

                  (789,599)  

 

 

Total

             $(4,240,143)  

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Futures  
     Contracts  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 128,594,870  

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

 

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The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  

 

 
Expiration         Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  

 

 

Not subject to expiration

      $ 6,527,954      $ 2,530,574      $ 9,058,528  

 

 

 

*

Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,999,967 and $5,941,042, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes    the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis       

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 1,687,135  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (24,136,395

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (22,449,260

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $435,150,039.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     1,056,727     $ 11,722,238       2,991,166     $ 35,652,293  

 

 

Series II

     358,519       3,957,318       2,806,873       33,046,504  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       508,610       5,864,271  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       383,444       4,378,930  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (2,506,587     (27,532,214     (4,339,665     (51,583,464

 

 

Series II

     (983,458     (10,579,193     (1,394,975     (16,383,557

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (2,074,799   $ (22,431,851     955,453     $ 10,974,977  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 84% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
  Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
 

Ending

Account Value
(06/30/22)

  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
 

    Annualized    
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $930.30   $3.21   $1,021.47   $3.36   0.67%

Series II

    1,000.00     928.80     4.40     1,020.23     4.61   0.92   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

  As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

  The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

  The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

  The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period, equal to the performance of the Index for the three year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the

 

 

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five year period. The Board considered that the Fund’s overweight exposure to duration at the short end of the yield curve detracted from relative short-term performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

  The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

  The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared

with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

  The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

  The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending

arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

  The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

  The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VK-VIGRI-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -13.25

Series II Shares

    -13.40  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 1000 Value Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -12.86  

Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -12.68  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

       

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (12/23/96)

    8.48

10 Years

    9.94  

  5 Years

    6.17  

  1 Year

    -6.75  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/18/00)

    6.55

10 Years

    9.66  

  5 Years

    5.89  

  1 Year

    -7.03  
 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Growth and Income Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable

product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.41%

Aerospace & Defense–4.00%

     

General Dynamics Corp.(b)

     22,374      $        4,950,248

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     222,651      21,398,988

Textron, Inc.

     291,235      17,785,721
              44,134,957

Apparel Retail–1.58%

     

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     312,825      17,471,276

Application Software–0.77%

     

Splunk, Inc.(c)

     95,520      8,449,699

Automobile Manufacturers–2.39%

     

General Motors Co.(c)

     828,969      26,328,055

Building Products–1.60%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC

     369,611      17,696,976

Cable & Satellite–2.79%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c)

     28,273      13,246,748

Comcast Corp., Class A

     447,920      17,576,381
              30,823,129

Casinos & Gaming–0.90%

     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c)

     294,400      9,888,896

Communications Equipment–1.79%

 

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     463,054      19,744,623

Construction & Engineering–1.09%

 

  

Quanta Services, Inc.(b)

     95,852      12,014,090

Consumer Finance–1.52%

     

American Express Co.

     120,875      16,755,693

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.04%

Fiserv, Inc.(c)

     123,096      10,951,851

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c)

     164,889      11,515,848
              22,467,699

Distillers & Vintners–1.47%

     

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

     376,504      16,243,067

Diversified Banks–6.04%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     867,241      26,997,213

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,011,031      39,602,084
              66,599,297

Electric Utilities–2.00%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     105,213      10,094,135

Exelon Corp.(b)

     156,668      7,100,194

FirstEnergy Corp.

     126,452      4,854,492
              22,048,821

Electrical Components & Equipment–0.87%

 

  

Emerson Electric Co.

     120,353      9,572,878

Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.86%

 

  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     84,423      9,552,462
      Shares      Value

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.78%

Corteva, Inc.

     362,369      $        19,618,658

Food Distributors–1.98%

     

Sysco Corp.(b)

     150,030      12,709,041

US Foods Holding Corp.(c)

     298,294      9,151,660
              21,860,701

Gold–0.72%

     

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     446,486      7,898,337

Health Care Distributors–1.52%

     

McKesson Corp.

     51,534      16,810,906

Health Care Equipment–2.65%

     

Medtronic PLC

     219,961      19,741,500

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     90,898      9,549,744
              29,291,244

Health Care Facilities–0.95%

     

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     103,846      10,458,331

Health Care Services–3.28%

     

Cigna Corp.

     86,852      22,887,239

CVS Health Corp.

     143,458      13,292,818
              36,180,057

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.23%

 

  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(c)

     7,790      13,624,632

Industrial Machinery–1.50%

     

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(b)

     67,147      16,521,519

Insurance Brokers–1.22%

     

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     68,014      13,425,283

Integrated Oil & Gas–2.35%

     

Chevron Corp.

     178,937      25,906,499

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.17%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(c)

     121,153      12,867,660

Investment Banking & Brokerage–4.50%

 

  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     236,428      14,937,521

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     66,350      19,707,277

Morgan Stanley

     197,224      15,000,857
              49,645,655

IT Consulting & Other Services–2.83%

 

  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     461,839      31,169,514

Managed Health Care–2.55%

     

Centene Corp.(c)

     189,231      16,010,835

Elevance Health, Inc.

     25,130      12,127,235
              28,138,070

Movies & Entertainment–1.37%

     

Walt Disney Co. (The)(c)

     159,794      15,084,554
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


      Shares      Value

Multi-line Insurance–2.66%

     

American International Group, Inc.

     573,748      $        29,335,735

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–7.07%

 

  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)(b)

     229,519      12,333,615

ConocoPhillips

     365,610      32,835,434

Devon Energy Corp.

     324,660      17,892,013

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b)

     66,751      14,890,813
              77,951,875

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.75%

 

  

Voya Financial, Inc.(b)

     138,475      8,243,417

Pharmaceuticals–7.80%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     265,951      20,478,227

GSK PLC

     596,766      12,831,907

Johnson & Johnson

     67,097      11,910,389

Merck & Co., Inc.

     265,377      24,194,421

Sanofi (France)

     164,180      16,602,814
              86,017,758

Railroads–1.75%

     

CSX Corp.

     663,559      19,283,025

Real Estate Services–2.31%

     

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c)

     346,421      25,500,050

Regional Banks–2.49%

     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     524,137      18,706,449

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     55,492      8,754,973
              27,461,422

Semiconductor Equipment–0.68%

     

Lam Research Corp.

     17,666      7,528,366

Semiconductors–3.46%

     

Intel Corp.

     394,236      14,748,368

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China)

     73,161      10,830,023

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     98,370      12,565,784
              38,144,175
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Tobacco–1.83%

     

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland)

     204,711      $ 20,213,164  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–1.34%

 

  

Ferguson PLC

     133,149        14,740,926  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.96%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.(c)

     160,786        21,632,148  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $822,652,689)

 

     1,074,345,299  

 

 

Money Market Funds–1.90%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e)

     7,321,760        7,321,760  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     5,225,463        5,224,941  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     8,367,726        8,367,726  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $20,914,427)

 

     20,914,427  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.31%
(Cost $843,567,116)

 

     1,095,259,726  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–6.58%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     20,315,089        20,315,089  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     52,238,800        52,238,800  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $72,555,156)

 

     72,553,889  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.89%
(Cost $916,122,272)

 

     1,167,813,615  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.89)%

 

     (64,909,965

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 1,102,903,650  

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                              

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $11,116,205          $ 119,319,900      $ (123,114,345       $ -        $ -        $ 7,321,760          $ 15,119      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     6,630,010            85,228,500        (86,631,945     -          (1,624)          5,224,941        10,114      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     12,704,234            136,365,600        (140,702,108     -          -          8,367,726        13,475      

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income  
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                              

Invesco Private Government Fund

     $  3,298,019          $ 210,247,284      $ (193,230,214           $ -           $      $ 20,315,089        $ 30,710*     

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     7,695,376            441,135,096        (396,585,614     (1,267)            (4,791)        52,238,800        90,626*     

Total

     $41,443,844          $ 992,296,380      $ (940,264,226           $ (1,267)          $ (6,415)      $ 93,468,316        $160,044     

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

 

 
Settlement         Contract to      Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      (Depreciation)  

 

 

Currency Risk

            

 

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    EUR     12,901,521      USD     13,832,456      $ 312,307  

 

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    GBP     18,261,227      USD     22,821,147        591,750  

 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    CAD     11,120,195      USD     8,659,111        20,211  

 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    EUR     12,263,015      USD     12,954,170        82,959  

 

 

07/29/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    GBP     18,191,102      USD     22,238,040        85,070  

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    EUR     938,420      USD     994,765        11,349  

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    GBP     1,453,901      USD     1,792,674        22,840  

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     528,712      EUR     506,085        1,640  

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     725,033      GBP     596,235        764  

 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    CAD     15,725,336      USD     12,305,493        88,792  

 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     3,011,904      CAD     3,905,838        22,464  

 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    CAD     712,657      USD     555,081        1,442  

 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    GBP     27,335      USD     33,430        142  

 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     224,481      CAD     289,195        185  

 

 

Subtotal–Appreciation

               1,241,915  

 

 

Currency Risk

 

 

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    USD     12,931,349      EUR     12,263,014        (80,323

 

 

07/01/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    USD     22,229,527      GBP     18,191,102        (85,493

 

 

07/05/2022

   Bank of New York Mellon (The)    USD     8,659,914      CAD     11,120,195        (20,856

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     1,139,555      EUR     1,070,842        (17,368

 

 

07/01/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     1,157,150      GBP     927,791        (27,750

 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    CAD     451,004      USD     349,056        (1,320

 

 

07/05/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    USD     909,382      CAD     1,150,307        (15,731

 

 

07/29/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.    CAD     531,911      USD     412,532        (691

 

 

Subtotal–Depreciation

               (249,532

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

   $ 992,383  

 

 

Abbreviations:

CAD – Canadian Dollar

EUR – Euro

GBP – British Pound Sterling

USD – U.S. Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Financials

       19.17 %

Health Care

       18.76

Information Technology

       12.43

Industrials

       12.15

Energy

       9.42

Consumer Discretionary

       7.27

Communication Services

       6.12

Consumer Staples

       5.29

Materials

       2.49

Real Estate

       2.31

Utilities

       2.00

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       2.59

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $822,652,689)*

   $ 1,074,345,299  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $93,469,583)

     93,468,316  

 

 

Other investments:

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     1,241,915  

 

 

Cash

     405,491  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $542)

     532  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     1,400,793  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     5,434,349  

 

 

Dividends

     2,350,979  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     176,535  

 

 

Other assets

     945  

 

 

Total assets

     1,178,825,154  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     249,532  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     1,760,486  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     386,285  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     72,555,156  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     729,055  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,662  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     41,058  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     196,270  

 

 

Total liabilities

     75,921,504  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,102,903,650  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 653,877,882  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     449,025,768  

 

 
   $ 1,102,903,650  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 158,041,084  

 

 

Series II

   $ 944,862,566  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     7,688,433  

 

 

Series II

     46,103,204  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 20.56  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 20.49  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $59,846,009 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $187,482)

   $ 15,117,923  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $42,837)

     81,545  

 

 

Total investment income

     15,199,468  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     4,155,589  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,219,969  

 

 

Custodian fees

     12,890  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,609,677  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     41,424  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     13,307  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,515  

 

 

Professional services fees

     20,971  

 

 

Other

     8,321  

 

 

Total expenses

     7,083,663  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (10,346

 

 

Net expenses

     7,073,317  

 

 

Net investment income

     8,126,151  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     96,522,672  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (6,415

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (22,250

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     2,630,239  

 

 
     99,124,246  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (298,370,796

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,267

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (14,800

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,802,662  

 

 
     (296,584,201

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (197,459,955

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (189,333,804

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 8,126,151     $ 15,846,582  

 

 

Net realized gain

     99,124,246       208,212,387  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (296,584,201     188,685,208  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (189,333,804     412,744,177  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (2,756,581

 

 

Series II

           (19,533,376

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (22,289,957

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (4,193,733     (11,294,653

 

 

Series II

     (365,660,740     (290,467,980

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (369,854,473     (301,762,633

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (559,188,277     88,691,587  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,662,091,927       1,573,400,340  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,102,903,650     $ 1,662,091,927  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
 

Net
investment

income(a)

  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
 

Net assets,
end of period

(000’s omitted)

  Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers

and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 23.70     $ 0.15     $ (3.29 )     $ (3.14 )     $     $     $     $ 20.56       (13.25 )%     $ 158,041       0.75 %(d)        0.75 %(d)        1.32 %(d)        12 %  

Year ended 12/31/21

       18.72           0.26       5.07       5.33       (0.35 )             (0.35 )       23.70       28.51       186,508       0.74       0.74       1.17       29

Year ended 12/31/20

       19.09       0.31       (0.01 )       0.30       (0.39 )       (0.28 )       (0.67 )       18.72       2.09       157,478       0.75       0.75       1.90       46

Year ended 12/31/19

       17.51       0.37       3.84       4.21       (0.38 )       (2.25 )       (2.63 )       19.09       25.19       187,097       0.73       0.74       1.91       62

Year ended 12/31/18

       22.70       0.36       (2.95 )         (2.59 )         (0.47 )       (2.13 )       (2.60 )       17.51       (13.38 )         166,306           0.75       0.75       1.63       32

Year ended 12/31/17

       21.05       0.41 (e)         2.52       2.93       (0.34 )         (0.94 )         (1.28 )         22.70          14.32       187,254       0.76       0.76       1.90 (e)        17

Series II

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

       23.66       0.12       (3.29 )       (3.17 )                         20.49       (13.40 )       944,863       1.00 (d)        1.00 (d)        1.07 (d)        12

Year ended 12/31/21

       18.70       0.20       5.07       5.27       (0.31 )             (0.31 )       23.66       28.19       1,475,584       0.99       0.99       0.92       29

Year ended 12/31/20

       19.06       0.27       (0.01 )       0.26       (0.34 )       (0.28 )       (0.62 )       18.70       1.85       1,415,923       1.00       1.00       1.65       46

Year ended 12/31/19

       17.48       0.32       3.83       4.15       (0.32 )       (2.25 )       (2.57 )       19.06       24.85       1,513,105       0.98       0.99       1.66       62

Year ended 12/31/18

       22.66       0.30       (2.95 )       (2.65 )       (0.40 )       (2.13 )       (2.53 )       17.48       (13.59 )       1,085,260       1.00       1.00       1.38       32

Year ended 12/31/17

       21.02       0.36 (e)        2.51       2.87       (0.29 )       (0.94 )       (1.23 )       22.66       14.04       1,823,085       1.01       1.01       1.65 (e)        17

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.30 and 1.42%, and $0.25 and 1.17%, for Series I and Series II, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,414 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 500 million

     0.600%  

 

 

Over $500 million

     0.550%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.57%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $10,346.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $121,170 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,098,799 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as

Distribution fees.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $22,799 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 1,028,667,511      $ 45,677,788       $–        $1,074,345,299  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     20,914,427        72,553,889              93,468,316  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,049,581,938        118,231,677              1,167,813,615  

 

 

Other Investments - Assets*

          

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            1,241,915              1,241,915  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

          

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (249,532            (249,532

 

 

Total Other Investments

            992,383              992,383  

 

 

    Total Investments

   $ 1,049,581,938      $ 119,224,060       $–        $1,168,805,998  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Currency  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

   $ 1,241,915  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

      

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $ 1,241,915  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Currency  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

   $ (249,532

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

      

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $ (249,532

 

 

 

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

     Financial    Financial                    
     Derivative    Derivative         Collateral     
     Assets    Liabilities         (Received)/Pledged     
Counterparty    Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
   Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
   Net Value of
Derivatives
   Non-Cash    Cash    Net
Amount

 

Bank of New York Mellon (The)

   $1,092,297    $(186,672)    $905,625    $–    $–    $905,625

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

        149,618        (62,860)        86,758      –      –        86,758

 

Total

   $1,241,915    $(249,532)    $992,383    $–    $–    $992,383

 

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain on
     Statement of Operations
     Currency
      Risk

Realized Gain:

  

    Forward foreign currency contracts

   $2,630,239

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation:

  

    Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,802,662

Total

   $4,432,901

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Forward  
     Foreign Currency  
      Contracts  

Average notional value

     $72,427,294  

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $169,745,303 and $540,867,685, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 274,934,131  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (54,723,893

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 220,210,238  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $948,595,760.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     305,715     $ 7,023,759       877,576     $ 19,495,913  

 

 

Series II

     2,874,737       67,253,404       312,619       6,923,841  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       118,207       2,756,581  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       838,702       19,533,376  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (485,175     (11,217,492     (1,540,514     (33,547,147

 

 

Series II

     (19,127,269     (432,914,144     (14,516,749     (316,925,197

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (16,431,992   $ (369,854,473     (13,910,159   $ (301,762,633

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

    Account Value    

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

    Annualized    

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $867.50   $3.47   $1,021.08   $3.76   0.75%

Series II

    1,000.00     866.00     4.63     1,019.84     5.01   1.00   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the fifth quintile for the five year period(the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period, reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three year period and below the

 

 

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performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board noted that periods of heightened risk aversion during 2018 and 2020 created a challenging market environment for funds with a procyclical bias, such as the Fund, which negatively impacted the Fund’s longer-term performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of

service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021. The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated

 

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers. The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

    

    

 

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund


LOGO

 

 

Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    I-VIGHC-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -18.08

Series II Shares

    -18.18  

MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market Index)

    -20.51  

S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

    -9.17  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

The S&P Composite 1500® Health Care Index comprises those companies included in the S&P Composite 1500 that are classified as members of the GICS® Health Care sector.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

       

As of 6/30/22

 

       

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/21/97)

    8.38

10 Years

    10.38  

  5 Years

    7.34  

  1 Year

    -12.39  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (4/30/04)

    7.65

10 Years

    10.11  

  5 Years

    7.08  

  1 Year

    -12.60  
 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

 

 

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

 

 

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

 

 

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.59%

Biotechnology–15.95%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

          52,529      $    8,045,342

Amgen, Inc.

     7,785      1,894,090

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b)

     8,646      219,090

Argenx SE, ADR (Netherlands)(b)

     3,251      1,231,739

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

     21,108      223,323

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

     5,357      780,568

Cytokinetics, Inc.(b)

     3,097      121,681

Genmab A/S, ADR (Denmark)(b)(c)

     26,763      869,530

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     18,892      1,167,715

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b)

     26,022      1,144,968

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b)

     26,145      2,085,325

Incyte Corp.(b)

     15,883      1,206,631

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(b)(c)

     8,009      440,495

Natera, Inc.(b)

     9,539      338,062

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

     7,339      4,338,303

Seagen, Inc.(b)

     5,529      978,301

United Therapeutics Corp.(b)

     4,734      1,115,520

Veracyte, Inc.(b)

     12,162      242,024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

     13,158      3,707,793
              30,150,500

Health Care Distributors–2.27%

     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     24,525      3,469,797

Henry Schein, Inc.(b)

     10,605      813,828
              4,283,625

Health Care Equipment–13.26%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     24,944      2,710,166

AtriCure, Inc.(b)

     8,042      328,596

Axonics, Inc.(b)(c)

     10,445      591,918

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     6,291      1,550,920

CONMED Corp.

     2,128      203,777

DexCom, Inc.(b)

     27,413      2,043,091

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)

     29,856      2,839,007

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     18,304      1,027,587

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)

     3,058      1,072,532

Inari Medical, Inc.(b)

     12,090      821,999

Insulet Corp.(b)

     5,080      1,107,135

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)

     16,291      3,269,767

Omnicell, Inc.(b)

     2,907      330,671

ResMed, Inc.

     2,784      583,610

Shockwave Medical, Inc.(b)(c)

     7,493      1,432,437

STERIS PLC

     7,937      1,636,212

Stryker Corp.

     13,973      2,779,649

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(b)

     12,352      731,115
              25,060,189

Health Care Facilities–2.49%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)(c)

     15,380      1,040,149

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     5,541      931,221

Surgery Partners, Inc.(b)(c)

     32,742      946,899

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     34,111      1,792,874
              4,711,143
      Shares      Value

Health Care Services–2.97%

     

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)

            8,099      $       888,541

CVS Health Corp.

     41,358      3,832,232

Option Care Health, Inc.(b)(c)

     21,224      589,815

Privia Health Group, Inc.(b)

     10,479      305,149
              5,615,737

Health Care Supplies–1.20%

     

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)(c)

     19,973      1,395,913

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,787      872,665
              2,268,578

Health Care Technology–1.57%

     

Certara, Inc.(b)(c)

     16,826      361,086

Doximity, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     9,025      314,250

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     21,018      645,463

Health Catalyst, Inc.(b)(c)

     18,125      262,631

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(b)(c)

     7,580      1,384,639
              2,968,069

Life Sciences Tools & Services–16.37%

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)

     1,899      940,005

Bio-Techne Corp.(c)

     5,363      1,859,030

Danaher Corp.

     28,904      7,327,742

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(b)

     13,523      2,934,356

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland)

     1,432      763,577

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)

     20,915      594,195

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b)

     5,768      863,297

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)

     1,438      1,651,931

Repligen Corp.(b)

     13,521      2,195,810

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     18,279      9,930,615

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     6,221      1,881,044
              30,941,602

Managed Health Care–18.23%

     

Elevance Health, Inc.

     19,181      9,256,367

HealthEquity, Inc.(b)

     10,476      643,122

Humana, Inc.

     6,455      3,021,392

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     6,464      1,807,399

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     38,394      19,720,310
              34,448,590

Pharmaceuticals–23.28%

     

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,541      726,324

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)

     94,655      6,253,856

Catalent, Inc.(b)

     23,181      2,487,089

Eli Lilly and Co.

     36,262      11,757,228

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(b)

     8,996      513,492

Merck & Co., Inc.

     49,162      4,482,100

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

     44,571      4,946,996

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(b)

     4,194      244,510

Pfizer, Inc.

     100,210      5,254,010

Roche Holding AG

     5,763      1,923,849

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A(c)

     26,168      1,100,103
           

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


      Shares      Value

Pharmaceuticals–(continued)

     

Zoetis, Inc.

          25,144      $    4,322,002
              44,011,559

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $147,957,572)

 

   184,459,592

Money Market Funds–3.54%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     2,300,036      2,300,036

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     1,758,449      1,758,274

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     2,628,612      2,628,612

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,686,613)

 

   6,686,922

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–101.13% (Cost $154,644,185)

 

   191,146,514
     Shares      Value

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–6.48%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     3,428,884      $     3,428,884  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     8,817,129        8,817,129  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $12,246,594)

 

     12,246,013  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–107.61%
(Cost $166,890,779)

 

     203,392,527  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(7.61)%

 

     (14,382,197

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 189,010,330  

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d)

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                        

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $  1,179,487           $  8,329,094           $  (7,208,545)       $        -             $           -         $  2,300,036       $  2,267      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    958,442           5,949,352           (5,148,961)       88         (647)         1,758,274       3,120  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    1,347,986           9,518,964           (8,238,338)       -         -         2,628,612       3,857  
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                        

Invesco Private Government Fund

    5,022,223           18,673,503           (20,266,843)       -         -         3,428,884       5,866*  
Invesco Private Prime Fund     11,718,519           35,320,542           (38,220,459)       (580)         (893)         8,817,129       16,802*  
Total     $20,226,657           $77,791,455           $(79,083,146)       $(492)         $(1,540)         $18,932,935       $ 31,912  

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By country, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

United States

   89.03%

United Kingdom

   3.69   

Denmark

   3.08   

Countries each less than 2% of portfolio

   1.79   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

   2.41   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $147,957,572)*

   $184,459,592

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $18,933,207)

   18,932,935

Cash

   138

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $13,073)

   12,505

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

   454,346

Fund shares sold

   25,195

Dividends

   194,769

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   53,005

Other assets

   132

Total assets

   204,132,617

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

   2,278,152

Fund shares reacquired

   407,862

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

   12,246,594

Accrued fees to affiliates

   94,955

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

   2,395

Accrued other operating expenses

   31,901

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

   60,428

Total liabilities

   15,122,287

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $189,010,330

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $127,550,292

Distributable earnings

   61,460,038
     $189,010,330

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $124,940,025

Series II

   $  64,070,305

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

Series I

   4,504,449

Series II

   2,477,197

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           27.74

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $           25.86

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $12,192,552 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $18,866)

   $ 975,418  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,513)

     14,757  

 

 

Total investment income

     990,175  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     761,428  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     167,988  

 

 

Custodian fees

     4,485  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     86,220  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     5,502  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,881  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,283  

 

 

Professional services fees

     23,481  

 

 

Other

     2,351  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,061,619  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (2,598

 

 

Net expenses

     1,059,021  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (68,846

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (2,720,898

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,540

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (356

 

 
     (2,722,794

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (40,497,123

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (492

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (6,481

 

 
     (40,504,096

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (43,226,890

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (43,295,736

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $        (68,846     $      (760,156

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,722,794     29,032,173  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (40,504,096     (1,313,917

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (43,295,736     26,958,100  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (16,710,371

 

 

Series II

           (8,901,270

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (25,611,641

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (5,143,984     1,693,474  

 

 

Series II

     (2,742,189     5,567,811  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (7,886,173     7,261,285  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (51,181,909     8,607,744  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     240,192,239       231,584,495  

 

 

End of period

     $189,010,330       $240,192,239  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                                                 Ratio of   Ratio of        
                                                 expenses   expenses        
               Net gains                                 to average   to average net   Ratio of net    
               (losses)                                 net assets   assets without   investment    
     Net asset     Net   on securities         Dividends   Distributions                   with fee waivers   fee waivers   income    
     value,     investment   (both   Total from     from net   from net       Net asset       Net assets,   and/or   and/or   (loss)    
     beginning     income   realized and   investment     investment   realized   Total   value, end   Total   end of period   expenses   expenses   to average   Portfolio
      of period     (loss)(a)   unrealized)   operations     income   gains   distributions   of period   return (b)   (000’s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover (c)

Series I

                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $33.86       $ 0.00        $(6.12     $(6.12)           $      –           $      –           $      –           $27.74           (18.08 )%      $124,940           0.96 %(d)      0.96 %(d)      0.02 %(d)      22

Year ended 12/31/21

       33.69       (0.08      4.17           4.09            (0.07     (3.85     (3.92     33.86       12.30           158,669       0.97           0.97           (0.25 )          55  

Year ended 12/31/20

       30.23       0.04        4.26       4.30            (0.10     (0.74     (0.84     33.69       14.46       155,598       0.98       0.98       0.13       46      

Year ended 12/31/19

       23.41       0.08        7.40       7.48            (0.01     (0.65     (0.66     30.23       32.50       149,954       0.97       0.97       0.32       8  

Year ended 12/31/18

       26.44       0.03 (e)       0.59       0.62                  (3.65     (3.65     23.41       0.90       129,377       1.00       1.00       0.10 (e)      35  

Year ended 12/31/17

       24.11       (0.02      3.86       3.84            (0.10     (1.41     (1.51     26.44       15.83       144,038       1.01       1.01       (0.08     37  

Series II

                                   

Six months ended 06/30/22

       31.62       (0.03     (5.73     (5.76)                             25.86       (18.22     64,070       1.21 (d)      1.21 (d)      (0.23 )(d)      22  

Year ended 12/31/21

       31.70       (0.16      3.93       3.77            (0.00 )(f)      (3.85     (3.85     31.62       12.05       81,524       1.22       1.22       (0.50     55  

Year ended 12/31/20

       28.49       (0.03      4.01       3.98            (0.03     (0.74     (0.77     31.70       14.20       75,986       1.23       1.23       (0.12     46  

Year ended 12/31/19

       22.14       0.02        6.98       7.00                  (0.65     (0.65     28.49       32.18       70,763       1.22       1.22       0.07       8  

Year ended 12/31/18

       25.25       (0.04 )(e)       0.58       0.54                  (3.65     (3.65     22.14       0.62       60,306       1.25       1.25       (0.15 )(e)      35  

Year ended 12/31/17

       23.07       (0.08      3.69       3.61            (0.02     (1.41     (1.43     25.25       15.55       67,240       1.26       1.26       (0.33     37  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e)

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2018. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.00 and (0.03)%, $(0.07) and (0.28)%, for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

(f) 

Amount represents less than $(0.005) per share.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per

 

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share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

 

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

 

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

E.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

 

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

 

G.

Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

 

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

 

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

 

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

 

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K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – The Fund’s performance is vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, including government regulation, obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 250 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.740%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.730%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.710%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.700%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.690%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.680%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,598.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $15,804 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $152,184 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the

 

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annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,309 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                 

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 176,098,846        $ 8,360,746          $–        $ 184,459,592  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     6,686,922          12,246,013            –          18,932,935  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 182,785,768        $ 20,606,759          $–        $ 203,392,527  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $43,809,914 and $52,884,941, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 46,762,799  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (10,312,291

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 36,450,508  

 

 

 

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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $166,942,019.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     270,028     $ 8,070,048       472,288     $   16,102,493  

 

 

Series II

     85,472         2,353,697       247,161       7,991,522  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       499,861       16,710,371  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       285,023       8,901,270  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (451,117     (13,214,032     (904,760     (31,119,390

 

 

Series II

     (186,825     (5,095,886     (350,544     (11,324,981

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (282,442   $ (7,886,173     249,029     $ 7,261,285  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 47% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
  Beginning    
  Account Value    
(01/01/22)    
   Ending    
  Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
         Expenses      
      Paid During      
      Period2       
  Ending    
     Account Value       
(06/30/22)    
         Expenses    
      Paid During    
      Period2     
    Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $819.20   $4.33   $1,020.03   $4.81   0.96%

Series II

    1,000.00     818.20     5.45     1,018.79     6.06   1.21   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period, and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and five year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three year period.

 

 

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The Board noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management change in November 2021. The Board noted that stock selection in certain health care sub-sectors detracted from longer-term Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

 

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated

with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

 

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

 

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

 

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The

Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending

 

 

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activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   |   MAY LOSE VALUE   |   NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Distributors, Inc.       VIHYI-SAR-1                 


 

Fund Performance

 

     

Performance summary

   
     

Fund vs. Indexes

   

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

            -12.62

Series II Shares

            -12.60  

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq (Broad Market Index)

 

    -10.35  

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

 

    -14.19  

Lipper VUF High Yield Bond Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

            -12.37  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

   
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.

 

    The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US high-yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Index weights for each issuer are capped at 2%.

 

    The Lipper VUF High Yield Bond Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper High Yield Bond Funds classification.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/1/98)

    3.66

10 Years

    3.43  

  5 Years

    1.09  

  1 Year

    -11.48  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (3/26/02)

    5.42

10 Years

    3.16  

  5 Years

    0.83  

  1 Year

    -11.81  
 

 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–91.68%

 

Advertising–0.76%

     

Lamar Media Corp.,

     

4.00%, 02/15/2030

   $ 15,000      $             12,620  

 

 

3.63%, 01/15/2031

     1,145,000        938,952  

 

 
        951,572  

 

 

Aerospace & Defense–0.56%

     

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 05/15/2026

     750,000        700,403  

 

 

Airlines–1.00%

     

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%,
04/20/2026(b)

     1,358,000        1,252,483  

 

 

Alternative Carriers–0.43%

     

Lumen Technologies, Inc., Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/2039

     678,000        533,003  

 

 

Aluminum–0.47%

     

Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 01/30/2030(b)

     713,000        593,993  

 

 

Apparel Retail–1.01%

     

Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%,
10/01/2029(b)

     1,793,000        1,262,353  

 

 

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.29%

 

  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/2029(b)

     799,000        635,852  

 

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC,

     

5.88%, 03/15/2030(b)

     331,000        278,305  

 

 

4.50%, 12/15/2034

     974,000        695,426  

 

 
        1,609,583  

 

 

Application Software–1.01%

     

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/2027(b)

     1,349,000        1,262,259  

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment–1.36%

     

Clarios Global L.P., 6.75%, 05/15/2025(b)

     148,000        146,800  

 

 

Clarios Global L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/2027(b)

     932,000        902,689  

 

 

Dana, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2027

     64,000        55,568  

 

 

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/2029(b)

     717,000        602,588  

 

 
        1,707,645  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–5.20%

     

Allison Transmission, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 10/01/2027(b)

     1,149,000        1,052,627  

 

 

3.75%, 01/30/2031(b)

     1,152,000        925,309  

 

 

Ford Motor Co.,

     

3.25%, 02/12/2032

     168,000        126,231  

 

 

4.75%, 01/15/2043

     553,000        395,693  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–(continued)

 

  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

     

5.13%, 06/16/2025

   $ 204,000      $           195,236  

 

 

3.38%, 11/13/2025

     251,000        226,809  

 

 

4.39%, 01/08/2026

     782,000        722,298  

 

 

4.95%, 05/28/2027

     700,000        651,728  

 

 

5.11%, 05/03/2029

     684,000        614,645  

 

 

4.00%, 11/13/2030

     861,000        699,365  

 

 

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/2026(b)

     941,000        904,597  

 

 
        6,514,538  

 

 

Automotive Retail–3.89%

     

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,

     

4.50%, 03/01/2028

     205,000        178,121  

 

 

4.63%, 11/15/2029(b)

     985,000        815,265  

 

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.,
4.00%, 08/15/2028(b)

     1,192,000        998,602  

 

 

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC,
4.88%, 05/01/2029(b)

     1,246,000        951,925  

 

 

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(b)

     1,156,000        984,409  

 

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/2029(b)

     1,204,000        934,491  

 

 
        4,862,813  

 

 

Broadcasting–0.47%

     

Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/2031(b)

     741,000        591,892  

 

 

Building Products–0.06%

     

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/2028(b)

     83,000        68,349  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–8.36%

     

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital
Corp.,

 

  

5.50%, 05/01/2026(b)

     500,000        488,743  

 

 

5.13%, 05/01/2027(b)

     84,000        79,547  

 

 

5.00%, 02/01/2028(b)

     622,000        576,068  

 

 

4.75%, 03/01/2030(b)

     531,000        455,765  

 

 

4.50%, 08/15/2030(b)

     1,333,000        1,111,033  

 

 

4.50%, 05/01/2032

     467,000        379,711  

 

 

4.25%, 01/15/2034(b)

     847,000        657,251  

 

 

CSC Holdings LLC,

     

6.50%, 02/01/2029(b)

     945,000        855,338  

 

 

5.75%, 01/15/2030(b)

     503,000        367,306  

 

 

4.63%, 12/01/2030(b)

     500,000        335,888  

 

 

4.50%, 11/15/2031(b)

     391,000        302,751  

 

 

5.00%, 11/15/2031(b)

     200,000        135,118  

 

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.38%,
07/01/2028

     152,000        103,789  

 

 

DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026

     1,216,000        824,448  

 

 

Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%,
11/15/2031(b)

     1,083,000        870,088  

 

 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,

     

3.13%, 09/01/2026(b)

     1,327,000        1,187,559  

 

 

4.00%, 07/15/2028(b)

     515,000        447,301  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–(continued)

     

Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 5.00%, 07/15/2030(b)

   $ 309,000      $         245,714  

 

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 5.50%, 05/15/2029(b)

     425,000        380,857  

 

 

VZ Secured Financing B.V. (Netherlands), 5.00%, 01/15/2032(b)

     793,000        659,839  

 

 
        10,464,114  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–2.04%

     

Codere Finance 2 (Luxembourg) S.A. (Spain), 11.63% PIK Rate, 2.00% Cash Rate, 11/30/2027(b)(c)

     51,959        47,101  

 

 

Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/2029(b)

     773,000        654,221  

 

 

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/2029(b)

     785,000        641,058  

 

 

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 02/01/2026(b)

     707,000        603,032  

 

 

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/2029(b)

     770,000        607,584  

 

 
        2,552,996  

 

 

Commodity Chemicals–0.71%

     

Mativ, Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/2026(b)

     995,000        886,868  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–1.02%

     

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/2029(b)

     765,000        663,013  

 

 

Howard Midstream Energy
Partners LLC, 6.75%,
01/15/2027(b)

     709,000        611,912  

 

 
        1,274,925  

 

 

Consumer Finance–1.21%

     

FirstCash, Inc.,
5.63%, 01/01/2030(b)

     1,046,000        904,916  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

     

 

 

7.13%, 03/15/2026

     314,000        290,943  

 

 

3.88%, 09/15/2028

     417,000        319,599  

 

 
        1,515,458  

 

 

Copper–0.93%

     

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), 6.88%, 10/15/2027(b)

     1,304,000        1,168,097  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.52%

 

  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 07/01/2029(b)

     788,000        649,324  

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.71%

     

Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada),

     

4.50%, 04/01/2026(b)

     369,000        309,321  

 

 

6.13%, 04/01/2029(b)

     712,000        578,422  

 

 
        887,743  

 

 

Diversified REITs–1.03%

     

iStar, Inc.,

     

4.75%, 10/01/2024

     1,093,000        1,030,727  

 

 

5.50%, 02/15/2026

     281,000        263,845  

 

 
        1,294,572  

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

 

 

Electric Utilities–0.25%

     

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

     

5.63%, 02/15/2027(b)

   $ 259,000      $         244,058  

 

 

5.00%, 07/31/2027(b)

     70,000        63,780  

 

 
        307,838  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–2.15%

 

EnerSys,

     

5.00%, 04/30/2023(b)

     679,000        674,003  

 

 

4.38%, 12/15/2027(b)

     1,032,000        910,136  

 

 

Sensata Technologies B.V.,

     

4.88%, 10/15/2023(b)

     842,000        829,849  

 

 

4.00%, 04/15/2029(b)

     329,000        279,745  

 

 
        2,693,733  

 

 

Electronic Components–0.17%

 

Sensata Technologies, Inc.,

     

4.38%, 02/15/2030(b)

     115,000        98,091  

 

 

3.75%, 02/15/2031(b)

     135,000        108,436  

 

 
        206,527  

 

 

Food Distributors–1.33%

     

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/2028(b)

     1,173,000        1,006,909  

 

 

United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2028(b)

     705,000        659,839  

 

 
        1,666,748  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–2.30%

     

Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/2028

     749,000        642,570  

HCA, Inc.,

     

5.38%, 02/01/2025

     431,000        430,045  

 

 

5.88%, 02/15/2026

     290,000        292,043  

 

 

5.88%, 02/01/2029

     205,000        205,560  

 

 

3.50%, 09/01/2030

     395,000        337,174  

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/2026(b)

     1,047,000        966,868  

 

 
        2,874,260  

 

 

Health Care REITs–1.45%

     

CTR Partnership L.P./CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/2028(b)

     786,000        672,730  

 

 

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

     

4.75%, 05/01/2024

     385,000        345,916  

 

 

9.75%, 06/15/2025

     35,000        34,576  

 

 

4.38%, 03/01/2031

     1,126,000        767,138  

 

 
        1,820,360  

 

 

Health Care Services–2.73%

     

Community Health Systems, Inc.,

     

8.00%, 03/15/2026(b)

     673,000        614,832  

 

 

6.13%, 04/01/2030(b)

     803,000        491,870  

 

 

5.25%, 05/15/2030(b)

     557,000        424,278  

 

 

4.75%, 02/15/2031(b)

     371,000        272,638  

 

 

Global Medical Response, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/2025(b)

     86,000        76,745  

 

 

Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 05/01/2026(b)

     607,000        577,943  

 

 

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/2026(b)

     1,027,000        960,738  

 

 
        3,419,044  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Health Care Supplies–0.27%

     

Medline Borrower L.P., 3.88%, 04/01/2029(b)

   $ 392,000      $         335,207  

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs–0.47%

     

Service Properties Trust,

     

4.95%, 10/01/2029

     319,000        218,150  

 

 

4.38%, 02/15/2030

     560,000        374,477  

 

 
        592,627  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.51%

 

  

Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 02/01/2026(b)

     634,000        632,364  

 

 

Household Products–1.04%

     

Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2031(b)

     1,569,000        1,303,572  

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.30%

 

Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(b)

     785,000        640,128  

 

 

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/2028(b)

     715,000        644,463  

 

 

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(d)(e)

     375,000        341,061  

 

 
        1,625,652  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–2.05%

     

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/2026

     999,000        965,898  

 

 

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/2029(b)

     1,109,000        968,900  

 

 

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/2029(b)

     747,000        636,568  

 

 
        2,571,366  

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas–1.54%

     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

     

3.20%, 08/15/2026

     146,000        131,587  

 

 

8.50%, 07/15/2027

     216,000        238,050  

 

 

6.13%, 01/01/2031

     1,217,000        1,236,010  

 

 

6.20%, 03/15/2040

     328,000        323,759  

 

 
        1,929,406  

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.23%

 

Altice France S.A. (France),

     

8.13%, 02/01/2027(b)

     905,000        834,546  

 

 

5.13%, 07/15/2029(b)

     401,000        304,016  

 

 

5.50%, 10/15/2029(b)

     485,000        371,987  

 

 

Iliad Holding S.A.S. (France),

     

6.50%, 10/15/2026(b)

     400,000        360,708  

 

 

7.00%, 10/15/2028(b)

     1,056,000        920,252  

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

     

3.75%, 07/15/2029(b)

     1,191,000        923,025  

 

 

3.88%, 11/15/2029(b)

     394,000        326,178  

 

 
        4,040,712  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–1.02%

 

  

Sea Ltd. (Singapore), Conv., 0.25%, 09/15/2026

     432,000        317,520  

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/2029(b)

     1,151,000        963,070  

 

 
        1,280,590  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–0.79%

 

  

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.63%, 06/01/2028(b)

     1,091,000        990,912  

 

 
     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.24%

 

  

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 06/15/2027(b)

   $ 316,000      $         303,131  

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.00%

 

  

Gartner, Inc.,

     

4.50%, 07/01/2028(b)

     1,010,000        929,200  

 

 

3.63%, 06/15/2029(b)

     374,000        324,666  

 

 
        1,253,866  

 

 

Managed Health Care–1.46%

     

Centene Corp.,

     

4.25%, 12/15/2027

     926,000        867,264  

 

 

4.63%, 12/15/2029

     438,000        409,720  

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/2030

     662,000        550,377  

 

 
        1,827,361  

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling–3.76%

     

Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp.,
7.13%, 06/01/2028(b)

     774,000        698,013  

 

 

Nabors Industries Ltd.,

     

7.25%, 01/15/2026(b)

     55,000        48,855  

 

 

7.50%, 01/15/2028(b)

     421,000        362,601  

 

 

Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/2027(b)

     215,000        204,520  

 

 

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/2026(b)

     977,000        882,744  

 

 

Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada),

     

7.13%, 01/15/2026(b)

     76,000        71,540  

 

 

6.88%, 01/15/2029(b)

     585,000        524,432  

 

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,

     

4.95%, 07/15/2029(b)

     300,000        257,016  

 

 

4.80%, 05/15/2030(b)

     250,000        208,556  

 

 

6.88%, 04/15/2040(b)

     165,000        136,845  

 

 

Valaris Ltd.,

     

12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(b)(c)

     404,000        392,478  

 

 

Series 1145, 12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(c)

     948,000        920,963  

 

 
        4,708,563  

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.96%

 

  

USA Compression Partners L.P./USA Compression Finance Corp.,
6.88%, 09/01/2027

     676,000        600,893  

 

 

Weatherford International Ltd.,
8.63%, 04/30/2030(b)

     727,000        604,672  

 

 
        1,205,565  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–5.93%

 

  

Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp.,
8.25%, 02/15/2026(b)

     1,903,000        1,852,333  

 

 

Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029

     600,000        637,365  

 

 

Callon Petroleum Co.,

     

8.00%, 08/01/2028(b)

     602,000        579,169  

 

 

7.50%, 06/15/2030(b)

     694,000        639,646  

 

 

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/2027(b)

     1,297,000        1,229,109  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued)

 

  

Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co.,

 

  

6.25%, 11/01/2028(b)

   $ 294,000      $ 277,646  

 

 

6.00%, 04/15/2030(b)

     504,000        439,296  

 

 

6.25%, 04/15/2032(b)

     554,000        487,548  

 

 

SM Energy Co.,

     

6.75%, 09/15/2026

     543,000        512,965  

 

 

6.63%, 01/15/2027

     503,000        470,914  

 

 

6.50%, 07/15/2028

     325,000        299,369  

 

 
        7,425,360  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–3.71%

 

  

Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/2029(b)

     1,318,000        1,226,570  

 

 

EQM Midstream Partners L.P.,

     

7.50%, 06/01/2027(b)

     216,000        208,784  

 

 

6.50%, 07/01/2027(b)

     681,000        634,406  

 

 

4.75%, 01/15/2031(b)

     346,000        276,926  

 

 

Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,

     

6.25%, 05/15/2026

     862,000        771,387  

 

 

8.00%, 01/15/2027

     298,000        264,564  

 

 

7.75%, 02/01/2028

     219,000        189,753  

 

 

Holly Energy Partners L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp.,
6.38%, 04/15/2027(b)

     696,000        656,523  

 

 

NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 04/15/2026

     550,000        412,087  

 

 
        4,641,000  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–1.25%

 

  

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/2029(b)

     732,000        652,801  

 

 

Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/2030(b)

     1,070,000        911,180  

 

 
        1,563,981  

 

 

Paper Packaging–0.53%

     

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2029(b)

     700,000        658,746  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–1.20%

     

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

     

4.88%, 06/01/2028(b)

     386,000        302,863  

 

 

5.25%, 02/15/2031(b)

     928,000        477,642  

 

 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/2027(b)

     950,000        724,992  

 

 
        1,505,497  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–0.52%

 

  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/2029(b)

     751,000        649,668  

 

 

Restaurants–2.31%

     

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada),

     

3.88%, 01/15/2028(b)

     415,000        361,067  

 

 

4.00%, 10/15/2030(b)

     791,000        637,336  

 

 

Papa John’s International, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/2029(b)

     1,524,000        1,259,357  

 

 
     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Restaurants–(continued)

     

Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 04/01/2032

   $ 689,000      $         637,174  

 

 
        2,894,934  

 

 

Retail REITs–0.81%

     

NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/2026(b)

     1,101,000        1,018,205  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–1.04%

     

Entegris Escrow Corp.,

     

4.75%, 04/15/2029(b)

     694,000        647,539  

 

 

5.95%, 06/15/2030(b)

     682,000        650,314  

 

 
        1,297,853  

 

 

Specialized Consumer Services–1.77%

 

  

Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/2029(b)

     1,525,000        1,242,516  

 

 

Terminix Co. LLC (The), 7.45%, 08/15/2027

     861,000        966,365  

 

 
        2,208,881  

 

 

Specialized REITs–1.14%

     

SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/2027

     1,553,000        1,421,220  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–1.18%

     

Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. (Mexico),

     

7.45%, 11/15/2029(b)

     609,000        523,524  

 

 

6.99%, 02/20/2032(b)

     446,000        345,581  

 

 

Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc., 7.63%, 01/15/2026(b)

     702,000        613,485  

 

 
        1,482,590  

 

 

Specialty Stores–0.26%

     

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/2028(b)

     371,000        322,073  

 

 

Steel–0.50%

     

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(b)

     784,000        627,540  

 

 

Systems Software–2.08%

     

Camelot Finance S.A., 4.50%, 11/01/2026(b)

     2,101,000        1,919,461  

 

 

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029

     786,000        680,955  

 

 
        2,600,416  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors–0.83%

 

  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC,
5.50%, 05/01/2028(b)

     1,261,000        1,044,448  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.56%

 

  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

     

5.38%, 04/15/2027

     282,000        279,315  

 

 

4.75%, 02/01/2028

     723,000        702,250  

 

 

3.38%, 04/15/2029

     1,176,000        1,032,416  

 

 

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC (United Kingdom), 4.75%, 07/15/2031(b)

     383,000        310,230  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued)

 

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), 4.13%, 06/04/2081(d)

     $1,168,000      $ 876,995  

 

 
        3,201,206  

 

 

Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $130,908,827)

 

     114,758,005  

 

 

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests–2.57%(f)(g)

 

Commodity Chemicals–1.08%

     

Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/20/2028(h)

     1,429,397        1,357,928  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–0.44%

     

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 6.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 03/27/2028

     720,875        553,859  

 

 

Restaurants–0.53%

     

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.24% (1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%), 12/15/2027

     707,388        664,143  

 

 

Specialty Stores–0.52%

     

PetSmart LLC, Term Loan, 4.50% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/11/2028

     684,398        646,242  

 

 

Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests
(Cost $3,518,194)

 

     3,222,172  

 

 

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.26%(i)

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.22%

     

Codere Finance 2 (Luxembourg) S.A. (Spain), 3.00% PIK Rate, 8.00% Cash Rate, 09/30/2026(b)(c)

     EUR    255,762        279,478  

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:
Conv.   – Convertible
EUR   – Euro
LIBOR   – London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK   Pay-in-Kind
REIT   – Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR   – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD   – U.S. Dollar
     Principal         
     Amount            Value        

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.04%

 

Codere New Holdco S.A. (Spain), 7.50% PIK Rate, 0.00% Cash Rate, 11/30/2027(b)(c)

     EUR      56,327      $ 48,594  

 

 

Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
(Cost $358,495)

 

     328,072  

 

 
     Shares         

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.00%

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–0.00%

 

  

Codere New Topco S.A. (Spain) (Cost $0)(h) 2,099

 

     0  

 

 

Money Market Funds–2.06%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(j)(k)

     888,927        888,927  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(j)(k)

     669,206        669,139  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(j)(k)

     1,015,917        1,015,917  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,573,944)

        2,573,983  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–96.57%
(Cost $137,359,460)

 

     120,882,232  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–3.43%

 

     4,293,457  

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 125,175,689  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b)

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $84,762,133, which represented 67.71% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is Pay-in-Kind. Pay-in-Kind securities pay interest income in the form of securities.

(d)

Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate.

(e) 

Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

(f) 

Variable rate senior loan interests often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with any accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, it is anticipated that the variable rate senior loan interests will have an expected average life of three to five years.

(g) 

Variable rate senior loan interests are, at present, not readily marketable, not registered under the 1933 Act and may be subject to contractual and legal restrictions on sale. Variable rate senior loan interests in the Fund’s portfolio generally have variable rates which adjust to a base, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on set dates, typically every 30 days, but not greater than one year, and/or have interest rates that float at margin above a widely recognized base lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank.

(h) 

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3.

(i) 

Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated.

(j) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
   Purchases at
Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
   Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                           

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ 1,478,960      $ 12,952,442      $ (13,542,475 )     $ -     $ -      $ 888,927      $ 832

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       1,125,866        9,251,745        (9,708,471 )       (30 )       29        669,139        1,655

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       1,690,240        14,802,791        (15,477,114 )       -       -        1,015,917        2,204

Total

     $ 4,295,066      $ 37,006,978      $ (38,728,060 )     $ (30 )     $ 29      $ 2,573,983      $ 4,691

 

(k) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

Settlement         Contract to      Unrealized
Date    Counterparty    Deliver      Receive      Appreciation

Currency Risk

                           

08/17/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.      EUR  948,000        USD  1,006,781      $10,406  

08/17/2022

   State Street Bank & Trust Co.      GBP  402,000        USD     496,729      6,993  

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                     $17,399  

 

Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)

 
Reference Entity    Buy/Sell
Protection
     (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
     Maturity Date      Implied
Credit
Spread(b)
    Notional Value      Upfront
Payments
Paid
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Credit Risk                                                                             

Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 1

     Sell        5.00%       Quarterly        06/20/2027        5.7652%       USD 4,116,420        $(123,705)       $(125,031)       $(1,326)  

 

(a) 

Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $430,000 cash held with Bank of America.

(b) 

Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.

Abbreviations:

EUR –Euro

GBP –British Pound Sterling

USD –U.S. Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


Portfolio Composition*

By credit quality, based on total investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

BBB

       1.81 %

BB

       46.45

B

       41.15

CCC

       6.08

Cash

       4.26

Non-Rated

       0.25

 

*

Source: Standard & Poor’s. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. “Non- Rated” indicates the debtor was not rated, and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality. For more information on Standard & Poor’s rating methodology, please visit standardandpoors.com and select “Understanding Ratings” under Rating Resources on the homepage.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $134,785,516)

   $ 118,308,249  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,573,944)

     2,573,983  

 

 

Other investments:

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     17,399  

 

 

Deposits with brokers:

 

Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements

     430,000  

 

 

Cash

     44,084  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,428,496)

     1,410,569  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

     1,012,552  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     160  

 

 

Dividends

     5,355  

 

 

Interest

     1,942,792  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     37,882  

 

 

Other assets

     89  

 

 

Total assets

     125,783,114  

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Other investments:

 

Variation margin payable – centrally cleared swap agreements

     43,064  

 

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

     216,920  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     170,465  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     85,070  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,671  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     45,505  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     43,730  

 

 

Total liabilities

     607,425  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 125,175,689  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 159,835,561  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (34,659,872

 

 
   $ 125,175,689  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

   $ 27,529,125  

 

 

Series II

   $ 97,646,564  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     6,020,153  

 

 

Series II

     21,633,132  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 4.57  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 4.51  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Interest

   $ 3,647,789  

 

 

Dividends

     19,299  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,275)

     15,966  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,683,054  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     432,720  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     114,558  

 

 

Custodian fees

     4,999  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     132,566  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     3,836  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,963  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,159  

 

 

Professional services fees

     28,312  

 

 

Other

     3,155  

 

 

Total expenses

     731,268  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (929

 

 

Net expenses

     730,339  

 

 

Net investment income

     2,952,715  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (2,974,874

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     29  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (105,529

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     153,110  

 

 

Swap agreements

     (793

 

 
     (2,928,057

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (18,728,693

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (30

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (30,591

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (7,148

 

 

Swap agreements

     (1,326

 

 
     (18,767,788

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (21,695,845

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (18,743,130

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

   $ 2,952,715     $ 5,684,446  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,928,057     2,472,496  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (18,767,788     (2,060,099

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (18,743,130     6,096,843  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

 

Series I

           (2,336,863

 

 

Series II

           (5,125,668

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (7,462,531

 

 

Share transactions–net:

 

Series I

     (8,945,933     (3,063,988

 

 

Series II

     (1,993,045     11,176,700  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (10,938,978     8,112,712  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (29,682,108     6,747,024  

 

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

     154,857,797       148,110,773  

 

 

End of period

   $ 125,175,689     $ 154,857,797  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
Net
investment
income(a)
Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
Total from
investment
operations
Dividends
from net
investment
income
Net asset
value, end
of period
Total
return (b)
Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 5.23 $ 0.11 $ (0.77 ) $ (0.66 ) $ - $ 4.57   (12.62 )% $ 27,529   0.87 %(d)   0.87 %(d)   4.45 %(d)   48 %

Year ended 12/31/21

  5.26   0.20   0.03   0.23   (0.26 )   5.23   4.38   40,989   0.94   0.94   3.83   103

Year ended 12/31/20

  5.41   0.28   (0.12 )   0.16   (0.31 )   5.26   3.32   44,543   0.93   0.94   5.39   89

Year ended 12/31/19

  5.06   0.29   0.39   0.68   (0.33 )   5.41   13.51   50,190   0.88   0.89   5.45   54

Year ended 12/31/18

  5.51   0.26   (0.43 )   (0.17 )   (0.28 )   5.06   (3.35 )   55,703   1.17   1.17   4.84   66

Year ended 12/31/17

  5.40   0.26   0.08   0.34   (0.23 )   5.51   6.30   80,372   0.99   1.00   4.73   73

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  5.16   0.10   (0.75 )   (0.65 )   -   4.51   (12.60 )   97,647   1.12 (d)    1.12 (d)    4.20 (d)    48

Year ended 12/31/21

  5.20   0.19   0.02   0.21   (0.25 )   5.16   4.00   113,869   1.19   1.19   3.58   103

Year ended 12/31/20

  5.36   0.26   (0.12 )   0.14   (0.30 )   5.20   2.90   103,568   1.18   1.19   5.14   89

Year ended 12/31/19

  5.02   0.28   0.37   0.65   (0.31 )   5.36   13.16   104,929   1.13   1.14   5.20   54

Year ended 12/31/18

  5.46   0.25   (0.42 )   (0.17 )   (0.27 )   5.02   (3.43 )   86,236   1.42   1.42   4.59   66

Year ended 12/31/17

  5.36   0.25   0.07   0.32   (0.22 )   5.46   5.93   91,802   1.24   1.25   4.48   73

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Variable rate senior loan interests are fair valued using quotes provided by an independent pricing service. Quotes provided by the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in similar groups of securities and other market data.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income

 

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  and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders.

Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Basis – The Fund may purchase and sell interests in corporate loans and corporate debt securities and other portfolio securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. No income accrues to the Fund on such interests or securities in connection with such transactions prior to the date the Fund actually takes delivery of such interests or securities. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of acquiring such securities, they may sell such securities prior to the settlement date.

J.

Lower-Rated Securities – The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

K.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive

 

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compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

L.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

M.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

N.

Bank Loan Risk – Although the resale, or secondary market for floating rate loans has grown substantially over the past decade, both in overall size and number of market participants, there is no organized exchange or board of trade on which floating rate loans are traded. Instead, the secondary market for floating rate loans is a private, unregulated interdealer or interbank resale market. Such a market may therefore be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods, which may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. Similar to other asset classes, bank loan funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk than an entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Fund seeks to manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

O.

LIBOR Risk – The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates.

There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.

P.

Other Risks – The Fund invests in corporate loans from U.S. or non-U.S. companies (the “Borrowers”). The investment of the Fund in a corporate loan may take the form of participation interests or assignments. If the Fund purchases a participation interest from a syndicate of lenders (“Lenders”) or one of the participants in the syndicate (“Participant”), one or more of which administers the loan on behalf of all the Lenders (the “Agent Bank”), the Fund would be required to rely on the Lender that sold the participation interest not only for the enforcement of the Fund’s rights against the Borrower but also for the receipt and processing of payments due to the Fund under the corporate loans. As such, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the Borrower and the Participant. Lenders and Participants interposed between the Fund and a Borrower, together with Agent Banks, are referred to as “Intermediate Participants”.

Q.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

 

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NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and    pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $200 million

     0.625%  

 

 

Next $300 million

     0.550%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.500%  

 

 

Over $1 billion

     0.450%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.62%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $929.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $10,839 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $103,719 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

 

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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 114,758,005     $      $ 114,758,005  

 

 

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests

            1,864,244       1,357,928        3,222,172  

 

 

Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes

            328,072              328,072  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

                  0        0  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     2,573,983                     2,573,983  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     2,573,983        116,950,321       1,357,928        120,882,232  

 

 

Other Investments – Assets*

          

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            17,399              17,399  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities*

          

 

 

Swap Agreements

            (1,326            (1,326

 

 

Total Other Investments

            16,073              16,073  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,573,983      $ 116,966,394     $ 1,357,928      $ 120,898,305  

 

 

 

*

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

                        Change in            
                Accrued   Realized   Unrealized   Transfers   Transfers    
    Value   Purchases   Proceeds   Discounts/   Gain   Appreciation   into   out of   Value
     12/31/21   at Cost   from Sales   Premiums   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Level 3   Level 3   06/30/22

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests

    $     $     $ (147,793 )     $     $ (2,116 )     $ (70,248 )     $ 1,578,085     $     $ 1,357,928

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

      0                                                 0

Total

    $ 0     $     $ (147,793 )     $     $ (2,116 )     $ (70,248 )     $ 1,578,085     $     $ 1,357,928

Securities determined to be Level 3 at the end of the reporting period were valued primarily by utilizing quotes from a third-party vendor pricing service. A significant change in third-party pricing information could result in a significantly lower or higher value in Level 3 investments.

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in determining fair value measurements for those investments classified as level 3 at period end:

 

                    Range of            
     Fair Value    Valuation    Unobservable    Unobservable    Unobservable       
     at 06/30/22    Technique    Inputs    Inputs    Input Used       

 

 

Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B

   $1,357,928    Valuation Service    N/A    N/A    N/A      (a)   

 

 

 

(a) 

Securities classified as Level 3 whose unadjusted values were provided by a pricing service and for which such inputs are unobservable. The Adviser periodically reviews pricing vendor methodologies and inputs to confirm they are determined using unobservable inputs and have been appropriately classified. Such securities’ fair valuations could change significantly based on changes in unobservable inputs used by the pricing service.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Currency  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

     $17,399  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

      

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

     $17,399  

 

 

 

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     Value  
     Credit  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a)

   $ (1,326

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,326  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.

 

     Financial                    
     Derivative         Collateral     
     Assets         (Received)/Pledged     
     Forward Foreign    Net Value of              Net
Counterparty    Currency Contracts    Derivatives    Non-Cash    Cash    Amount

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   $17,399    $17,399    $–    $–    $17,399

 

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on  
     Statement of Operations  
     Credit     Currency        
     Risk     Risk     Total  

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

      

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ -     $ 153,110     $ 153,110  

 

 

Swap agreements

     (793     -       (793

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

      

Forward foreign currency contracts

     -       (7,148     (7,148

 

 

Swap agreements

     (1,326     -       (1,326

 

 

Total

   $ (2,119   $ 145,962     $ 143,843  

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Forward     
     Foreign Currency    Swap
     Contracts    Agreements

 

Average notional value

   $1,567,518    $3,441,000

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

 

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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*

 

 
Expiration    Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  

 

 

Not subject to expiration

   $ 5,685,223      $ 18,327,620      $ 24,012,843  

 

 

 

*

Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $63,439,701 and $69,856,208, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 368,311  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (17,013,128

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (16,644,817

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $137,543,122.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     2,961,667     $ 14,568,897       7,893,916     $ 42,260,178  

 

 

Series II

     869,708       4,269,408       2,595,725       13,694,035  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       451,132       2,336,863  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,001,107       5,125,668  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (4,786,008     (23,514,830     (8,967,393     (47,661,029

 

 

Series II

     (1,285,712     (6,262,453     (1,449,620     (7,643,003

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (2,240,345   $ (10,938,978     1,524,867     $ 8,112,712  

 

 

 

(a)

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
  

Beginning

Account Value
(01/01/22)

   Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)1
   Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
   Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $873.80    $4.04    $1,020.48    $4.36    0.87%

Series II

     1,000.00      874.00      5.20      1,019.24      5.61    1.12   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for one andthree year periods and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s security selection in certain industries and sectors negatively impacted Fund

 

 

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performance. The Board considered that the Fund underwent a change in portfolio management and investment process in 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with

federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed

and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the

 

 

 

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federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

    

    

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund

Effective April 29, 2022, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund was renamed Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund.

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.   

VIIGR-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -21.59

Series II Shares

    -21.68  

MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (Broad Market Index)

    -18.42  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The MSCI All Country World ex USA® Index is an index considered representative of developed and emerging stock markets, excluding the US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

  The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

  A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/5/93)

    6.35

10 Years

    5.04  

  5 Years

    2.19  

  1 Year

    -21.95  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/19/01)

    6.12

10 Years

    4.77  

  5 Years

    1.93  

  1 Year

    -22.16  
 

 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.46%

 

Australia–1.90%

     

CSL Ltd.

     109,896      $      20,419,602  

 

 

Brazil–2.60%

     

B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

     6,193,402        12,970,352  

 

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)

     7,228        4,603,296  

 

 

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz S.A.(b)

     1,850,700        10,248,170  

 

 
        27,821,818  

 

 

Canada–7.39%

     

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(c)

     315,653        18,681,204  

 

 

CGI, Inc., Class A(a)

     254,263        20,254,916  

 

 

Magna International, Inc.

     279,795        15,363,510  

 

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

     382,357        24,877,563  

 

 
        79,177,193  

 

 

China–10.86%

     

Airtac International Group

     258,000        8,587,069  

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

     4,868,000        24,328,740  

 

 

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,316,000        25,161,963  

 

 

JD.com, Inc., ADR

     244,555        15,705,322  

 

 

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., A Shares

     587,041        17,736,466  

 

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     513,141        24,887,339  

 

 
        116,406,899  

 

 

Denmark–3.28%

     

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     87,289        11,134,649  

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     216,702        24,052,051  

 

 
        35,186,700  

 

 

France–9.21%

     

Air Liquide S.A.

     114,648        15,496,035  

 

 

Arkema S.A.

     155,252        13,991,666  

 

 

Kering S.A.

     15,228        7,911,838  

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     23,917        14,759,974  

 

 

Pernod Ricard S.A.

     62,373        11,553,708  

 

 

Schneider Electric SE

     159,647        18,913,091  

 

 

TotalEnergies SE(c)

     305,361        16,096,181  

 

 
        98,722,493  

 

 

Germany–1.27%

     

Deutsche Boerse AG

     81,631        13,653,138  

 

 

Hong Kong–3.27%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     2,167,400        23,807,049  

 

 

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     1,072,500        11,212,501  

 

 
        35,019,550  

 

 

India–2.27%

     

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     442,291        24,308,313  

 

 

Ireland–4.86%

     

CRH PLC

     516,024        17,861,169  

 

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

     108,445        10,895,387  

 

 

ICON PLC(a)

     107,487        23,292,433  

 

 
        52,048,989  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Italy–1.80%

     

FinecoBank Banca Fineco S.p.A.

     1,604,839      $      19,345,911  

 

 

Japan–11.67%

     

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     349,400        11,452,923  

 

 

FANUC Corp.

     133,200        20,878,146  

 

 

Hoya Corp.

     146,600        12,532,084  

 

 

Keyence Corp.

     14,000        4,791,214  

 

 

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     329,700        10,473,795  

 

 

Komatsu Ltd.

     226,200        5,035,432  

 

 

Olympus Corp.

     1,193,800        24,008,238  

 

 

SMC Corp.

     15,000        6,693,545  

 

 

Sony Group Corp.

     144,700        11,825,436  

 

 

TIS, Inc.

     662,900        17,382,097  

 

 
        125,072,910  

 

 

Mexico–2.58%

     

Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series V

     8,025,902        27,670,294  

 

 

Netherlands–5.33%

     

ASML Holding N.V.

     28,976        13,984,627  

 

 

Heineken N.V.

     196,839        18,026,840  

 

 

Shell PLC

     204,268        5,330,473  

 

 

Wolters Kluwer N.V.

     203,457        19,792,619  

 

 
        57,134,559  

 

 

Singapore–1.93%

     

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     1,092,266        20,678,870  

 

 

South Korea–3.11%

     

NAVER Corp.

     93,437        17,335,206  

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     364,346        15,960,052  

 

 
        33,295,258  

 

 

Spain–1.22%

     

Amadeus IT Group S.A.(a)

     232,370        13,055,553  

 

 

Sweden–6.35%

     

Husqvarna AB, Class B

     1,152,147        8,478,664  

 

 

Investor AB, Class B

     1,484,592        24,433,230  

 

 

Sandvik AB(c)

     1,654,661        26,862,060  

 

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

     964,091        8,246,163  

 

 
        68,020,117  

 

 

Switzerland–1.44%

     

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Class R

     22,026        5,214,764  

 

 

Logitech International S.A., Class R

     196,670        10,238,941  

 

 
        15,453,705  

 

 

Taiwan–2.15%

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     281,909        23,046,061  

 

 

United Kingdom–6.52%

     

Ashtead Group PLC

     341,627        14,331,420  

 

 

DCC PLC

     230,427        14,398,200  

 

 

Linde PLC

     56,302        16,188,514  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


     Shares      Value  

 

 

United Kingdom–(continued)

     

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     332,230      $      24,954,138  

 

 
        69,872,272  

 

 

United States–6.45%

     

Amcor PLC, CDI(c)

     439,347        5,473,490  

 

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     68,229        33,146,331  

 

 

Nestle S.A.

     158,424        18,586,489  

 

 

Roche Holding AG

     35,881        11,978,070  

 

 
        69,184,380  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $900,752,708)

 

     1,044,594,585  

 

 

Money Market Funds–2.49%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     9,519,873        9,519,873  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     6,294,911        6,294,281  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     10,879,854        10,879,854  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $26,692,353)

 

     26,694,008  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.95%
(Cost $927,445,061)

 

     1,071,288,593  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–3.23%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     9,695,119      $ 9,695,119  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     24,930,306        24,930,306  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $34,625,647)

 

     34,625,425  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–103.18%
(Cost $962,070,708)

 

     1,105,914,018  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(3.18)%

 

     (34,093,872

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 1,071,820,146  

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CDI  – CREST Depository Interest

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at June 30, 2022 represented 1.00% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                        

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $11,153,338       $ 79,118,593     $ (80,752,058     $      -         $ -          $ 9,519,873       $ 20,446       

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    7,462,045         56,513,281       (57,680,042     202       (1,205)            6,294,281         13,108       

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    12,746,672         90,421,248       (92,288,066     -       -            10,879,854         18,505       
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                        

Invesco Private Government Fund

    -         87,578,691       (77,883,572     -       -            9,695,119         19,755*       

Invesco Private Prime Fund

    -         147,448,719       (122,524,757     (222     6,566           24,930,306         54,200*       

Total

    $31,362,055       $ 461,080,532     $ (431,128,495     $  (20       $ 5,361         $ 61,319,433           $ 126,014       

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f)

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Consumer Staples

       17.78 %

Industrials

       17.29

Financials

       15.50

Information Technology

       14.17

Health Care

       11.80

Consumer Discretionary

       10.86

Materials

       6.44

Energy

       2.00

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       1.62

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       2.54

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $900,752,708)*

   $ 1,044,594,585  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $61,318,000)

     61,319,433  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $2,671,981)

     2,670,001  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     2,535,842  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     225,890  

 

 

Dividends

     3,807,774  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     191,078  

 

 

Other assets

     827  

 

 

Total assets

     1,115,345,430  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     7,322,770  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     610,255  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     34,625,647  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     660,504  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,545  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     91,115  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     211,448  

 

 

Total liabilities

     43,525,284  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,071,820,146  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 787,101,651  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     284,718,495  

 

 
   $ 1,071,820,146  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 369,127,770  

 

 

Series II

   $ 702,692,376  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     11,369,834  

 

 

Series II

     22,034,686  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 32.47  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 31.89  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $ 30,993,537 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,437,998)

   $ 14,829,809  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $54,875)

     106,934  

 

 

Total investment income

     14,936,743  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     4,301,888  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,005,647  

 

 

Custodian fees

     77,842  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     997,029  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     33,892  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     12,511  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,755  

 

 

Professional services fees

     22,769  

 

 

Other

     7,812  

 

 

Total expenses

     6,462,145  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (12,340

 

 

Net expenses

     6,449,805  

 

 

Net investment income

     8,486,938  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     24,687,498  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     5,361  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (429,442

 

 
     24,263,417  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (331,351,781

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (20

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (140,620

 

 
     (331,492,421

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (307,229,004

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (298,742,066

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 8,486,938     $ 6,312,956  

 

 

Net realized gain

     24,263,417       139,856,225  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (331,492,421     (66,894,326

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (298,742,066     79,274,855  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (38,110,163

 

 

Series II

           (74,422,055

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (112,532,218

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (5,103,257     17,745,445  

 

 

Series II

     (29,834,870     (21,035,067

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (34,938,127     (3,289,622

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (333,680,193     (36,546,985

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,405,500,339       1,442,047,324  

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,071,820,146     $ 1,405,500,339  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

   

Net

investment

income(a)

   

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

   

Total from

investment

operations

   

Dividends

from net

investment

income

   

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

   

Total

distributions

   

Net asset

value, end

of period

   

Total

return (b)

   

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

   

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

   

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

   

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

   

Portfolio

turnover (c)

 

Series I

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $41.41       $0.28       $(9.22)       $(8.94)       $      -       $      -       $      -       $32.47       (21.59)%       $   369,128       0.90%(d)       0.90%(d)       1.57%(d)       31%  

Year ended 12/31/21

      42.52         0.27          2.22          2.49           (0.57)           (3.03)           (3.60)         41.41          5.89               475,732       0.89             0.89             0.60             34      

Year ended 12/31/20

      39.05         0.24          5.04          5.28           (0.92)           (0.89)           (1.81)         42.52        14.02              468,726       0.91             0.91             0.65             52      

Year ended 12/31/19

      32.98         0.58          8.60          9.18           (0.62)           (2.49)           (3.11)         39.05        28.54               466,401       0.89             0.89             1.54             31      

Year ended 12/31/18

      39.89         0.66         (6.51)         (5.85)           (0.79)           (0.27)           (1.06)         32.98       (14.97)              414,774       0.92             0.93             1.74             35      

Year ended 12/31/17

      32.89         0.49          7.06          7.55           (0.55)               -           (0.55)         39.89        23.00               627,894       0.92             0.93             1.34             34      

Series II

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

      40.72         0.24         (9.07)         (8.83)                -                -                -         31.89       (21.68)              702,692       1.15(d)         1.15(d)         1.32(d)         31      

Year ended 12/31/21

      41.88         0.15          2.19          2.34           (0.47)           (3.03)           (3.50)         40.72          5.61               929,768       1.14             1.14             0.35             34      

Year ended 12/31/20

      38.48         0.15          4.95          5.10           (0.81)           (0.89)           (1.70)         41.88        13.74               973,322       1.16             1.16             0.40             52      

Year ended 12/31/19

      32.52         0.48          8.47          8.95           (0.50)           (2.49)           (2.99)         38.48        28.20            1,005,632       1.14             1.14             1.29             31      

Year ended 12/31/18

      39.33         0.56         (6.42)         (5.86)           (0.68)           (0.27)           (0.95)         32.52       (15.18)              862,729       1.17             1.18             1.49             35      

Year ended 12/31/17

      32.44         0.40          6.96          7.36           (0.47)                -           (0.47)         39.33        22.73            1,448,723       1.17             1.18             1.09             34      

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund, formerly Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund, (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – Emerging markets (also referred to as developing markets) are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, companies operating in emerging markets may be subject to lower trading volume and greater price fluctuations than companies in more developed markets. Securities law in many emerging market countries is relatively new and unsettled. Therefore, laws regarding foreign investment in emerging market securities, securities regulation, title to securities, and shareholder rights may change quickly and unpredictably. In addition, the enforcement of systems of taxation at federal, regional and local levels in emerging market countries may be inconsistent, and subject to sudden change. Other risks of investing in emerging markets securities may include additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of timely information.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 250 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Over $250 million

     0.700%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.71%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $12,340.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $97,097 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $908,550 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $621 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Australia

   $      $ 20,419,602        $–      $ 20,419,602  

 

 

Brazil

     27,821,818                 –        27,821,818  

 

 

Canada

     79,177,193                 –        79,177,193  

 

 

China

     40,592,661        75,814,238          –        116,406,899  

 

 

Denmark

            35,186,700          –        35,186,700  

 

 

France

            98,722,493          –        98,722,493  

 

 

Germany

            13,653,138          –        13,653,138  

 

 

Hong Kong

            35,019,550          –        35,019,550  

 

 

India

     24,308,313                 –        24,308,313  

 

 

Ireland

     23,292,433        28,756,556          –        52,048,989  

 

 

Italy

            19,345,911          –        19,345,911  

 

 

Japan

            125,072,910          –        125,072,910  

 

 

Mexico

     27,670,294                 –        27,670,294  

 

 

Netherlands

            57,134,559          –        57,134,559  

 

 

Singapore

            20,678,870          –        20,678,870  

 

 

South Korea

            33,295,258          –        33,295,258  

 

 

Spain

            13,055,553          –        13,055,553  

 

 

Sweden

            68,020,117          –        68,020,117  

 

 

Switzerland

            15,453,705          –        15,453,705  

 

 

Taiwan

     23,046,061                 –        23,046,061  

 

 

United Kingdom

     16,188,514        53,683,758          –        69,872,272  

 

 

United States

     33,146,331        36,038,049          –        69,184,380  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     26,694,008        34,625,425          –        61,319,433  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 321,937,626      $ 783,976,392        $–      $ 1,105,914,018  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

 

 

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NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $366,659,080 and $386,855,784, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 196,388,763  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (86,556,057

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 109,832,706  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $996,081,312.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     744,700     $ 26,772,601       1,292,791     $ 56,540,675  

 

 

Series II

     900,598       32,569,533       2,005,720       84,986,713  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       924,107       38,110,163  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,833,959       74,422,055  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (864,563     (31,875,858     (1,751,157     (76,905,393

 

 

Series II

     (1,698,031     (62,404,403     (4,249,072     (180,443,835

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (917,296   $ (34,938,127     56,348     $ (3,289,622

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 58% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
    Account Value     
(01/01/22)
  ACTUAL   HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
 

    Annualized    

Expense
Ratio

 

Ending
    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
        Account  Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
        Paid  During    
Period2

Series I     

  $1,000.00     $784.10     $3.98     $1,020.33     $4.51        0.90%

Series II    

  1,000.00   783.20   5.08   1,019.09   5.76   1.15

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund’s (formerly, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund) (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the

way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. International Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s

 

 

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underperformance can primarily be attributed to stock selection driven by the Fund’s earnings, quality and valuation investment style. Specifically, the Board noted that stock selection in and underweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as stock selection in certain geographic regions, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the

Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

 

 

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The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

    

    

 

 

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE   
Invesco Distributors, Inc.    O-VIMST-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -21.77

Series II Shares

    -21.85  

S&P 500 Index

    -19.96  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (7/5/95)

    8.74

10 Years

    11.30  

  5 Years

    8.10  

  1 Year

    -14.10  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (7/13/00)

    5.36

10 Years

    11.03  

  5 Years

    7.84  

  1 Year

    -14.29  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Main Street Fund® (renamed Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect

sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.38%

Aerospace & Defense–2.30%

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     180,994      $  17,395,333

Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.30%

Deere & Co.

     32,763      9,811,536

Air Freight & Logistics–3.22%

FedEx Corp.

     16,437      3,726,433

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b)

     113,130      20,650,750
              24,377,183

Application Software–2.17%

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c)

     19,639      2,250,629

salesforce.com, inc.(c)

     52,440      8,654,698

Synopsys, Inc.(c)

     18,017      5,471,763
              16,377,090

Automobile Manufacturers–1.62%

General Motors Co.(c)

     216,064      6,862,193

Tesla, Inc.(c)

     8,053      5,423,051
              12,285,244

Automotive Retail–1.50%

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c)

     18,002      11,372,944

Biotechnology–0.98%

Seagen, Inc.(c)

     41,749      7,387,068

Cable & Satellite–1.07%

Comcast Corp., Class A

     205,639      8,069,274

Commodity Chemicals–0.81%

Valvoline, Inc.(b)

     211,568      6,099,505

Communications Equipment–1.01%

Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b)

     36,258      7,599,677

Construction Materials–1.18%

Vulcan Materials Co.

     62,529      8,885,371

Consumer Finance–1.52%

American Express Co.

     82,753      11,471,221

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.22%

Fiserv, Inc.(c)

     103,850      9,239,535

Distillers & Vintners–0.73%

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     23,542      5,486,699

Diversified Banks–2.00%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     134,370      15,131,406

Electric Utilities–2.37%

FirstEnergy Corp.

     407,366      15,638,781

Southern Co. (The)

     32,318      2,304,596
              17,943,377

Environmental & Facilities Services–0.71%

Waste Connections, Inc.

     43,196      5,354,576
      Shares      Value

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.03%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     82,554      $    7,763,378

Food Distributors–1.05%

Sysco Corp.

     93,907      7,954,862

General Merchandise Stores–0.39%

Target Corp.

     21,048      2,972,609

Health Care Facilities–1.81%

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     56,716      9,531,691

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)

     79,635      4,185,616
              13,717,307

Health Care Services–1.97%

CVS Health Corp.

     160,544      14,876,007

Health Care Supplies–0.87%

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     21,052      6,591,802

Homebuilding–0.77%

D.R. Horton, Inc.(b)

     88,496      5,857,550

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.01%

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(c)

     85,990      7,659,989

Household Products–2.81%

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     147,978      21,277,757

Industrial Conglomerates–0.72%

Honeywell International, Inc.

     31,228      5,427,739

Industrial Machinery–1.58%

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     168,511      11,908,672

Industrial REITs–2.81%

Duke Realty Corp.

     17,901      983,660

Prologis, Inc.

     172,374      20,279,801
              21,263,461

Integrated Oil & Gas–2.30%

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     202,649      17,354,860

Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.03%

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     451,805      22,929,104

Interactive Home Entertainment–1.09%

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     67,767      8,243,856

Interactive Media & Services–3.02%

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c)

     10,469      22,814,673

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–3.04%

Amazon.com, Inc.(c)

     216,639      23,009,228

Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.52%

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     62,188      3,929,038

IT Consulting & Other Services–1.67%

Accenture PLC, Class A(b)

     31,762      8,818,719

Amdocs Ltd.

     46,109      3,841,341
              12,660,060
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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      Shares      Value

Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.32%

Avantor, Inc.(c)

     78,139      $    2,430,123

Managed Health Care–3.26%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     47,970      24,638,831

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.79%

APA Corp.

     170,621      5,954,673

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.41%

 

  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     48,633      6,469,648

Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.

     88,395      4,221,745
              10,691,393

Other Diversified Financial Services–1.81%

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     524,155      13,664,721

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.99%

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     120,202      7,463,342

Personal Products–0.21%

Coty, Inc., Class A(c)

     193,811      1,552,426

Pharmaceuticals–7.61%

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)

     221,286      14,620,366

Bayer AG (Germany)

     101,926      6,055,781

Eli Lilly and Co.

     73,511      23,834,472

Johnson & Johnson

     73,336      13,017,873
              57,528,492

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.51%

Allstate Corp. (The)

     90,336      11,448,281

Railroads–1.09%

Union Pacific Corp.

     38,707      8,255,429

Regional Banks–1.17%

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     11,838      7,739,448

SVB Financial Group(c)

     2,887      1,140,336
              8,879,784

Research & Consulting Services–0.11%

TransUnion

     10,479      838,215

Semiconductor Equipment–1.10%

Applied Materials, Inc.

     91,701      8,342,957

Semiconductors–2.60%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c)

     104,153      7,964,580

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     91,565      11,696,513
              19,661,093

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Soft Drinks–1.81%

     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     217,085      $   13,656,817  

 

 

Systems Software–10.89%

 

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     14,326        2,414,790  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     208,747        53,612,492  

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.(c)

     14,387        6,841,306  

 

 

VMware, Inc., Class A

     170,869        19,475,649  

 

 
        82,344,237  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.09%

 

Apple, Inc.

     281,330        38,463,438  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.41%

 

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A

     425,481        3,131,540  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other
Equity Interests
(Cost $623,634,970)

 

     751,444,783  

 

 

Money Market Funds–0.55%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e)

     1,532,213        1,532,213  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     886,268        886,180  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     1,751,100        1,751,100  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,169,483)

 

     4,169,493  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding investments purchased
with cash collateral from securities
on loan)-99.93%
(Cost $627,804,453)

 

     755,614,276  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–2.38%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     5,032,046        5,032,046  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     12,939,548        12,939,548  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $17,971,594)

 

     17,971,594  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES–102.31%
(Cost $645,776,047)

 

     773,585,870  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.31)%

 

     (17,490,134

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 756,095,736  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                    

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $              2           $  71,507,258       $  (69,975,047)       $  -             $         -       $  1,532,213     $  2,921      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    -           51,076,612       (50,190,477)       10             35       886,180     5,040      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    2           81,722,580       (79,971,482)       -             -       1,751,100     7,407      
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                         

Invesco Private Government Fund

    931,933           68,525,069       (64,424,956)       -             -       5,032,046     5,683*      

Invesco Private Prime Fund

    2,174,510           157,063,489       (146,297,101)       -             (1,350)       12,939,548     16,141*      

Total

    $3,106,447           $429,895,008       $(410,859,063)       $10             $(1,315)       $22,141,087     $ 37,192      

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1K.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       25.75 %

Health Care

       16.82

Industrials

       11.03

Financials

       9.97

Consumer Discretionary

       8.35

Communication Services

       8.21

Consumer Staples

       7.59

Energy

       4.50

Real Estate

       2.81

Utilities

       2.37

Materials

       1.98

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.62

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $623,634,970)*

   $ 751,444,783  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $22,141,077)

     22,141,087  

 

 

Cash

     750,000  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $266)

     246  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     441,904  

 

 

Dividends

     454,807  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     148,288  

 

 

Other assets

     684  

 

 

Total assets

     775,381,799  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     465,849  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     256,028  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     17,971,594  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     400,013  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     3,686  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     40,605  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     148,288  

 

 

Total liabilities

     19,286,063  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 756,095,736  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 315,228,677  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     440,867,059  

 

 
   $ 756,095,736  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 319,418,006  

 

 

Series II

   $ 436,677,730  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     11,395,019  

 

 

Series II

     15,840,936  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 28.03  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 27.57  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $17,855,286 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $30,677)

   $ 6,575,780  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,177)

     20,545  

 

 

Total investment income

     6,596,325  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,980,663  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     660,643  

 

 

Custodian fees

     21,997  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     630,745  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     27,416  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     12,394  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     3,001  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,055  

 

 

Other

     6,683  

 

 

Total expenses

     4,362,597  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (232,176

 

 

Net expenses

     4,130,421  

 

 

Net investment income

     2,465,904  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(33,069))

     14,129,170  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,315

 

 

Foreign currencies

     5,651  

 

 
     14,133,506  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (232,240,223

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     10  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (1,880

 

 
     (232,242,093

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (218,108,587

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (215,642,683

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,465,904     $ 7,112,726  

 

 

Net realized gain

     14,133,506       299,853,435  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (232,242,093     (10,075,326

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (215,642,683     296,890,835  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (35,554,579

 

 

Series II

           (48,316,102

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (83,870,681

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     (17,863,309     (175,913,315

 

 

Series II

     (31,202,185     (118,915,828

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (49,065,494     (294,829,143

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (264,708,177     (81,808,989

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,020,803,913       1,102,612,902  

 

 

End of period

   $ 756,095,736     $ 1,020,803,913  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

  

Net

investment

income(a)

  

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

  

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

  

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed(c)

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (d)

Series I

                                                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 35.83      $ 0.11      $ (7.91 )     $ (7.80 )     $     $     $     $ 28.03        (21.77 )%     $ 319,418        0.80 %(e)       0.85 %(e)       0.71 %(e)       22 %

Year ended 12/31/21

       29.91        0.25        7.93       8.18       (0.25 )       (2.01 )       (2.26 )       35.83        27.57       428,274        0.79       0.79       0.73       55

Year ended 12/31/20

       29.44        0.22        3.63       3.85       (0.45 )       (2.93 )       (3.38 )       29.91        13.94       505,877        0.80       0.84       0.78       46

Year ended 12/31/19

       26.82        0.32        7.73       8.05       (0.34 )       (5.09 )       (5.43 )       29.44        32.03       570,821        0.80       0.82       1.11       43

Year ended 12/31/18

       32.25        0.32        (2.55 )       (2.23 )       (0.38 )       (2.82 )       (3.20 )       26.82        (7.89 )       485,230        0.80       0.80       1.03       65

Year ended 12/31/17

       28.41        0.34        4.41       4.75       (0.39 )       (0.52 )       (0.91 )       32.25        16.91       561,555        0.78       0.78       1.12       35

Series II

                                                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

       35.28        0.07        (7.78 )       (7.71 )                         27.57        (21.85 )       436,678        1.05 (e)        1.10 (e)        0.46 (e)        22

Year ended 12/31/21

       29.49        0.16        7.82       7.98       (0.18 )       (2.01 )       (2.19 )       35.28        27.28       592,530        1.04       1.04       0.48       55

Year ended 12/31/20

       29.05        0.15        3.57       3.72       (0.35 )       (2.93 )       (3.28 )       29.49        13.65       596,736        1.05       1.09       0.53       46

Year ended 12/31/19

       26.51        0.25        7.64       7.89       (0.26 )       (5.09 )       (5.35 )       29.05        31.74       731,463        1.05       1.07       0.86       43

Year ended 12/31/18

       31.91        0.24        (2.53 )       (2.29 )       (0.29 )       (2.82 )       (3.11 )       26.51        (8.10 )       631,398        1.05       1.05       0.78       65

Year ended 12/31/17

       28.12        0.26        4.37       4.63       (0.32 )       (0.52 )       (0.84 )       31.91        16.63       785,379        1.03       1.03       0.87       35

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Master Limited Partnerships – The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP.

MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.

F.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

G.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

H.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

I.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

J.

Return of Capital – Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. The return of capital portion of the distribution is a reduction to investment income that results in an equivalent reduction in the cost basis of the associated investments and increases net realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates will subsequently be revised and may materially differ primarily based on information received from the MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

K.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

L.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers.

 

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  Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

M.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

N.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

Up to $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.600%  

 

 

Next $4 billion

     0.580%  

 

 

Over $5 billion

     0.560%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $232,176.

 

 

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The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $62,935 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $597,708 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,124 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 745,389,002      $ 6,055,781        $-      $ 751,444,783  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     4,169,493        17,971,594        -        22,141,087  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 749,558,495      $ 24,027,375        $-      $ 773,585,870  

 

 

NOTE 4–Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $595,070, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(33,069).

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate

 

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by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $194,307,906 and $244,769,238, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis       

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 170,406,724  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (48,092,370

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 122,314,354  

 

 

        Cost of investments for tax purposes is $651,271,516.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     148,695     $ 4,685,743       387,014     $ 13,025,614  

 

 

Series II

     924,819       28,630,908       4,770,397       166,386,375  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       1,022,271       35,554,579  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,410,277       48,316,100  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (707,351     (22,549,052     (6,367,300     (224,493,508

 

 

Series II

     (1,880,240     (59,833,093     (9,616,161     (333,618,303

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (1,514,077   $ (49,065,494     (8,393,502   $ (294,829,143

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 47% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

    

Beginning

  Account Value  

(01/01/22)

  ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before expenses)

 

    Annualized    

Expense

Ratio

 

Ending

  Account Value  

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

  Paid During  

Period2

 

Ending

  Account Value  

(06/30/22)

 

    Expenses    

Paid During

Period2

Series I    

  $1,000.00   $782.30   $3.54   $1,020.83   $4.01   0.80%

Series II    

    1,000.00     781.50     4.64     1,019.59     5.26   1.05   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of

       Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P 500® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and in the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its

 

 

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subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that stock selection in and underweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s cash allocation, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual and contractual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts,

including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated

 

 

 

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securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

 

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LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VIMCCE-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -19.74

Series II Shares

    -19.76  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell Midcap Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -21.57  

Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -19.63  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

       

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap stocks. The Russell Midcap Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (9/10/01)

    6.95

10 Years

    7.95  

  5 Years

    5.13  

  1 Year

    -14.65  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/10/01)

    6.69

10 Years

    7.68  

  5 Years

    4.87  

  1 Year

    -14.81  
 

    The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares             Value          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.01%

 

Aerospace & Defense–1.39%

    

Curtiss-Wright Corp.(b)

     20,287     $ 2,679,101  

 

 

Airlines–0.72%

    

Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)(c)

     57,926       1,380,956  

 

 

Apparel Retail–0.71%

    

Ross Stores, Inc.

     19,644       1,379,598  

 

 

Application Software–6.17%

    

HubSpot, Inc.(c)

     3,513       1,056,184  

 

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c)

     20,703       2,372,564  

 

 

Paylocity Holding Corp.(c)

     12,239       2,134,726  

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.(c)

     13,268       4,029,492  

 

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(c)

     6,938       2,306,746  

 

 
       11,899,712  

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.45%

 

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

     51,361       1,632,766  

 

 

Northern Trust Corp.

     32,082       3,095,272  

 

 
       4,728,038  

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment–2.08%

    

Aptiv PLC(c)

     25,891       2,306,112  

 

 

Visteon Corp.(c)

     16,416       1,700,369  

 

 
       4,006,481  

 

 

Automotive Retail–1.57%

    

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c)

     4,808       3,037,502  

 

 

Biotechnology–1.25%

    

Seagen, Inc.(c)

     13,614       2,408,861  

 

 

Building Products–1.50%

    

Carrier Global Corp.(b)

     80,932       2,886,035  

 

 

Cable & Satellite–0.59%

    

Altice USA, Inc., Class A(c)

     122,553       1,133,615  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.53%

    

Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)

     20,432       1,016,492  

 

 

Communications Equipment–1.58%

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b)

     14,509       3,041,086  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–0.94%

    

Valmont Industries, Inc.(b)

     8,075       1,813,887  

 

 

Construction Materials–1.68%

    

Vulcan Materials Co.

     22,864       3,248,974  

 

 

Distillers & Vintners–0.90%

    

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     7,418       1,728,839  

 

 

Electric Utilities–1.40%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     28,168       2,702,438  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–3.25%

 

Hubbell, Inc.(b)

     16,855       3,009,966  

 

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     12,512       2,493,767  

 

 
     Shares             Value          

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–(continued)

 

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     93,666     $ 769,934  

 

 
       6,273,667  

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.82%

 

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(c)

     25,434       3,506,077  

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services–1.69%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     24,904       3,259,187  

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.28%

 

Mosaic Co. (The)

     52,209       2,465,831  

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.13%

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     19,270       2,181,171  

 

 

Food Distributors–1.41%

 

Sysco Corp.

     32,107       2,719,784  

 

 

Gas Utilities–1.81%

    

Atmos Energy Corp.(b)

     31,217       3,499,426  

 

 

General Merchandise Stores–1.60%

    

Dollar General Corp.(b)

     12,540       3,077,818  

 

 

Health Care Equipment–0.96%

    

DexCom, Inc.(c)

     24,888       1,854,903  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–2.55%

    

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c)

     44,861       3,033,949  

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)

     35,758       1,879,441  

 

 
       4,913,390  

 

 

Health Care Services–0.32%

    

LHC Group, Inc.(c)

     3,983       620,312  

 

 

Health Care Supplies–1.13%

    

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     6,937       2,172,114  

 

 

Homebuilding–2.26%

    

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     40,480       2,679,371  

 

 

TopBuild Corp.(c)

     10,067       1,682,800  

 

 
       4,362,171  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–2.25%

    

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b)

     20,291       2,265,084  

 

 

Expedia Group, Inc.(c)

     21,962       2,082,657  

 

 
       4,347,741  

 

 

Human Resource & Employment Services–2.54%

 

ASGN, Inc.(c)

     28,231       2,547,848  

 

 

Korn Ferry

     40,405       2,344,298  

 

 
       4,892,146  

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.52%

    

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(c)

     47,013       2,929,850  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–2.06%

    

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(c)

     54,956       1,786,619  

 

 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     30,840       2,179,463  

 

 
       3,966,082  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


     Shares             Value          

 

 

Industrial REITs–1.63%

 

Duke Realty Corp.

     57,223     $ 3,144,404  

 

 

Insurance Brokers–1.74%

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     20,531       3,347,374  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–1.71%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     27,038       3,289,173  

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.62%

 

MongoDB, Inc.(c)

     4,616       1,197,852  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.67%

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     35,923       3,211,875  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.35%

 

Avantor, Inc.(c)

     83,432       2,594,735  

 

 

Managed Health Care–1.49%

 

Centene Corp.(c)

     33,944       2,872,002  

 

 

Metal & Glass Containers–2.41%

 

Crown Holdings, Inc.

     22,458       2,069,954  

 

 

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     62,115       2,568,455  

 

 
    4,638,409  

 

 

Movies & Entertainment–0.84%

 

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.,
Class A(c)

     78,834       1,620,827  

 

 

Multi-Utilities–1.76%

 

CMS Energy Corp.

     50,213       3,389,378  

 

 

Office REITs–1.63%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(b)

     21,676       3,143,670  

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.46%

 

Baker Hughes Co., Class A(b)

     97,776       2,822,793  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.28%

 

APA Corp.

     72,210       2,520,129  

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

     33,423       2,710,605  

 

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

     49,027       1,102,127  

 

 
    6,332,861  

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services–1.18%

 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     87,168       2,272,470  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–1.74%

 

Catalent, Inc.(c)

     31,293       3,357,426  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.57%

 

Allstate Corp. (The)

     23,843       3,021,623  

 

 

Regional Banks–3.70%

 

Comerica, Inc.

     37,385       2,743,312  

 

 

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     3,295       2,154,205  

 

 

Webster Financial Corp.

     53,175       2,241,326  

 

 
    7,138,843  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–2.75%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A(c)

     11,933       3,362,481  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

     Shares             Value          

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–(continued)

 

TransUnion

     24,171     $ 1,933,438  

 

 
       5,295,919  

 

 

Residential REITs–1.47%

    

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A(b)

     79,987       2,834,739  

 

 

Retail REITs–1.32%

    

Kimco Realty Corp.

     128,359       2,537,657  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–1.77%

    

KLA Corp.

     5,398       1,722,394  

 

 

MKS Instruments, Inc.(b)

     16,534       1,696,884  

 

 
       3,419,278  

 

 

Semiconductors–1.29%

    

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     42,772       2,484,198  

 

 

Specialized REITs–1.23%

    

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     27,035       2,378,269  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–1.09%

    

PPG Industries, Inc.

     18,421       2,106,257  

 

 

Specialty Stores–1.36%

    

Tractor Supply Co.

     13,540       2,624,729  

 

 

Systems Software–1.91%

    

VMware, Inc., Class A

     32,252       3,676,083  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $176,976,311)

 

    190,886,129  

 

 

Money Market Funds–0.97%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     628,895       628,895  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     514,473       514,422  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     718,738       718,738  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,862,029)

 

    1,862,055  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.98%
(Cost $178,838,340)

 

    192,748,184  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–15.73%

    

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     7,236,263       7,236,263  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     23,101,076       23,101,076  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $30,338,842)

 

    30,337,339  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–115.71%
(Cost $209,177,182)

 

    223,085,523  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(15.71)%

 

    (30,281,344

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

     $ 192,804,179  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b)

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

   Value
June 30, 2022
   Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                            

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio,

                                                                           

Institutional Class

       $     766,908      $ 12,141,247      $ (12,279,260 )     $ -        $ -        $ 628,895      $ 496  

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       589,006        8,672,319        (8,746,771 )       (15)          (117)          514,422        649  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       876,466        13,875,711        (14,033,439 )       -          -          718,738        748  
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                            

Invesco Private Government Fund

       3,441,734        44,129,826        (40,335,297 )       -          -          7,236,263        13,534*  

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       8,030,714        101,394,797        (86,318,959 )       (1,322)          (4,154)          23,101,076        38,294*  

Total

       $13,704,828      $ 180,213,900      $ (161,713,726 )     $ (1,337)        $ (4,271)        $ 32,199,394      $ 53,721  

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Industrials

       16.83 %

Information Technology

       15.16

Financials

       13.43

Consumer Discretionary

       12.37

Health Care

       10.79

Real Estate

       7.28

Materials

       6.46

Utilities

       4.98

Energy

       4.75

Consumer Staples

       3.83

Communication Services

       3.13

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.99

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $ 176,976,311)*

   $ 190,886,129  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $ 32,200,871)

     32,199,394  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     48,927  

 

 

Dividends

     191,696  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     81,496  

 

 

Other assets

     143  

 

 

Total assets

     223,407,785  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     34,509  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     30,338,842  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     110,911  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,140  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     27,872  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     89,332  

 

 

Total liabilities

     30,603,606  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 192,804,179  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 137,454,760  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     55,349,419  

 

 
   $ 192,804,179  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 115,990,660  

 

 

Series II

   $ 76,813,519  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     11,141,679  

 

 

Series II

     7,630,255  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.41  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.07  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $29,901,601 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 1,529,011  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $10,396)

     12,289  

 

 

Total investment income

     1,541,300  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     802,462  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     183,299  

 

 

Custodian fees

     3,136  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     108,804  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     6,050  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,634  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,991  

 

 

Professional services fees

     19,622  

 

 

Other

     2,074  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,137,072  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (586

 

 

Net expenses

     1,136,486  

 

 

Net investment income

     404,814  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (1,531,701

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (4,271

 

 
     (1,535,972

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (47,501,860

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (1,337

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (26

 

 
     (47,503,223

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (49,039,195

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (48,634,381

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 404,814     $ (228,545

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,535,972     48,538,214  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (47,503,223     3,531,989  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (48,634,381     51,841,658  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (677,745

 

 

Series II

           (246,199

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (923,944

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (9,848,421     (27,093,711

 

 

Series II

     (3,683,078     (10,631,791

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (13,531,499     (37,725,502

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (62,165,880     13,192,212  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     254,970,059       241,777,847  

 

 

End of period

   $ 192,804,179     $ 254,970,059  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

   Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
   Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
  

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of net
investment
income

(loss)

to average
net assets

  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 12.97      $ 0.03     $ (2.59 )     $ (2.56 )     $     $     $     $ 10.41        (19.74 )%     $ 115,991        0.93 %(d)       0.93 %(d)       0.46 %(d)       35 %

Year ended 12/31/21

       10.57        0.00       2.46       2.46       (0.06 )             (0.06 )       12.97        23.24       155,200        0.93       0.93       0.01       58

Year ended 12/31/20

       12.18        0.05       0.80       0.85       (0.08 )       (2.38 )       (2.46 )       10.57        9.25       150,990        0.94       0.94       0.49       75

Year ended 12/31/19

       10.97        0.09       2.57       2.66       (0.06 )       (1.39 )       (1.45 )       12.18        25.28       157,959        0.93       0.94       0.70       114

Year ended 12/31/18

       14.41        0.06       (1.39 )       (1.33 )       (0.07 )       (2.04 )       (2.11 )       10.97        (11.35 )       148,078        0.91       0.94       0.46       27

Year ended 12/31/17

       12.87        0.05       1.85       1.90       (0.07 )       (0.29 )       (0.36 )       14.41        14.92       192,277        0.94       0.96       0.37       45

Series II

                                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

       12.55        0.01       (2.49 )       (2.48 )                         10.07        (19.76 )       76,814        1.18 (d)        1.18 (d)        0.21 (d)        35

Year ended 12/31/21

       10.24        (0.03 )       2.37       2.34       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       12.55        22.86       99,770        1.18       1.18       (0.24 )       58

Year ended 12/31/20

       11.88        0.02       0.78       0.80       (0.06 )       (2.38 )       (2.44 )       10.24        8.94       90,788        1.19       1.19       0.24       75

Year ended 12/31/19

       10.72        0.05       2.53       2.58       (0.03 )       (1.39 )       (1.42 )       11.88        25.04       89,057        1.18       1.19       0.45       114

Year ended 12/31/18

       14.11        0.03       (1.36 )       (1.33 )       (0.02 )       (2.04 )       (2.06 )       10.72        (11.60 )       71,829        1.16       1.19       0.21       27

Year ended 12/31/17

       12.61        0.02       1.81       1.83       (0.04 )       (0.29 )       (0.33 )       14.11        14.65       141,120        1.19       1.21       0.12       45

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations - Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction of the cost of the related investment. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

C.

Country Determination - For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions - Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Master Limited Partnerships - The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP.

MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.

F.

Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

G.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

H.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

I.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

J.

Securities Lending - The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $523 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

K.

Foreign Currency Translations - Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers.

 

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Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

L.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

M.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 500 million

     0.725%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.700%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.675%  

 

 

Over $1.5 billion

     0.650%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.73%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $586.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $17,383 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $165,916 for fees paid to insurance

 

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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,094 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 190,886,129      $        $–        $ 190,886,129  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     1,862,055        30,337,339               32,199,394  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 192,748,184      $ 30,337,339        $–        $ 223,085,523  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $77,723,437 and $90,852,981, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 32,732,465  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (19,219,882

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 13,512,583  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $209,572,940.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     119,848     $ 1,358,342       358,949     $ 4,352,727  

 

 

Series II

     1,351,725       14,983,811       625,586       7,241,868  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       53,961       677,745  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       20,230       246,199  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (948,004     (11,206,763     (2,726,129     (32,124,183

 

 

Series II

     (1,670,331     (18,666,889     (1,563,200     (18,119,858

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (1,146,762   $ (13,531,499     (3,230,603   $ (37,725,502

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00     $802.60     $4.16     $1,020.18     $4.66     0.93%

Series II

  1,000.00   802.40   5.27   1,018.94   5.91   1.18   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of , and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance

 

 

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data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fourth and fifth quintiles, respectively, of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco

Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the

Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

 

 

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    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

    

    

 

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders      June 30, 2022  

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    O-VIMSS-SAR-1                                     


 

Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

 

Series I Shares

    -20.27

Series II Shares

    -20.37  

Russell 2000 Index

    -23.43  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

 

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

 

Series I Shares

 

Inception (5/1/98)

    8.20

10 Years

    11.08  

  5 Years

    7.24  

  1 Year

    -17.13  

Series II Shares

 

Inception (7/16/01)

    8.77

10 Years

    10.81  

  5 Years

    6.96  

  1 Year

    -17.33  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund® (renamed Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund® on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and

fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.01%

 

Aerospace & Defense–2.12%

     

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     94,487      $   5,205,289  

Curtiss–Wright Corp.(b)

     69,407        9,165,888  

 

 
        14,371,177  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics–0.86%

     

Hub Group, Inc., Class A(c)

     81,972        5,815,094  

 

 

Airlines–0.73%

     

Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)(c)

     208,744        4,976,457  

 

 

Aluminum–0.93%

     

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)

     79,767        6,308,772  

 

 

Application Software–4.34%

     

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(c)

     79,212        3,459,980  

Envestnet, Inc.(b)(c)

     69,610        3,673,320  

Paycor HCM, Inc.(b)(c)

     359,663        9,351,238  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.(c)

     191,807        7,397,996  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A(c)

     94,414        5,482,621  
                29,365,155  

Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.07%

 

  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B(b)

     237,248        7,542,114  

Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A(c)

     191,246        6,513,839  
        14,055,953  

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment–2.89%

     

Dorman Products, Inc.(c)

     102,558        11,251,638  

Visteon Corp.(c)

     80,054        8,291,994  
        19,543,632  

 

 

Automotive Retail–2.01%

     

AutoNation, Inc.(b)(c)

     121,789        13,611,139  

 

 

Biotechnology–0.79%

     

Avid Bioservices, Inc.(b)(c)

     349,535        5,333,904  

 

 

Building Products–2.24%

     

Masonite International Corp.(b)(c)

     83,565        6,420,299  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

     322,570        8,786,807  
        15,207,106  

 

 

Casinos & Gaming–0.52%

     

Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)

     71,308        3,547,573  

 

 

Construction & Engineering–1.54%

     

Primoris Services Corp.(b)

     176,379        3,838,007  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     29,445        6,614,230  
        10,452,237  

 

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.77%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     135,412        5,206,591  

 

 

Construction Materials–1.19%

     

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(c)

     345,091        8,037,169  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.05%

 

Paya Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     515,872      $ 3,389,279  

Payoneer Global, Inc.(c)

     958,605        3,757,732  
        7,147,011  

 

 

Diversified Banks–0.53%

     

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)

     114,798        3,580,550  

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining–0.74%

     

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     142,473        5,042,119  

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment–2.58%

 

Atkore, Inc.(c)

     101,557        8,430,246  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     57,402        6,516,275  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     308,440        2,535,377  
        17,481,898  

 

 

Electronic Components–0.61%

     

Belden, Inc.

     77,605        4,134,018  

 

 

Gas Utilities–3.80%

     

National Fuel Gas Co.(b)

     155,525        10,272,426  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     154,067        8,180,958  

Suburban Propane Partners L.P.

     475,724        7,259,548  
        25,712,932  

 

 

Health Care Equipment–2.97%

     

AtriCure, Inc.(c)

     151,564        6,192,905  

CryoPort, Inc.(b)(c)

     211,592        6,555,120  

Heska Corp.(c)

     36,411        3,441,204  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(c)

     66,473        3,934,537  
        20,123,766  

 

 

Health Care Facilities–3.93%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c)

     216,519        14,643,180  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)

     227,514        11,958,136  
        26,601,316  

 

 

Health Care REITs–0.80%

     

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     386,182        5,394,963  

 

 

Health Care Services–3.13%

     

Addus HomeCare Corp.(c)

     103,583        8,626,392  

LHC Group, Inc.(c)

     80,536        12,542,677  
        21,169,069  

 

 

Health Care Supplies–0.32%

     

BioLife Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)

     156,673        2,163,654  

 

 

Health Care Technology–1.58%

     

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(c)

     58,756        10,732,959  

 

 

Homebuilding–1.83%

     

Skyline Champion Corp.(c)

     72,984        3,460,901  

TopBuild Corp.(c)

     53,417        8,929,186  
        12,390,087  

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs–1.22%

     

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(c)

     1,004,786        8,249,293  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Human Resource & Employment Services–3.29%

 

ASGN, Inc.(c)

     122,257      $ 11,033,694  

Korn Ferry

     193,368        11,219,212  
        22,252,906  

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers–2.06%

 

  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(c)

     223,437        13,924,594  

 

 

Industrial Machinery–2.27%

 

  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     92,868        7,608,675  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(c)

     238,426        7,751,230  
        15,359,905  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–2.18%

 

  

Bumble, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     124,567        3,506,561  

Ziff Davis, Inc.(b)(c)

     150,882        11,245,236  
        14,751,797  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.83%

 

Stifel Financial Corp.

     220,874        12,373,361  

 

 

Leisure Facilities–0.92%

 

  

Cedar Fair L.P.(c)

     142,565        6,260,029  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.69%

 

  

Azenta, Inc.(b)

     158,761        11,446,668  

 

 

Metal & Glass Containers–0.94%

 

  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.(b)

     153,269        6,337,673  

 

 

Multi-Utilities–1.31%

 

  

Avista Corp.

     204,097        8,880,260  

 

 

Office Services & Supplies–0.55%

 

  

ACCO Brands Corp.

     567,407        3,705,168  

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling–1.00%

 

  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b)

     157,204        6,769,204  

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.83%

 

  

NOV, Inc.(b)

     332,665        5,625,365  

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.49%

 

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

     98,069        7,953,396  

CNX Resources Corp.(b)(c)

     543,110        8,939,591  
        16,892,987  

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.52%

 

  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

     557,636        3,546,565  

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats–1.69%

 

  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(c)

     303,484        11,462,591  

 

 

Personal Products–1.33%

 

  

BellRing Brands, Inc.(b)(c)

     361,069        8,987,007  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–1.10%

     

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(c)

     201,090        3,563,315  

Intra–Cellular Therapies, Inc.(c)

     67,824        3,871,394  
        7,434,709  

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance–1.28%

 

Definity Financial Corp. (Canada)

     336,106        8,687,264  

 

 

Regional Banks–8.45%

     

BankUnited, Inc.(b)

     242,905        8,640,131  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Regional Banks–(continued)

     

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(b)

     204,663      $ 5,069,503  

Cathay General Bancorp

     203,339        7,960,722  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.(b)

     116,108        3,326,494  

FB Financial Corp.

     110,725        4,342,634  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     201,549        5,070,973  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     247,563        4,735,880  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     252,849        7,393,305  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(c)

     41,329        2,212,341  

Webster Financial Corp.

     200,933        8,469,326  
        57,221,309  

 

 

Research & Consulting Services–3.08%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A(c)

     37,270        10,501,940  

KBR, Inc.(b)

     214,553        10,382,220  
        20,884,160  

 

 

Restaurants–1.02%

     

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     94,456        6,914,179  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–0.92%

     

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     61,035        6,264,022  

 

 

Semiconductors–2.97%

     

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (Japan)(c)

     210,311        4,351,334  

Ambarella, Inc.(c)

     60,197        3,940,496  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(c)

     83,451        3,847,091  

Semtech Corp.(c)

     144,562        7,946,573  
        20,085,494  

 

 

Specialized REITs–3.38%

     

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.(b)

     420,484        11,180,669  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     233,398        11,686,238  
        22,866,907  

 

 

Specialty Chemicals–0.62%

     

NewMarket Corp.(b)

     14,044        4,226,682  

 

 

Systems Software–0.61%

     

Progress Software Corp.

     91,460        4,143,138  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.59%

     

WSFS Financial Corp.

     268,459        10,762,521  

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $512,197,910)

 

     663,822,059  

 

 

Money Market Funds–1.52%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     3,598,813        3,598,813  

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     2,566,862        2,566,605  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     4,112,929        4,112,929  

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $10,278,295)

 

     10,278,347  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.53%
(Cost $522,476,205)

              674,100,406  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


     Shares      Value  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–15.69%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     29,744,426      $ 29,744,426  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     76,485,666        76,485,666  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $106,234,395)

 

     106,230,092  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–115.22%
(Cost $628,710,600)

        780,330,498  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(15.22)%

 

     (103,061,476

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 677,269,022  

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

                                  
                      Change in                    
                      Unrealized     Realized              
    Value     Purchases     Proceeds     Appreciation     Gain     Value        
     December 31, 2021     at Cost     from Sales     (Depreciation)     (Loss)     June 30, 2022     Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                        

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $  5,719,425           $  32,076,888       $  (34,197,500     $         -       $           -       $   3,598,813       $      4,701    

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    3,797,951           22,912,063       (24,143,113)               51       (347)       2,566,605       4,872    

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    6,536,485           36,659,301       (39,082,857)                 -       -       4,112,929       6,159    
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                         

Invesco Private Government Fund

    25,179,539           130,323,609       (125,758,722)                 -       -       29,744,426       66,548*    

Invesco Private Prime Fund

    58,752,256           293,091,822       (275,344,975)        (3,776)        (9,661)       76,485,666       185,386*    

Total

    $99,985,656           $515,063,683       $(498,527,167     $(3,725)         $(10,008)       $116,508,439       $  267,666    

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f)

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1K.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


    

 

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Industrials

       20.04 %

Financials

       15.75

Health Care

       15.51

Information Technology

       10.50

Consumer Discretionary

       9.19

Real Estate

       5.39

Utilities

       5.11

Consumer Staples

       5.08

Energy

       4.85

Materials

       4.42

Communication Services

       2.18

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       1.98

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $512,197,910)*

   $ 663,822,059  

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $116,512,690)

     116,508,439  

Cash

     1,000,000  

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $28,088)

     28,108  

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     2,291,993  

Fund shares sold

     348,690  

Dividends

     365,138  

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     82,648  

Total assets

     784,447,075  

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     388,285  

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     106,234,395  

Accrued fees to affiliates

     421,563  

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,954  

Accrued other operating expenses

     48,208  

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     82,648  

Total liabilities

     107,178,053  

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 677,269,022  

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 464,098,246  

Distributable earnings

     213,170,776  
     $ 677,269,022  

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 127,397,012  

Series II

   $ 549,872,010  

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     5,077,556  

Series II

     22,399,106  

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.09  

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.55  

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $105,025,650 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,576)

   $ 4,034,725  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $58,479)

     74,211  

 

 

Total investment income

     4,108,936  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     2,655,367  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     630,515  

 

 

Custodian fees

     3,028  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     782,811  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     20,718  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     10,773  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     689  

 

 

Professional services fees

     17,832  

 

 

Other

     7,822  

 

 

Total expenses

     4,129,555  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (190,917

 

 

Net expenses

     3,938,638  

 

 

Net investment income

     170,298  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (18,191,488

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (10,008

 

 

Foreign currencies

     1,072  

 

 
     (18,200,424

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (157,135,703

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (3,725

 

 

Foreign currencies

     20  

 

 
     (157,139,408

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (175,339,832

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (175,169,534

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

    December 31,
2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 170,298     $ (1,535,551

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (18,200,424     91,687,356  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (157,139,408     74,780,052  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (175,169,534     164,931,857  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (9,909,775

 

 

Series II

           (45,346,362

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (55,256,137

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     1,567,178       21,710,271  

 

 

Series II

     (16,887,681     (33,389,733

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (15,320,503     (11,679,462

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (190,490,037     97,996,258  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     867,759,059       769,762,801  

 

 

End of period

   $ 677,269,022     $ 867,759,059  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed(c)

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (d)

Series I

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $31.47       $0.03       $(6.41     $(6.38     $      -       $      -       $      -       $25.09       (20.27 )%      $127,397       0.82 %(e)      0.87 %(e)      0.25 %(e)      15

Year ended 12/31/21

    27.42       0.01       6.19       6.20       (0.12     (2.03     (2.15     31.47       22.55       158,060       0.80       0.84       0.03       32  

Year ended 12/31/20

    23.32       0.09       4.47       4.56       (0.14     (0.32     (0.46     27.42       19.93       119,377       0.80       0.91       0.41       35  

Year ended 12/31/19

    20.36       0.11       5.06       5.17       (0.05     (2.16     (2.21     23.32       26.47       109,695       0.80       0.86       0.49       36  

Year ended 12/31/18

    25.79       0.07       (2.07     (2.00     (0.08     (3.35     (3.43     20.36       (10.32     123,962       0.80       0.83       0.28       45  

Year ended 12/31/17

    24.08       0.07       3.22       3.29       (0.22     (1.36     (1.58     25.79       14.15       152,617       0.80       0.80       0.28       42  

Series II

                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    30.83       (0.00     (6.28     (6.28     -       -       -       24.55       (20.37     549,872       1.07 (e)      1.12 (e)      (0.00 )(e)      15  

Year ended 12/31/21

    26.91       (0.07     6.08       6.01       (0.06     (2.03     (2.09     30.83       22.26       709,699       1.05       1.09       (0.22     32  

Year ended 12/31/20

    22.89       0.03       4.39       4.42       (0.08     (0.32     (0.40     26.91       19.63       650,386       1.05       1.16       0.16       35  

Year ended 12/31/19

    20.03       0.05       4.97       5.02       0.00       (2.16     (2.16     22.89       26.13       605,327       1.05       1.11       0.25       36  

Year ended 12/31/18

    25.42       0.01       (2.03     (2.02     (0.02     (3.35     (3.37     20.03       (10.54     735,969       1.05       1.08       0.03       45  

Year ended 12/31/17

    23.75       0.01       3.18       3.19       (0.16     (1.36     (1.52     25.42       13.91       935,793       1.05       1.05       0.03       42  

 

(a)

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c)

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund® (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.  Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction of the cost of the related investment. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

C.

Country Determination - For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions - Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Master Limited Partnerships - The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP.

MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.

F.

Return of Capital – Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. The return of capital portion of the distribution is a reduction to investment income that results in an equivalent reduction in the cost basis of the associated investments and increases net realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates will subsequently be revised and may materially differ primarily based on information received from the MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

G.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

H.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

I.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

J.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

K.

Securities Lending - The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending

 

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  transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

L.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

Up to $200 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.690%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.660%  

 

 

Next $200 million

     0.600%  

 

 

Next $4 billion

     0.580%  

 

 

Over $5 billion

     0.560%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.69%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

Effective May 1, 2022 through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1 2022, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $190,917.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $55,189 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $575,326 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase

 

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and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

            Level 1                Level 2                Level 3                Total      

Investments in Securities

                                           

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

     $ 663,822,059      $        $–      $ 663,822,059

Money Market Funds

       10,278,347        106,230,092               116,508,439

Total Investments

     $ 674,100,406      $ 106,230,092        $–      $ 780,330,498

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $112,895,883 and $125,357,724, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis       

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 196,137,811  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (45,509,999

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 150,627,812  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $629,702,686.

 

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NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     823,214     $ 22,955,449       1,168,250     $ 37,302,772  

 

 

Series II

     5,391,938       145,428,636       2,282,180       70,992,182  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       312,217       9,909,775  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       1,457,614       45,346,362  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (767,964     (21,388,271     (811,387     (25,502,276

 

 

Series II

     (6,012,493     (162,316,317     (4,884,772     (149,728,277

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (565,305   $ (15,320,503     (475,898   $ (11,679,462

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 53% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

           

ACTUAL

  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
      Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
   Ending
     Account Value     
(06/30/22)1
   Expenses
     Paid During     
Period2,3
   Ending
     Account Value     
(06/30/22)
   Expenses
     Paid During     
Period2,4
  

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio2

    Series I    

   $1,000.00    $797.30    $3.65    $1,020.73    $4.11    0.82%

    Series II    

     1,000.00      796.30      4.77      1,019.49      5.36    1.07  

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses of Series I shares and Series II Shares 2.00% and 2.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. The annualized expense ratios restated as if these agreements had been in effect throughout the entire most recent fiscal half year are 0.87% and 1.12% for of Series I shares and Series II shares, respectively.

3 

The actual expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $3.88 and $4.99 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

4 

The hypothetical expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.36 and $5.61 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively.

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems

preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 2000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the first quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed

 

 

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more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of

scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with

regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.  

O-VIIGR-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -30.48

Series II Shares

    -30.39  

MSCI All Country World ex USA Index

    -18.42  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The MSCI All Country World ex USA® Index is an index considered representative of developed and emerging stock markets, excluding the US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/13/92)

    6.27

10 Years

    5.24  

  5 Years

    1.15  

  1 Year

    -28.30  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (3/19/01)

    4.88

10 Years

    4.99  

  5 Years

    0.86  

  1 Year

    -28.30  
 

Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund. Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product

performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges,

expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares              Value          

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.84%

 

Australia–1.73%

 

CSL Ltd.

     28,982      $ 5,385,100  

 

 

Canada–6.46%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

     207,071        8,077,249  

 

 

CAE, Inc.(a)

     222,559        5,484,440  

 

 

Dollarama, Inc.

     114,514        6,593,985  

 

 
       20,155,674  

 

 

China–0.79%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

     173,200        2,470,648  

 

 

Denmark–4.51%

 

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(a)(b)

     19,498        1,812,534  

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     110,467        12,260,884  

 

 
     14,073,418  

 

 

France–15.48%

 

Adevinta ASA, Class B(a)

     189,724        1,380,984  

 

 

Airbus SE

     58,096        5,704,318  

 

 

Dassault Systemes SE

     112,954        4,185,319  

 

 

Edenred

     82,388        3,903,997  

 

 

EssilorLuxottica S.A.

     14,533        2,198,232  

 

 

Hermes International

     9,282        10,486,144  

 

 

Kering S.A.

     5,992        3,113,195  

 

 

L’Oreal S.A.

     11,681        4,035,873  

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     13,967        8,619,499  

 

 

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     14,711        4,657,457  

 

 
     48,285,018  

 

 

Germany–3.89%

 

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA(a)

     92,379        4,840,487  

 

 

Hypoport SE(a)

     3,262        647,065  

 

 

SAP SE

     15,832        1,442,337  

 

 

Siemens AG

     10,860        1,105,305  

 

 

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

     80,470        4,090,567  

 

 
     12,125,761  

 

 

India–4.59%

 

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(c)

     99,537        2,727,874  

 

 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

     351,811        11,584,045  

 

 
     14,311,919  

 

 

Ireland–1.77%

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

     55,035        5,529,325  

 

 

Italy–1.90%

 

Davide Campari-Milano N.V.

     562,253        5,936,581  

 

 

Japan–8.11%

 

Benefit One, Inc.

     137,500        1,851,194  

 

 

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     32,800        5,264,259  

 

 

Hitachi Ltd.

     55,100        2,610,705  

 

 

Hoya Corp.

     28,893        2,469,915  

 

 

Keyence Corp.

     12,924        4,422,975  

 

 

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

     121,300        2,969,301  

 

 

Nidec Corp.

     51,900        3,209,165  

 

 
     Shares              Value          

 

 

Japan–(continued)

 

Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.

     235,000      $ 2,503,239  

 

 
     25,300,753  

 

 

Netherlands–5.61%

 

Aalberts N.V.

     59,773        2,350,200  

 

 

Adyen N.V.(a)(c)

     2,886        4,242,468  

 

 

ASML Holding N.V.

     15,501        7,481,215  

 

 

Shop Apotheke Europe N.V.(a)(b)(c)

     14,768        1,313,441  

 

 

Universal Music Group N.V.

     104,082        2,102,892  

 

 
       17,490,216  

 

 

New Zealand–0.43%

 

Xero Ltd.(a)(b)

     25,417        1,352,355  

 

 

Spain–1.79%

 

Amadeus IT Group S.A.(a)

     99,257        5,576,688  

 

 

Sweden–7.14%

 

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     446,897        4,181,832  

 

 

Epiroc AB, Class A

     453,794        7,014,454  

 

 

Swedish Match AB

     1,084,200        11,070,958  

 

 
     22,267,244  

 

 

Switzerland–4.53%

 

Barry Callebaut AG

     733        1,641,665  

 

 

IWG PLC(a)

     930,824        2,122,572  

 

 

Lonza Group AG

     4,313        2,299,795  

 

 

Sika AG

     22,428        5,174,032  

 

 

VAT Group AG(c)

     10,418        2,487,792  

 

 

Zur Rose Group AG(a)(b)

     5,580        418,840  

 

 
     14,144,696  

 

 

Taiwan–1.74%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     341,000        5,430,979  

 

 

United Kingdom–19.01%

 

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)

     464,660        766,074  

 

 

Britvic PLC

     398,132        3,933,801  

 

 

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)

     154,203        1,029,437  

 

 

Compass Group PLC

     397,517        8,138,307  

 

 

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

     878,702        2,412,150  

 

 

Entain PLC(a)

     333,494        5,060,493  

 

 

Legal & General Group PLC

     924,476        2,698,617  

 

 

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     85,988        7,993,373  

 

 

Next PLC

     84,597        6,040,099  

 

 

Ocado Group PLC(a)

     484,548        4,608,262  

 

 

Rentokil Initial PLC

     917,752        5,304,452  

 

 

Rightmove PLC

     590,797        4,088,152  

 

 

RS GROUP PLC

     272,106        2,880,896  

 

 

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

     1,241,669        4,356,281  

 

 
     59,310,394  

 

 

United States–8.36%

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

     5,783        1,083,734  

 

 

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

     21,979        6,478,970  

 

 

Ferguson PLC

     44,903        5,027,846  

 

 

James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI

     201,518        4,414,017  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


     Shares              Value          

 

 

United States–(continued)

 

Medtronic PLC

     23,607      $ 2,118,728  

 

 

ResMed, Inc.

     33,134        6,945,880  

 

 
     26,069,175  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $223,206,973)

 

     305,215,944  

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.70%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     4,039,131        4,039,131  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     2,884,883        2,884,595  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     4,616,149        4,616,149  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $11,539,614)

 

     11,539,875  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-101.54%
(Cost $234,746,587)

        316,755,819  

 

 
     Shares              Value          

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–1.01%

 

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     881,051      $ 881,051  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     2,265,560        2,265,560  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $3,146,782)

 

     3,146,611  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.55%
(Cost $237,893,369)

 

     319,902,430  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.55)%

 

     (7,958,722

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

   $ 311,943,708  

 

 
 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CDI  – CREST Depository Interest

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(c)

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $21,630,573, which represented 6.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                    

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $   963,741           $15,988,837       $(12,913,447)       $       -             $       -       $  4,039,131     $  4,073      

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    688,191           11,420,598       (9,223,890)       261             (565)       2,884,595     5,174      

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    1,101,419           18,272,957       (14,758,227)       -             -       4,616,149     6,661      
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                    

Invesco Private Government Fund

    63,225           8,767,698       (7,949,872)       -             -       881,051     2,477*      

Invesco Private Prime Fund

    147,525           20,488,557       (18,370,710)       (171)             359       2,265,560     6,426*      
Total     $2,964,101           $74,938,647       $(63,216,146)       $    90             $(206)       $14,686,486     $24,811      

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

Consumer Discretionary

       20.07 %

Industrials

       18.60

Health Care

       15.12

Information Technology

       14.86

Consumer Staples

       14.11

Communication Services

       3.98

Energy

       3.71

Financials

       3.64

Materials

       3.07

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       0.68

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       2.16

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $223,206,973)*

   $ 305,215,944  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $14,686,396)

     14,686,486  

 

 

Cash

     500,908  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $718,618)

     717,002  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

     24,010  

 

 

Fund shares sold

     436,393  

 

 

Dividends

     1,233,823  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     49,928  

 

 

Other assets

     295  

 

 

Total assets

     322,864,789  

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

     7,327,525  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     12,208  

 

 

Accrued foreign taxes

     174,583  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     3,146,782  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     174,422  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,743  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     32,890  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     49,928  

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,921,081  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 311,943,708  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 157,487,294  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     154,456,414  

 

 
   $ 311,943,708  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

   $ 163,928,866  

 

 

Series II

   $ 148,014,842  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     80,615,650  

 

 

Series II

     69,528,928  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 2.03  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 2.13  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $2,534,077 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $233,172)

   $ 3,724,657  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $7,602)

     23,510  

 

 

Total investment income

     3,748,167  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     1,717,446  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     294,529  

 

 

Custodian fees

     40,655  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     212,735  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     11,129  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     9,835  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     3,316  

 

 

Professional services fees

     21,327  

 

 

Other

     4,424  

 

 

Total expenses

     2,315,396  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (306,810

 

 

Net expenses

     2,008,586  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,739,581  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $4,532)

     10,555,398  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (206

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (55,528

 

 
     10,499,664  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $154,526)

     (148,025,438

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     90  

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (71,038

 

 
     (148,096,386

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (137,596,722

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (135,857,141

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,739,581     $ (1,498,133

 

 

Net realized gain

     10,499,664       65,006,948  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (148,096,386     (10,388,878

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (135,857,141     53,119,937  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (21,477,246

 

 

Series II

           (25,805,990

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (47,283,236

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     27,056       3,387,374  

 

 

Series II

     3,447,003       (66,781,008

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     3,474,059       (63,393,634

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (132,383,082     (57,556,933

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     444,326,790       501,883,723  

 

 

End of period

   $ 311,943,708     $ 444,326,790  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations (a)

 

Dividends

from net

investment

income

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Total

distributions

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed(c)

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (d)

Series I

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 2.92        $ 0.01     $ (0.90 )       $ (0.89 )       $     $     $     $ 2.03          (30.48 )%      $ 163,929          1.00 %(e)        1.17 %(e)        1.08 %(e)        14

Year ended 12/31/21

       2.91       (0.00 )         0.30       0.30             (0.29 )         (0.29 )         2.92       10.22       235,425       1.00       1.13       (0.16 )       22

Year ended 12/31/20

       2.45       (0.00 )       0.52       0.52       (0.02 )         (0.04 )       (0.06 )       2.91       21.50       230,463       1.00       1.15       (0.01 )       37

Year ended 12/31/19

       2.03       0.02       0.54       0.56       (0.02 )       (0.12 )       (0.14 )       2.45       28.60       221,944       1.00       1.13       0.91       51

Year ended 12/31/18

       2.59       0.02       (0.51 )       (0.49 )       (0.02 )       (0.05 )       (0.07 )       2.03       (19.42 )       267,220       1.00       1.10       0.83       25

Year ended 12/31/17

       2.08       0.02       0.52       0.54       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       2.59       26.29       360,417       1.00       1.08       0.87       27

Series II

                                                        

Six months ended 06/30/22

       3.06       0.01       (0.94 )       (0.93 )                         2.13       (30.39 )       148,015       1.25 (e)        1.42 (e)        0.83 (e)        14

Year ended 12/31/21

       3.04       (0.01 )       0.32       0.31             (0.29 )       (0.29 )       3.06       10.12       208,901       1.25       1.38       (0.41 )       22

Year ended 12/31/20

       2.56       (0.01 )       0.55       0.54       (0.02 )       (0.04 )       (0.06 )       3.04       21.04       271,421       1.25       1.40       (0.26 )       37

Year ended 12/31/19

       2.12       0.02       0.56       0.58       (0.02 )       (0.12 )       (0.14 )       2.56       27.95       252,753       1.25       1.38       0.67       51

Year ended 12/31/18

       2.70       0.01       (0.52 )       (0.51 )       (0.02 )       (0.05 )       (0.07 )       2.12       (19.55 )       199,636       1.25       1.35       0.58       25

Year ended 12/31/17

       2.16       0.01       0.56       0.57       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       2.70       26.44       239,042       1.25       1.33       0.60       27

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes –The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks - Emerging markets (also referred to as developing markets) are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, companies operating in emerging markets may be subject to lower trading volume and greater price fluctuations than companies in more developed markets. Securities law in many emerging market countries is relatively new and unsettled. Therefore, laws regarding foreign investment in emerging market securities, securities regulation, title to securities, and shareholder rights may change quickly and unpredictably. In addition, the enforcement of systems of taxation at federal, regional and local levels in emerging market countries may be inconsistent, and subject to sudden change. Other risks of investing in emerging markets securities may include additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of timely information.

M.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

First $250 million

     1.000%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.900%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.850%  

 

 

Over $1 billion

     0.820%  

 

 

 

*

The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.95%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.00% and Series II shares to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $306,810.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months

 

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ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $25,840 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $268,689 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                    

 

 

Australia

   $         $ 5,385,100           $–         $ 5,385,100  

 

 

Canada

     20,155,674                       –           20,155,674  

 

 

China

               2,470,648             –           2,470,648  

 

 

Denmark

     1,812,534           12,260,884             –           14,073,418  

 

 

France

               48,285,018             –           48,285,018  

 

 

Germany

               12,125,761             –           12,125,761  

 

 

India

               14,311,919             –           14,311,919  

 

 

Ireland

               5,529,325             –           5,529,325  

 

 

Italy

               5,936,581             –           5,936,581  

 

 

Japan

               25,300,753             –           25,300,753  

 

 

Netherlands

               17,490,216             –           17,490,216  

 

 

New Zealand

               1,352,355             –           1,352,355  

 

 

Spain

               5,576,688             –           5,576,688  

 

 

Sweden

               22,267,244             –           22,267,244  

 

 

Switzerland

               14,144,696             –           14,144,696  

 

 

Taiwan

               5,430,979             –           5,430,979  

 

 

United Kingdom

               59,310,394             –           59,310,394  

 

 

United States

     16,627,312           9,441,863             –           26,069,175  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     11,539,875           3,146,611             –           14,686,486  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 50,135,395         $ 269,767,035           $–         $ 319,902,430  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

 

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NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $51,232,238 and $49,492,688, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 109,269,231  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (28,657,269

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 80,611,962  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $239,290,468.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     7,096,603     $ 16,474,548       11,253,855     $ 34,403,309  

 

 

Series II

     6,420,635       15,774,553       11,397,486       36,490,806  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       7,207,130       21,477,246  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       8,271,150       25,805,990  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (7,022,065     (16,447,492     (17,177,393     (52,493,181

 

 

Series II

     (5,069,008     (12,327,550     (40,674,516     (129,077,804

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     1,426,165     $ 3,474,059       (19,722,288   $ (63,393,634

 

 

 

(a)

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 48% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00          $695.20           $4.20           $1,019.84         $5.01           1.00%       

Series II

  1,000.00          696.10           5.26           1,018.60         6.26           1.25          

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the

way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S.® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the second quintile for the three year period, and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three, and five year periods. The Board considered

 

 

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that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative contractual management fees and total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary

infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the

performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the

 

 

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compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VISCE-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -25.67

Series II Shares

    -25.75  

S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)

    -19.96  

Russell 2000 Index (Style-Specific Index)

    -23.43  

Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)

    -20.59  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.; Lipper Inc.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

 

    The Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (8/29/03)

    7.91

10 Years

    8.52  

  5 Years

    5.85  

  1 Year

    -24.12  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (8/29/03)

    7.65

10 Years

    8.25  

  5 Years

    5.59  

  1 Year

    -24.32  
 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.27%

Aerospace & Defense–1.03%

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     14,982      $    1,978,523

Air Freight & Logistics–1.03%

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)

     68,235      1,960,392

Alternative Carriers–1.06%

Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)

     53,991      2,027,902

Apparel Retail–0.91%

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(c)

     96,526      1,079,161

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(b)(c)

     16,825      654,829
       1,733,990

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.29%

Oxford Industries, Inc.(c)

     27,887      2,474,692

Application Software–3.85%

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)(b)

     33,851      2,100,793

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)

     18,804      2,154,938

Verint Systems, Inc.(b)(c)

     45,015      1,906,385

Workiva, Inc.(b)(c)

     18,054      1,191,384
       7,353,500

Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.19%

Blucora, Inc.(b)

     123,224      2,274,715

Auto Parts & Equipment–1.22%

Visteon Corp.(b)

     22,536      2,334,279

Automotive Retail–1.14%

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A(c)

     7,938      2,181,442

Biotechnology–0.82%

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)(b)(c)

     9,460      574,884

Natera, Inc.(b)

     24,944      884,015

TG Therapeutics, Inc.(b)

     26,414      112,260
       1,571,159

Casinos & Gaming–0.52%

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)

     32,927      1,001,639

Construction & Engineering–3.13%

NV5 Global, Inc.(b)(c)

     22,930      2,676,848

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b)

     102,217      3,313,875
       5,990,723

Construction Materials–2.27%

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     16,191      1,780,038

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b)

     110,264      2,568,049
       4,348,087

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.99%

Concentrix Corp.

     13,935      1,890,143

Diversified Metals & Mining–1.26%

MP Materials Corp.(b)(c)

     75,369      2,417,838
      Shares      Value

Electrical Components & Equipment–1.28%

EnerSys(c)

     25,076      $    1,478,481

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     117,446      965,406
       2,443,887

Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.97%

Badger Meter, Inc.

     22,940      1,855,617

Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.01%

Flex Ltd.(b)

     133,279      1,928,547

Environmental & Facilities Services–1.83%

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(b)

     31,706      2,304,392

Montrose Environmental Group,
Inc.(b)(c)

     35,317      1,192,302
       3,496,694

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.49%

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)(c)

     11,865      937,216

Financial Exchanges & Data–1.30%

TMX Group Ltd. (Canada)

     24,359      2,479,047

Food Retail–0.97%

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)(c)

     73,224      1,854,032

Footwear–0.89%

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.(c)

     84,419      1,701,887

Health Care Distributors–0.95%

Owens & Minor, Inc.(c)

     57,549      1,809,916

Health Care Equipment–4.12%

AtriCure, Inc.(b)

     46,794      1,912,003

CONMED Corp.(c)

     21,647      2,072,917

Heska Corp.(b)(c)

     20,020      1,892,090

QuidelOrtho Corp.(b)(c)

     20,564      1,998,409
       7,875,419

Health Care Facilities–2.00%

Encompass Health Corp.

     29,916      1,676,792

Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(b)

     38,768      496,618

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     31,583      1,660,002
       3,833,412

Health Care Services–2.63%

Castle Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c)

     36,035      790,968

LHC Group, Inc.(b)

     12,598      1,962,013

R1 RCM, Inc.(b)(c)

     109,001      2,284,661
       5,037,642

Health Care Supplies–1.81%

ICU Medical, Inc.(b)(c)

     8,195      1,347,176

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(b)(c)

     49,041      2,116,119
       3,463,295

Health Care Technology–1.12%

Simulations Plus, Inc.(c)

     43,307      2,136,334

Homebuilding–0.99%

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.,
Class A(b)(c)

     81,283      1,898,771
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


      Shares      Value

Hotel & Resort REITs–0.80%

     

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(b)

     20,235      $    1,538,467

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.18%

Travel + Leisure Co.

     58,318      2,263,905

Human Resource & Employment Services–0.78%

Alight, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     221,307      1,493,822

Industrial Machinery–4.62%

Chart Industries, Inc.(b)(c)

     19,631      3,285,837

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(b)

     157,292      1,700,326

Helios Technologies, Inc.

     29,015      1,922,244

ITT, Inc.

     28,774      1,934,764
              8,843,171

Industrial REITs–2.23%

EastGroup Properties, Inc.(c)

     14,874      2,295,505

STAG Industrial, Inc.(c)

     63,431      1,958,749
              4,254,254

Interactive Media & Services–0.70%

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A(b)(c)

     131,067      1,346,058

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.56%

Overstock.com, Inc.(b)(c)

     42,773      1,069,753

Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.70%

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     20,967      3,867,992

Piper Sandler Cos.(c)

     28,285      3,206,388
              7,074,380

Leisure Products–1.04%

Acushnet Holdings Corp.(c)

     47,790      1,991,887

Life & Health Insurance–0.97%

Primerica, Inc.

     15,551      1,861,299

Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.26%

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

     17,614      2,636,287

NeoGenomics, Inc.(b)(c)

     77,107      628,422

Quanterix Corp.(b)(c)

     65,525      1,060,850
              4,325,559

Multi-line Insurance–1.35%

Assurant, Inc.

     14,912      2,577,539

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.06%

Cactus, Inc., Class A(c)

     48,508      1,953,417

Weatherford International PLC(b)

     93,736      1,984,391
              3,937,808

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.06%

Matador Resources Co.

     52,033      2,424,218

Southwestern Energy Co.(b)

     242,681      1,516,756
              3,940,974

Packaged Foods & Meats–0.47%

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     21,451      894,936

Paper Packaging–1.10%

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     102,122      2,093,501

Property & Casualty Insurance–0.97%

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     12,632      1,847,430
      Shares      Value

Real Estate Services–0.51%

FirstService Corp. (Canada)

     8,107      $    983,396

Regional Banks–5.95%

 

  

Community Bank System, Inc.(c)

     28,197      1,784,306

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(c)

     43,526      2,064,003

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     57,858      1,691,768

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     30,917      2,235,608

South State Corp.

     22,322      1,722,143

Webster Financial Corp.(c)

     44,715      1,884,737
              11,382,565

Reinsurance–1.32%

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     21,576      2,530,649

Research & Consulting Services–2.49%

CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)

     7,733      2,179,005

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)

     39,836      2,588,941
              4,767,946

Restaurants–1.05%

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     23,942      1,999,636

Semiconductors–2.97%

Diodes, Inc.(b)

     29,056      1,876,146

Power Integrations, Inc.(c)

     27,459      2,059,700

Semtech Corp.(b)

     31,588      1,736,392
              5,672,238

Specialized REITs–1.36%

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     56,647      2,597,832

Specialty Chemicals–1.36%

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(c)

     25,144      2,591,089

Steel–0.87%

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)(c)

     107,811      1,657,055

Systems Software–1.14%

CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)

     34,538      2,172,440

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.55%

Essent Group Ltd.

     39,247      1,526,708

Radian Group, Inc.

     73,240      1,439,166
              2,965,874

Tires & Rubber–0.28%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)

     50,317      538,895

Trading Companies & Distributors–2.30%

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     23,740      2,283,076

Univar Solutions, Inc.(b)

     85,070      2,115,691
              4,398,767

Trucking–0.98%

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(c)

     40,465      1,873,125

Water Utilities–1.22%

California Water Service Group

     42,020      2,334,211

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $178,479,920)

 

   184,111,201

Money Market Funds–3.72%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(d)(e)

     2,486,371      2,486,371
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


      Shares      Value

Money Market Funds–(continued)

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e)

     1,783,344      $    1,783,166

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e)

     2,841,568      2,841,568

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,110,930)

 

   7,111,105

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.99% (Cost $185,590,850)

 

   191,222,306

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

Money Market Funds–27.83%

     

Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f)

     14,901,484      14,901,484

 

      Shares      Value  

Money Market Funds–(continued)

     

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(d)(e)(f)

     38,318,101      $   38,318,101  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $53,221,111)

 

     53,219,585  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–127.82% (Cost $238,811,961)

 

     244,441,891  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(27.82)%

 

     (53,209,710

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 191,232,181  

 

 
 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(d) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
June 30, 2022
     Dividend Income  
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                             

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $  1,751,611          $ 10,626,656      $ (9,891,896     $        -       $ -      $ 2,486,371        $  3,748    

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,258,606            7,590,469        (7,065,640     175       (444)        1,783,166        4,247    

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     2,001,841            12,144,750        (11,305,023     -       -        2,841,568        5,446    
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                             

Invesco Private Government Fund

     8,691,666            60,988,234        (54,778,416     -       -        14,901,484        29,801*    

Invesco Private Prime Fund

     20,280,552            128,102,987        (110,058,454     (512)       (6,472)        38,318,101        84,179*    

Total

     $33,984,276          $ 219,453,096      $ (193,099,429     $(337)     $ (6,916)      $ 60,330,690        $127,421    

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(e) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(f) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Industrials

       19.48 %

Financials

       18.30

Health Care

       15.72

Consumer Discretionary

       11.08

Information Technology

       10.91

Materials

       7.34

Real Estate

       4.90

Energy

       4.12

Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets

       4.42

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       3.73

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $178,479,920)*

   $ 184,111,201  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $60,332,041)

     60,330,690  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $150)

     147  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     245,234  

 

 

Dividends

     83,901  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     51,136  

 

 

Other assets

     154  

 

 

Total assets

     244,822,463  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     55,171  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     110,932  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     53,221,111  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     109,635  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,477  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     32,449  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     58,507  

 

 

Total liabilities

     53,590,282  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 191,232,181  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 139,842,046  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     51,390,135  

 

 
   $ 191,232,181  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 100,106,267  

 

 

Series II

   $ 91,125,914  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     5,732,467  

 

 

Series II

     5,642,744  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 17.46  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.15  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $51,762,606 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,191)

   $ 1,144,738  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $22,045)

     35,486  

 

 

Total investment income

     1,180,224  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     826,401  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     184,136  

 

 

Custodian fees

     2,714  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     131,757  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     6,305  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,965  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,036  

 

 

Professional services fees

     18,005  

 

 

Other

     2,154  

 

 

Total expenses

     1,182,473  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (3,401

 

 

Net expenses

     1,179,072  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,152  

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     7,507,347  

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (6,916

 

 

Foreign currencies

     564  

 

 
     7,500,995  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (74,766,166

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (337

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (72

 

 
     (74,766,575

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (67,265,580

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (67,264,428

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,152     $ (190,756

 

 

Net realized gain

     7,500,995       40,454,837  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (74,766,575     7,980,852  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (67,264,428     48,244,933  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

           (7,741,480

 

 

Series II

           (7,308,525

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

           (15,050,005

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (6,776,828     (5,565,314

 

 

Series II

     (4,106,787     (2,537,132

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (10,883,615     (8,102,446

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (78,148,043     25,092,482  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     269,380,224       244,287,742  

 

 

End of period

   $ 191,232,181     $ 269,380,224  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
  Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
  Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of

expenses
to average net
assets without

fee waivers
and/or

expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      $23.49       $  0.01       $(6.04)         $(6.03     $       $       $         $17.46       (25.67 )%       $100,106         0.94 %(d)       0.95 %(d)       0.12 %(d)       15 %

Year ended 12/31/21

      20.62       0.01       4.19         4.20         (0.04       (1.29       (1.33)         23.49       20.41       142,095         0.95       0.95       0.04       21

Year ended 12/31/20

      17.73       0.04       4.48         4.52         (0.06       (1.57       (1.63)         20.62       27.25       129,881         0.96       0.96       0.21       45

Year ended 12/31/19

      15.93       0.06       4.03         4.09                 (2.29       (2.29)         17.73       26.60       118,208         0.96       0.96       0.34       44

Year ended 12/31/18

      20.02       0.02       (2.74)         (2.72               (1.37       (1.37)         15.93       (15.08 )       106,064         0.96       0.96       0.10       22

Year ended 12/31/17

      18.38       (0.01 )       2.53         2.52                 (0.88       (0.88)         20.02       14.06       149,405         0.97       0.97       (0.02 )       20

Series II

                                                            

Six months ended 06/30/22

      21.75       (0.01 )       (5.59)         (5.60                               16.15       (25.75 )       91,126         1.19 (d)        1.20 (d)        (0.13 )(d)       15

Year ended 12/31/21

      19.19       (0.04 )       3.89         3.85         (0.00       (1.29       (1.29)         21.75       20.09       127,285         1.20       1.20       (0.21 )       21

Year ended 12/31/20

      16.60       (0.01 )       4.17         4.16         (0.00       (1.57       (1.57)         19.19       26.87       114,407         1.21       1.21       (0.04 )       45

Year ended 12/31/19

      15.07       0.02       3.80         3.82                 (2.29       (2.29)         16.60       26.32       98,043         1.21       1.21       0.09       44

Year ended 12/31/18

      19.05       (0.03 )       (2.58)         (2.61               (1.37       (1.37)         15.07       (15.27 )       119,664         1.21       1.21       (0.15 )       22

Year ended 12/31/17

      17.58       (0.05 )       2.40         2.35                 (0.88       (0.88)         19.05       13.73       157,349         1.22       1.22       (0.27 )       20

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

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securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction of the cost of the related investment. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,338 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2)

 

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  currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $250 million

     0.745%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.730%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.715%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.700%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.685%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.670%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.655%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.640%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.745%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,401.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $17,817 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $166,319 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,672 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1                    Level 2                    Level 3                    Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                    

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 184,111,201         $           $–           $184,111,201  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     7,111,105           53,219,585             –           60,330,690  

 

 

    Total Investments

   $ 191,222,306         $ 53,219,585           $–           $244,441,891  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $32,983,409 and $46,277,977, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 33,219,280  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (28,660,232

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 4,559,048  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $239,882,843.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
         Shares                     Amount                     Shares             Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     287,997       $   5,784,956       1,024,540       $ 24,082,437  

 

 

Series II

     347,468       6,512,493       1,032,659       22,351,025  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       331,541       7,741,480  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       337,888       7,308,525  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (603,927     (12,561,784     (1,605,120     (37,389,231

 

 

Series II

     (556,179     (10,619,280     (1,480,025     (32,196,682

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (524,641     $(10,883,615     (358,517     $   (8,102,446

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 70% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
    

Beginning

    Account Value    

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

    Annualized    

Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $743.30   $4.06   $1,020.13   $4.71     0.94%

Series II

    1,000.00     742.50     5.14     1,018.89     5.96     1.19   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 2000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the first quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other

 

 

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performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered

the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the

affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    I-VITEC-SAR-1                                             


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 
 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -33.61

Series II Shares

    -33.69  

NASDAQ Composite Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index)

    -29.23  

Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Classification Average (Peer Group)

    -33.03  

Source(s): qBloomberg LP; Lipper Inc.

 

The NASDAQ Composite Index is a broad-based, market index of the common stocks and similar securities listed on the Nasdaq stock market.

 

    The Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Funds classification.

 

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (5/20/97)

    6.70

10 Years

    11.80  

  5 Years

    10.61  

  1 Year

    -31.86  

Series II Shares

       

Inception (4/30/04)

    8.42

10 Years

    11.51  

  5 Years

    10.33  

  1 Year

    -32.04  
 

The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will

fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    Invesco V.I. Technology Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.41%

 

Application Software–9.45%

 

  

Adobe, Inc.(b)

     6,958      $ 2,547,046  

 

 

Datadog, Inc., Class A(b)

     13,452        1,281,168  

 

 

Expensify, Inc., Class A(b)

     7,322        130,258  

 

 

HubSpot, Inc.(b)

     2,556        768,461  

 

 

salesforce.com, inc.(b)

     14,554        2,401,992  

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

     10,715        3,254,146  

 

 

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(b)

     15,437        646,656  

 

 

Workday, Inc., Class A(b)

     5,650        788,627  

 

 
            11,818,354  

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers–0.47%

 

  

Tesla, Inc.(b)

     875        589,242  

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services–9.17%

 

Adyen N.V. (Netherlands)(b)(c)

     718        1,055,472  

 

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     15,421        4,865,017  

 

 

Visa, Inc., Class A(d)

     28,136        5,539,697  

 

 
        11,460,186  

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.75%

 

  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(b)

     1,249        2,184,489  

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment–4.18%

 

  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     10,506        1,278,055  

 

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     4,600        1,988,085  

 

 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)

     15,964        1,956,069  

 

 
        5,222,209  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services–9.35%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)

     3,872        8,438,095  

 

 

Baidu, Inc., ADR (China)(b)

     6,538        972,397  

 

 

Kuaishou Technology (China)(b)(c)

     93,000        1,043,008  

 

 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(b)

     7,680        1,238,400  

 

 
        11,691,900  

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–7.94%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     57,428        6,099,428  

 

 

JD.com, Inc., ADR (China)

     59,678        3,832,521  

 

 
        9,931,949  

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure–1.37%

 

  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(b)

     7,645        334,469  

 

 

MongoDB, Inc.(b)

     2,510        651,345  

 

 

Snowflake, Inc., Class A(b)(d)

     5,253        730,482  

 

 
        1,716,296  

 

 

Managed Health Care–5.32%

 

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     12,947        6,649,968  

 

 

Pharmaceuticals–3.70%

 

  

Bayer AG (Germany)

     77,938        4,630,570  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–4.35%

 

  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     22,976        2,090,356  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment–(continued)

 

ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands)

     2,586      $ 1,230,626  

 

 

KLA Corp.(d)

     6,657        2,124,116  

 

 
        5,445,098  

 

 

Semiconductors–14.76%

 

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)

     22,367        1,710,405  

 

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     6,249        3,035,827  

 

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)

     45,860        2,224,210  

 

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     4,387        1,684,783  

 

 

NVIDIA Corp.

     25,527        3,869,638  

 

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)(d)

     53,158        2,674,379  

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     25,487        3,255,709  

 

 
            18,454,951  

 

 

Systems Software–19.26%

 

  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.,
Class A(b)(d)

     5,395        909,381  

 

 

Darktrace PLC (United Kingdom)(b)

     77,813        279,314  

 

 

KnowBe4, Inc., Class A(b)

     98,279        1,535,118  

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     59,470        15,273,680  

 

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(d)

     4,698        2,320,530  

 

 

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

     7,927        3,769,447  

 

 
        24,087,470  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–7.34%

 

Apple, Inc.

     67,113        9,175,689  

 

 

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $95,895,065)

 

     123,058,371  

 

 

Money Market Funds–1.60%

 

  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e)(f)

     699,446        699,446  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(e)(f)

     499,213        499,162  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e)(f)

     799,367        799,367  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,997,936)

 

     1,997,975  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-100.01%
(Cost $97,893,001)

 

     125,056,346  

 

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

 

Money Market Funds–10.52%

 

  

Invesco Private Government Fund,
1.38%(e)(f)(g)

     3,192,191        3,192,192  

 

 

Invesco Private Prime Fund,
1.66%(e)(f)(g)

     9,958,553        9,958,553  

 

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
(Cost $13,151,141)

 

     13,150,745  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES–110.53%
(Cost $111,044,142)

 

     138,207,091  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.53)%

 

     (13,165,882

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 125,041,209  

 

 
 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2022 was $2,098,480, which represented 1.68% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

(d) 

All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022.

(e) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     

Value

December 31,

2021

  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

 

Value

June 30,

2022

  

Dividend

Income

Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ 687,446      $ 11,058,528      $ (11,046,528 )     $ -     $ -     $ 699,446      $ 1,102

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

       491,002        7,898,949        (7,890,379 )       39       (449 )       499,162        1,156

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

       785,653        12,638,318        (12,624,604 )       -       -       799,367        1,494
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan:                                                                          

Invesco Private Government Fund

       1,370,979        22,865,847        (21,044,634 )       -       -       3,192,192        4,166 *

Invesco Private Prime Fund

       3,198,950        55,339,310        (48,579,168 )       (396 )       (143 )       9,958,553        12,276 *

Total

     $ 6,534,030      $ 109,800,952      $ (101,185,313 )     $ (357 )     $ (592 )     $ 15,148,720      $ 20,194

 

  *

Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any.

 

(f)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(g) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of June 30, 2022

 

Information Technology

       65.70 %

Communication Services

       13.53

Consumer Discretionary

       10.16

Health Care

       9.02

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

       1.59

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $95,895,065)*

   $ 123,058,371  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $15,149,077)

     15,148,720  

 

 

Cash

     104  

 

 

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $539)

     533  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     133,908  

 

 

    Dividends

     16,851  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     41,994  

 

 

Other assets

     116  

 

 

Total assets

     138,400,597  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     69,596  

 

 

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

     13,151,141  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     65,465  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,359  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     21,847  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     48,980  

 

 

Total liabilities

     13,359,388  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 125,041,209  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 49,865,894  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     75,175,315  

 

 
   $ 125,041,209  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 116,823,841  

 

 

Series II

   $ 8,217,368  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     4,620,994  

 

 

Series II

     352,004  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.28  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 23.34  

 

 

 

*

At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $12,645,394 were on loan to brokers.

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,312)

   $ 424,078  

 

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $10,502)

     14,254  

 

 

Total investment income

     438,332  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     574,028  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     127,552  

 

 

Custodian fees

     6,182  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     12,482  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     4,602  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     8,790  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     2,927  

 

 

Professional services fees

     17,829  

 

 

Other

     1,877  

 

 

Total expenses

     756,269  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (1,217

 

 

Net expenses

     755,052  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (316,720

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (3,066,617

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (592

 

 

Foreign currencies

     2,968  

 

 
     (3,064,241

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (61,885,543

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (357

 

 

Foreign currencies

     (25

 

 
     (61,885,925

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (64,950,166

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (65,266,886

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (316,720   $ (1,409,441

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,064,241     52,736,882  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (61,885,925     (24,327,535

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (65,266,886     26,999,906  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

     -       (17,158,247

 

 

Series II

     -       (1,327,101

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

     -       (18,485,348

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     (7,445,750     (10,621,033

 

 

Series II

     (577,710     (577,965

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (8,023,460     (11,198,998

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (73,290,346     (2,684,440

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     198,331,555       201,015,995  

 

 

End of period

   $ 125,041,209     $ 198,331,555  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

  

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Distributions

from net

realized

gains

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

  

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

  

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net
assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                                                   

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $ 38.08      $ (0.06 )     $ (12.74 )     $ (12.80 )     $     $ 25.28        (33.61 )%     $ 116,824        0.97 %(d)       0.97 %(d)       (0.40 )%(d)       41 %

Year ended 12/31/21

       36.55        (0.27 )       5.62       5.35       (3.82 )       38.08        14.41       185,270        0.98       0.98       (0.68 )       90

Year ended 12/31/20

       27.23        (0.17 )       12.49       12.32       (3.00 )       36.55        46.11       187,801        0.98       0.98       (0.53 )       56

Year ended 12/31/19

       21.92        (0.09 )       7.71       7.62       (2.31 )       27.23        35.88       127,308        0.99       0.99       (0.36 )       46

Year ended 12/31/18

       22.97        (0.12 )       0.22       0.10       (1.15 )       21.92        (0.45 )       109,596        1.03       1.03       (0.47 )       48

Year ended 12/31/17

       17.89        (0.09 )       6.34       6.25       (1.17 )       22.97        35.13       113,352        1.06       1.06       (0.41 )       43

Series II

                                                   

Six months ended 06/30/22

       35.20        (0.09 )       (11.77 )       (11.86 )             23.34        (33.69 )       8,217        1.22 (d)        1.22 (d)        (0.65 )(d)       41

Year ended 12/31/21

       34.13        (0.34 )       5.23       4.89       (3.82 )       35.20        14.08       13,061        1.23       1.23       (0.93 )       90

Year ended 12/31/20

       25.63        (0.23 )       11.73       11.50       (3.00 )       34.13        45.79       13,215        1.23       1.23       (0.78 )       56

Year ended 12/31/19

       20.79        (0.15 )       7.30       7.15       (2.31 )       25.63        35.56       10,184        1.24       1.24       (0.61 )       46

Year ended 12/31/18

       21.89        (0.17 )       0.22       0.05       (1.15 )       20.79        (0.71 )       9,587        1.28       1.28       (0.72 )       48

Year ended 12/31/17

       17.14        (0.14 )       6.06       5.92       (1.17 )       21.89        34.74       9,439        1.31       1.31       (0.66 )       43

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes –The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates –The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Securities Lending – The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $832 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.

J.

Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized

 

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  foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L.

Other Risks – The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile.

Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.

The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 250 million

     0.750%  

 

 

Next $250 million

     0.740%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.730%  

 

 

Next $1.5 billion

     0.720%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.710%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.700%  

 

 

Next $2.5 billion

     0.690%  

 

 

Over $10 billion

     0.680%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,217.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $13,053 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $114,499 for fees paid to insurance

 

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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,797 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2          Level 3          Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

           

 

 

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests

   $ 114,061,922      $ 8,996,449        $–      $ 123,058,371  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     1,997,975        13,150,745               15,148,720  

 

 

    Total Investments

   $ 116,059,897      $ 22,147,194        $–      $ 138,207,091  

 

 

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $63,892,078 and $72,573,192, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 40,406,035  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (13,657,459

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 26,748,576  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $111,458,515.

NOTE 8–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended     Year ended  
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     313,915     $ 9,590,013       781,529     $ 30,696,876  

 

 

Series II

     10,869       279,236       35,254       1,276,578  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

        

Series I

     -       -       441,313       17,158,247  

 

 

Series II

     -       -       36,905       1,327,101  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (558,751     (17,035,763     (1,494,672     (58,476,156

 

 

Series II

     (29,899     (856,946     (88,379     (3,181,644

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

     (263,866   $ (8,023,460     (288,050   $ (11,198,998

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 63% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
  Beginning
  Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
  Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
 

Expenses

     Paid During      
Period2

  Ending
     Account Value       
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
     Paid During     
Period2
    Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I  

  $1,000.00     $663.90     $4.00     $1,019.98     $4.86        0.97%

Series II  

  1,000.00   663.10   5.03   1,018.74   6.11   1.22

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Technology Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

 

A.

 Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized

environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

 

B. 

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the NASDAQ Composite Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board noted that security selection in certain technology industries negatively impacted Fund

 

 

Invesco V.I. Technology Fund


performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

 

C.

 Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

 

D. 

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints

in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

 

E. 

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

 

F. 

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers. The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) monthly on Form N-MFP. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund’s Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-MFP, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    O-VIGMKT-SAR-1


 

About your Fund

 

Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Government Money Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio on April 30, 2021), a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent monthend performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund 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.

  The Fund is subject to certain other risks. Please see the current prospectus for more information regarding the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

    

        Interest        

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)

     Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities-33.64%

           

U.S. Treasury Bills-30.01%(a)

           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.54%-0.65%        07/05/2022      $ 70,000      $ 69,995,518  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.38%-0.51%        07/07/2022        31,000        30,997,514  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.55%-0.80%        07/12/2022               130,100        130,072,354  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.08%        07/14/2022        2,000        1,999,946  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.67%        07/19/2022        40,000        39,986,700  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.71%-0.78%        07/26/2022        75,000        74,960,556  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.81%        08/02/2022        38,000        37,972,710  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.50%-0.91%        08/04/2022        15,000        14,989,068  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.08%-0.98%        08/11/2022        99,000        98,899,094  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.97%        08/16/2022        2,000        1,997,534  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.53%        08/23/2022        6,000        5,986,476  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.16%        09/13/2022        40,000        39,904,484  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.68%        09/22/2022        50,000        49,807,486  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.29%        09/27/2022        40,000        39,874,844  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.76%        09/29/2022        50,000        49,781,250  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.52%        10/11/2022        24,000        23,897,320  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     1.19%        02/23/2023        8,000        7,938,117  

 

 
              719,060,971  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes-3.55%

           

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b)

     1.91%        10/31/2022        1,000        999,983  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.05%)(b)

     1.91%        01/31/2023        3,000        3,000,220  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b)

     1.89%        04/30/2023        11,000        11,000,235  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b)

     1.89%        07/31/2023        6,000        6,000,066  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.04%)(b)

     1.89%        10/31/2023        14,000        14,000,459  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.02%)(b)

     1.84%        01/31/2024        6,500        6,498,227  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.08%)(b)

     1.78%        04/30/2024        43,500        43,442,451  

 

 
              84,941,641  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes-0.08%

           

U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $2,003,139)

     2.00%        07/31/2022        2,000        2,003,139  

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $806,005,751)

                 806,005,751  

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities-18.86%

           

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-6.74%

           

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.19%)(b)

     1.01%        07/14/2022        3,000        3,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.09%)(b)

     1.63%        10/07/2022        5,000        5,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     0.83%        10/12/2022        2,000        1,999,983  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b)

     1.06%        11/16/2022        2,000        1,999,985  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.07%        02/09/2023        1,000        1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.10%        02/17/2023        2,000        2,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.33%        03/10/2023        1,000        1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.10%        05/19/2023        1,000        1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.41%        06/14/2023        1,000        1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.02%)(b)

     1.51%        06/23/2023        10,000        9,999,580  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.57%        07/07/2023        2,000        2,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b)

     1.51%        09/18/2023        6,000        6,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.53%        09/20/2023        6,000        6,000,000  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


    

        Interest        

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)

     Value  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-(continued)

           

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.57%        09/29/2023      $ 1,000      $ 1,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.06%        11/07/2023        3,500        3,500,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     1.41%        12/13/2023        2,000        2,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.45%        12/15/2023        6,000        5,999,558  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.57%        01/04/2024        12,000        12,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b)

     0.85%        01/10/2024        3,000        3,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.03%        02/05/2024        8,000        8,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.13%        02/23/2024        9,000        9,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.30%        03/08/2024        13,000        13,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.46%        03/15/2024        14,500        14,500,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b)

     1.52%        03/18/2024        20,500        20,500,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     0.94%        04/25/2024        2,000        2,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.06%        05/09/2024        10,000        10,000,000  

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b)

     1.14%        05/24/2024        15,000        15,000,000  

 

 
              161,499,106  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)-12.12%

           

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/01/2022        25,000        25,000,000  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/06/2022        14,170        14,168,317  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/13/2022        3,612        3,610,904  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/20/2022        17,800        17,791,616  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/22/2022        88,200        88,152,235  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        07/26/2022        13,000        12,992,146  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        08/05/2022        10,000        9,990,576  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b)

     1.00%        08/05/2022        29,000        29,000,000  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        08/09/2022        20,000        19,978,333  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        08/10/2022        45,000        44,949,650  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank(c)

     0.00%        09/16/2022        25,000        24,898,403  

 

 
              290,532,180  

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $452,031,286)

 

           452,031,286  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Repurchase Agreements)-52.50%
(Cost $1,258,037,037)

 

        1,258,037,037  

 

 
                  

Repurchase

Amount

        

Repurchase Agreements-47.74%(d)

           

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $67,002,885 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $68,340,009; 0.00% - 3.13%; 02/15/2043 - 05/15/2051)

     1.55%        07/01/2022        67,002,885        67,000,000  

 

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $100,004,306 (collateralized by a domestic agency mortgage-backed security valued at $102,000,000; 2.00%; 01/20/2051)

     1.55%        07/01/2022        100,004,306        100,000,000  

 

 

RBC Dominion Securities Inc., agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $380,016,361 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations and domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $387,600,000; 0.00% - 6.13%; 02/28/2026 - 06/25/2059)

     1.55%        07/01/2022        380,016,361        380,000,000  

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $377,016,337 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $384,540,000; 2.50% - 5.50%; 09/20/2039 - 10/20/2051)

     1.56%        07/01/2022        377,016,337        377,000,000  

 

 

TD Securities (USA) LLC, term agreement dated 06/29/2022, maturing value of $220,066,306 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $226,716,140; 1.93% - 5.50%; 02/25/2042 - 05/01/2052)(e)

     1.55%        07/06/2022        220,066,306        220,000,000  

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,144,000,000)

              1,144,000,000  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES(f)-100.24% (Cost $2,402,037,037)

 

           2,402,037,037  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-(0.24)%

              (5,793,990

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

            $ 2,396,243,047  

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

SOFR -Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.

(b) 

Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022.

(c) 

Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. The interest rate shown represents the yield to maturity at issue.

(d) 

Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I.

(e) 

The Fund may demand payment of the term repurchase agreement upon one to seven business days’ notice depending on the timing of the demand.

(f) 

Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes.

Portfolio Composition by Maturity*

In days, as of 06/30/2022

 

1-7

     53.4%  

 

 

8-30

     15.5     

 

 

31-60

     11.1     

 

 

61-90

     6.4     

 

 

91-180

     3.5     

 

 

181+

     10.1     

 

 

 

*

The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, excluding repurchase agreements, at value and cost

   $ 1,258,037,037  

 

 

Repurchase agreements, at value and cost

     1,144,000,000  

 

 

Cash

     639,912  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund shares sold

     1,335,789  

 

 

Interest

     459,908  

 

 

Total assets

     2,404,472,646  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     5,875,048  

 

 

Dividends

     1,144,642  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     992,560  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,711  

 

 

Accrued operating expenses

     212,638  

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,229,599  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 2,396,243,047  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 2,396,346,530  

 

 

Distributable earnings

     (103,483

 

 
   $ 2,396,243,047  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 2,396,233,047  

 

 

Series II

   $ 10,000  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value,
unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     2,396,138,714  

 

 

Series II

     10,000  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Interest

   $ 4,405,414  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     3,195,442  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     361,501  

 

 

Custodian fees

     19,396  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     13  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     136,768  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     10,810  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     18,799  

 

 

Professional services fees

     84,386  

 

 

Other

     17,467  

 

 

Total expenses

     3,844,582  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (1,032,120

 

 

Net expenses

     2,812,462  

 

 

Net investment income

     1,592,952  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from unaffiliated investment securities

     (24,168

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,568,784  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,592,952     $ 24,992  

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (24,168     (8,089

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,568,784       16,903  

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

    

Series I

     (1,592,948     (24,988

 

 

Series II

     (4     (4

 

 

Total distributions from distributable earnings

     (1,592,952     (24,992

 

 

Share transactions-net:

    

Series I

     1,935,572,324       96,087,722  

 

 

Series II

     (350     350  

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

     1,935,571,974       96,088,072  

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     1,935,547,806       96,079,983  

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     460,695,241       364,615,258  

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,396,243,047     $ 460,695,241  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

 

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

Net

investment

income(a)

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(realized)

Total from

investment

operations

Dividends

from net

investment

income

Net asset

value, end

of period

Total

return(b)

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or expenses

absorbed

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or expenses

absorbed(c)

Ratio of net

investment

income

to average

net assets

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 1.00 $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ 1.00   0.07 % $ 2,396,233   0.36 %(d)   0.49 %(d)   0.20 %(d)

Year ended 12/31/21

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.01   460,685   0.10   0.52   0.00

Year ended 12/31/20

  1.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.22   364,605   0.24   0.48   0.09

Year ended 12/31/19

  1.00   0.02   0.00   0.02   (0.02 )   1.00   1.71   369,759   0.50   0.54   1.82

Year ended 12/31/18

  1.00   0.01   0.00   0.01   (0.01 )   1.00   1.35   3,055,726   0.50   0.56   1.54

Year ended 12/31/17

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.39   425,604   0.50   0.59   0.39

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.03   10   0.44 (d)    0.74 (d)    0.12 (d) 

Year ended 12/31/21

  1.00   0.00   (0.00 )   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.01   10   0.10   0.77   0.00

Year ended 12/31/20

  1.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   (0.00 )   1.00   0.17   10   0.29   0.73   0.04

Period ended 12/31/19(e)

  1.00   0.01   0.00   0.01   (0.01 )   1.00   0.78   10   0.72 (d)    0.72 (d)    1.61 (d) 

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Commencement date after the close of business on May 24, 2019.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

    The Fund’s investment objective is to seek income consistent with stability of principal.

    The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

    The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

    The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations - The Fund’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.

Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. The Fund allocates income to a class based on the relative value of the settled shares of each class.

C.

Country Determination - For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions - Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly to separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Distributions from net realized gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown

 

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  as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I.

Repurchase Agreements - The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Collateral on repurchase agreements, including the Fund’s pro-rata interest in joint repurchase agreements, is taken into possession by the Fund upon entering into the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of U.S. Government Securities and U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 102% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. The investments in some repurchase agreements, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, are through participation with other mutual funds, private accounts and certain non-registered investment companies managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates (“Joint repurchase agreements”). The principal amount of the repurchase agreement is equal to the value at period-end. If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the collateral and loss of income.

J.

Other Risks - Investments in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover its investment in such issuer from the U.S. Government. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of the Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.

K.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets*    Rate  

 

 

First $500 million

     0.450%  

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.425     

 

 

Next $500 million

     0.400     

 

 

Over $1.5 billion

     0.375     

 

 

*The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.41%.

    Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.

    The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

    The Adviser and/or Invesco Distributors, Inc., (“IDI”) voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to increase the Fund’s yield. Voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified at any time upon consultation with the Board of Trustees without further notice to investors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Advisor voluntarily waived advisory fees of $1,032,111 and IDI reimbursed class level expenses of $9 for Series II shares in order to increase the Fund’s yield.

    The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $348,171 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $13,330 for fees paid to insurance companies. Also, Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as custodian and fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund.

    The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

    The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with IDI to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of

 

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the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

    Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

    As of June 30, 2022, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 2 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 5–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with BNY Mellon, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 6–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

    Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

    The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*
Expiration                Short-Term                Long-Term          Total

Not subject to expiration

        $8,089    $-    $8,089

 

*

Capital loss carryforwards are reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 7–Share Information

 

      Summary of Share Activity  
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
     Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

          

Series I

     2,648,483,501       $2,648,483,501        192,727,638        $192,727,638  

 

 

Series II

     (350     (350)        350        350  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Series I

     1,592,855       1,592,855        24,987        24,987  

 

 

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


      Summary of Share Activity  
     Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
    Year ended
December 31, 2021
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (714,504,032   $ (714,504,032     (96,664,903   $ (96,664,903

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     1,935,571,974     $ 1,935,571,974       96,088,072     $ 96,088,072  

 

 

 

(a) 

There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 97% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to the entity, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by the entity are also owned beneficially.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before expenses)

     
Class   

Beginning

        Account Value        

(01/01/22)

  

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

  

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

  

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

  

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

  

        Annualized        

Expense

Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $1,000.70    $1.79    $1,023.01    $1.81    0.36%

Series II

     1,000.00      1,000.30      2.18      1,022.61      2.21    0.44   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees

are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

 

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that

Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

    The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe. The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the two year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was equal to the performance universe median for the one year period and below the performance universe median for the two year period. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that Series II shares of the Fund launched in connection with the

 

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


    

 

closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 . The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such contractual management fees, including the differentiated client base associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board further noted that Invesco Advisers has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in attempting to maintain a positive yield.

    The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of

service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.

    The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

    E. Profitability and Financial Resources

    The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees

received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

 

 

Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio


LOGO

 

   
Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.      

VINDQD-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

   

Performance summary

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -21.50

Series II Shares

    -21.60  

Nasdaq-100 Indexq

    -29.51  

Source(s): qBloomberg LP

 

The Nasdaq-100 Index® is a price-only index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization.

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

   

Cumulative Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (12/31/21)

    -21.50

Series II Shares

       

Inception (12/31/21)

    -21.60
 

The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

    The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 17.60%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and

therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

    As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from January 1 to December 31.

    The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–4.15%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b)

     75,006      $   75,006  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     53,561        53,555  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     69,998        69,998  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $198,557)

 

         198,559  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–120.41%

 

(Cost $11,598,536)(c)

      $   5,758,520  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–124.56%
(Cost $11,797,093)

 

     5,957,079  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(24.56)%

 

     (1,174,459

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 4,782,620  

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021
 

Purchases

at Cost

     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $1,050,007           $   732,556        $(1,707,557   $ -      $   -            $  75,006           $  80        

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,500,010       523,255        (1,969,705     2      (7)            53,555       58    

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     1,200,008       817,543        (1,947,553     -      -            69,998       41    

Total

     $3,750,025       $2,073,354        $(5,624,815   $2      $(7)            $198,559       $179    

 

(b) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased

 

Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
   

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value
Equity Risk                                                         

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        12/30/2022        110     USD     11.94      USD     131,340      $2,943,231
Equity Risk                                                         

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        12/30/2022        110     USD     397.85      USD     4,376,350      1,251,183

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                       $4,194,414

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased

 

Description    Type of
Contract
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
  

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value
Equity Risk                                                  

NASDAQ 100 Index

   Call      12/30/2022      1    USD     489.60      USD     48,960      $1,095,067
Equity Risk                                                  

NASDAQ 100 Index

   Put      12/30/2022      1    USD     16,320.08      USD     1,632,008      469,039

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                                                $1,564,106

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
  

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 
Equity Risk                      

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        12/30/2022      110      USD       467.87        USD       5,146,570        $       (490

 

 
Equity Risk                      

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        12/30/2022      110      USD       358.07        USD       3,938,770        (838,873

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                        $(839,363

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Open Index Options Written

 

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
   Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
  

Exercise

Price

  

Notional

Value(a)

   Value  

 

 
Equity Risk                      

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

   Call    12/30/2022    1    USD   19,192.41    USD   1,919,241    $ (146

 

 
Equity Risk                      

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

   Put    12/30/2022    1    USD   14,688.07    USD   1,468,807      (315,334

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                      $ (315,480

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

Abbreviations:

USD – U.S. Dollar

 

Portfolio Composition

 

By

security type, based on Total Investments

as

of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

       96.67 %

Money Market Funds

       3.33
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $11,598,536)

   $ 5,758,520  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $198,557)

     198,559  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund expenses absorbed

     46,140  

 

 

Total assets

     6,003,219  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $6,634,930)

     1,154,843  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     82  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     14,232  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,068  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     49,374  

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,220,599  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 4,782,620  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 5,893,293  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,110,673

 

 
   $ 4,782,620  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,189,871  

 

 

Series II

   $ 3,592,749  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     151,554  

 

 

Series II

     458,117  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 7.85  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 7.84  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 179  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     9,377  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,507  

 

 

Custodian fees

     1,226  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     3,914  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     85  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     6,281  

 

 

Licensing fees

     756  

 

 

Professional services fees

     42,081  

 

 

Other

     178  

 

 

Total expenses

     65,405  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (45,938

 

 

Net expenses

     19,467  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (19,288

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (703,569

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (7

 

 

Option contracts written

     (27,882

 

 
     (731,458

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (5,840,016

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     2  

 

 

Option contracts written

     5,480,087  

 

 
     (359,927

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,091,385

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,110,673

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period December 31, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  December 31, 2021
(commencement date) through
December 31, 2021
 

 

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $     (19,288)           $           (68)              

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (731,458     –               

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (359,927     –               

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,110,673      (68)              

 

 

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

     13,438       1,500,000              

 

 

Series II

     2,879,923       1,500,000              

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

     2,893,361       3,000,000              

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     1,782,688       2,999,932              

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,999,932       –              

 

 

End of period

     $ 4,782,620       $2,999,932              

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                      

Six months ended 06/30/22

     $10.00        $(0.03 )        $(2.12 )        $(2.15 )        $  7.85         (21.50 )%      $1,190           0.70 %(d)      2.75 %(d)      (0.69 )%(d)      0

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

     10.00       (0.00     -       (0.00     10.00       -       1,500       0.70 (d)      428.89 (d)      (0.70 )(d)      0  

Series II

                      

Six months ended 06/30/22

     10.00       (0.04     (2.12     (2.16     7.84       (21.60     3,593       0.95 (d)      3.00 (d)       (0.94 )(d)      0  

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

     10.00       (0.00     -       (0.00     10.00       -       1,500       0.95 (d)      429.14 (d)      (0.95 )(d)      0  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Commencement date of December 31, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index® .

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 2 billion

     0.420%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $9,377 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $36,561.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $268 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,239 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

 

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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as

Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3   Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

         

 

 

Money Market Funds

     $198,559        $               –       $–         $    198,559  

 

 

Options Purchased

            5,758,520             5,758,520  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     198,559        5,758,520             5,957,079  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

         

 

 

Options Written

            (1,154,843           (1,154,843

 

 

Total Investments

     $198,559        $ 4,603,677       $–       $  4,802,236  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 5,758,520  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (5,758,520

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (1,154,843

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,154,843  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
     Equity  
     Risk  

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

  

Options purchased(a)

     $   (703,569)            

 

 

Options written

     (27,882)            

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):
Options purchased(a)

     (5,840,016)            

 

 

Options written

     5,480,087             

 

 

Total

     $(1,091,380)            

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Index      Index  
     Options      Options  
     Purchased      Written  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 5,451,036      $ 10,986,696  

 

 

Average contracts

     186        186  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 5,480,089  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (5,840,016

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (359,927

 

 

    Cost of investments for tax purposes is $5,162,163.

 

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NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended              
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021(b)   
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     1,556     $ 13,456       150,001     $ 1,500,010  

 

 

Series II

     340,556       3,142,825       150,001       1,500,010  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     (2     (18     (1     (10

 

 

Series II

     (32,439     (262,902     (1     (10

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     309,671     $ 2,893,361       300,000     $ 3,000,000  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 51% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

    In addition, 49% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

(b) 

Commencement date of December 31, 2021.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
     

Beginning

Account Value

(01/01/22)

  

Ending

Account Value

(06/30/22)

  

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

  

Ending

Account Value

(06/30/22)

  

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $785.00    $3.10    $1,021.32    $3.51    0.70%

Series II

     1,000.00      784.00      4.20      1,020.08      4.76    0.95   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - December’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund recently commenced operations in December 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

 

 

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    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the

performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the

compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE   
Invesco Distributors, Inc.      

VINDQJ-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on July 1, 2022 and ending on the following June 30, 2023.

The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – June seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 26.50%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.

    The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–105.70%
    (Cost $3,171,006)(a)

      $ 3,171,006  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.70%
(Cost $3,171,006)

 

     3,171,006  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.70)%

 

     (171,054

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 2,999,952  

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

 

Open Equity Options Purchased  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        06/30/2023        24        USD     8.41        USD   20,184        $648,121  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        06/30/2023        24        USD 280.28        USD 672,672        69,361  

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                    $717,482  

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Call        06/30/2023        2        USD       345.11        USD       69,022        $2,216,542  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Put        06/30/2023        2        USD 11,503.72        USD 2,300,744        236,982  

 

 

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                    $2,453,524  

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        06/30/2023        24        USD      354.55        USD      850,920        $(18,839

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        06/30/2023        24        USD      252.25        USD      605,400        (45,334

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                    $(64,173

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Call        06/30/2023        2        USD  14,552.21        USD    2,910,442        $(66,486

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Put        06/30/2023        2        USD  10,353.35        USD    2,070,670        (155,294

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                    $(221,780

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Abbreviations:

USD –U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

       100.00 %

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $3,171,006)

   $ 3,171,006  

 

 

Cash

     3,000,020  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     285,953  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     473  

 

 

Total assets

     6,457,452  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received     $285,953)

     285,953  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     3,171,006  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     58  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     49  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     434  

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,457,500  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 2,999,952  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 3,000,020  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (68

 

 
   $ 2,999,952  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,499,981  

 

 

Series II

   $ 1,499,971  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

  

Series I

     150,001  

 

 

Series II

     150,001  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.00  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.00  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     35  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     13  

 

 

Custodian fees

     40  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     10  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     49  

 

 

Licensing fees

     3  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     26  

 

 

Professional services fees

     337  

 

 

Other

     28  

 

 

Total expenses

     541  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (473

 

 

Net expenses

     68  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (68

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (68

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

 

      June 30, 2022
(commencement date) through
June 30, 2022

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (68 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (68 )

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

       1,500,010

Series II

       1,500,010

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

       3,000,020

Net increase in net assets

       2,999,952

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

       -

End of period

     $ 2,999,952

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
  Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (b)
 

Net assets,
end of period

(000’s omitted)

  Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
 

Ratio of
expenses

to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

  Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

                                           

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

      $10.00       $(0.00 )       $-       $(0.00 )       $10.00       - %       $1,500       0.70 %(e)       6.45 %(e)       (0.70 )%(e)       0 %

Series II

                                           

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

      10.00       (0.00 )       -       (0.00 )       10.00       -       1,500       0.95 (e)        6.70 (e)        (0.95 )(e)       0

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Commencement date of June 30, 2022.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets

     Rate      

 

 

First $ 2 billion

     0.420%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

Effective June 30, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $35 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $438.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $1 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $12 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

 

 

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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Options Purchased

     $–          $3,171,006       $–          $3,171,006  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

          

 

 

Options Written

     –          (285,953     –          (285,953

 

 

    Total Investments

     $–          $2,885,053       $–          $2,885,053  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 3,171,006  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (3,171,006

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $  (285,953)  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     285,953  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

 

     Equity
Options
Purchased
     Index
Options
Purchased
     Equity
Options
Written
     Index
Options
Written
 

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 692,856      $ 2,369,766      $ 1,456,320      $ 4,981,112  

 

 

Average contracts

     48        4        48        4  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and OfficersFees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ -  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     -  

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ -  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

      Summary of Share Activity
     June 30, 2022(a)(b)
      Shares    Amount

Sold:

         

Series I

       150,001      $ 1,500,010

Series II

       150,001        1,500,010

Net increase in share activity

       300,002      $ 3,000,020

 

(a) 

Commencement date of June 30, 2022.

(b) 

100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

    The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

    The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         

ACTUAL

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
  Beginning
  Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
  Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
  Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
     Account Value       
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
     Paid During     
Period3
    Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $1,000.00   $0.02   $1,021.32   $3.51   0.70%

Series II

  1,000.00   1,000.00   0.03   1,020.08   4.76   0.95

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 1 (as of close of business June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods.

3 

Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

 Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

 Fund Investment Performance

The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has no performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

 Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

 

 

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    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

 Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E. 

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

 Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The

Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending

activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.   

VINDQM-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

 

    The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on the following March 31, 2023.

    The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – March seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

    The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 18.50%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

    The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.

    The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value

 

Money Market Funds-3.35%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b)

     40,434      $      40,434

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     28,962      28,960

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     46,210      46,210

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $115,602)

 

   115,604

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased-114.04%

     

(Cost $4,244,215)(c)

      $ 3,934,671  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES-117.39%

 

  

(Cost $4,359,817)

        4,050,275  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-(17.39)%

 

     (600,149

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

      $ 3,450,126  

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2022.

 

      Value
December 31, 2021*
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Realized
Gain
  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     $ -     $ 1,379,776     $ (1,339,342 )     $ -     $ -     $ 40,434   $  86    
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class        -       985,554       (956,671 )       2       75       28,960   60    
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class        -       1,576,887       (1,530,677 )       -       -       46,210   37    

Total

     $ -     $ 3,942,217     $ (3,826,690 )     $ 2     $ 75     $ 115,604   $183    

 

  *

Commencement date of March 31, 2022.

 

(b) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

      Open Equity Options Purchased                  
     Type of    Expiration    Number of    Exercise    Notional     
Description    Contract    Date    Contracts    Price    Value(a)    Value

Equity Risk

                                                                 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

       Call        03/31/2023        72      USD  10.88      USD  78,336      $ 1,933,287

Equity Risk

                                                                 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

       Put        03/31/2023        72      USD  362.54      USD  2,610,288        575,047

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                            $ 2,508,334

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

      Open Index Options Purchased                  
     Type of    Expiration    Number of    Exercise    Notional     
Description    Contract    Date    Contracts    Price    Value(a)    Value

Equity Risk

                                                                 

NASDAQ 100 Index

       Call        03/31/2023        1      USD  445.15      USD  44,515      $ 1,098,381

Equity Risk

                                                                 

NASDAQ 100 Index

       Put        03/31/2023        1      USD  14,838.49      USD  1,483,849        327,956

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                                                            $ 1,426,337

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

    Open Equity Options Written                          

 

 
    Type of     Expiration     Number of     Exercise     Notional        
Description   Contract     Date     Contracts     Price     Value(a)     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

           

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

    Call       03/31/2023       72       USD 429.61       USD 3,093,192     $     (4,095

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Open Equity Options Written–(continued)  

 

 
     Type of      Expiration      Number of      Exercise      Notional         
Description    Contract      Date      Contracts      Price      Value(a)      Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        03/31/2023        72        USD 326.29        USD 2,349,288      $ (373,438

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                  $ (377,533

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Written  

 

 
     Type of      Expiration      Number of      Exercise      Notional         
Description    Contract      Date      Contracts      Price      Value(a)      Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Call        03/31/2023        1        USD 17,583.61        USD 1,758,361      $ (2,245

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

     Put        03/31/2023        1        USD 13,354.64        USD 1,335,464        (213,471

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                  $ (215,716

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

Abbreviations:

USD -U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

       97.15 %

Money Market Funds

       2.85
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $4,244,215)

   $ 3,934,671  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $115,602)

     115,604  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     39,817  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     34,590  

 

 

Dividends

     71  

 

 

Total assets

     4,124,753  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $323,933)

     593,249  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     34,950  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     32  

 

 

Amount due custodian

     4,866  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     5,953  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,024  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     31,553  

 

 

Total liabilities

     674,627  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 3,450,126  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 4,035,665  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (585,539

 

 
   $ 3,450,126  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,253,793  

 

 

Series II

   $ 2,196,333  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     150,000  

 

 

Series II

     262,907  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.36  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.35  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 183  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     3,459  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,341  

 

 

Custodian fees

     1,304  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     1,207  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     38  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,512  

 

 

Licensing fees

     303  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     1,601  

 

 

Professional services fees

     26,070  

 

 

Other

     2,476  

 

 

Total expenses

     42,311  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (35,372

 

 

Net expenses

     6,939  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (6,756

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Affiliated investment securities

     75  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (309,544

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     2  

 

 

Option contracts written

     (269,316

 

 
     (578,858

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (578,783

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (585,539

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

 

     March 31, 2022
     (commencement date) through
     June 30, 2022

 

Operations:

                                 

Net investment income (loss)

      $ (6,756  

 

Net realized gain

        75    

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        (578,858  

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

        (585,539  

 

Share transactions-net:

       

Series I

        1,500,000    

 

Series II

        2,535,665    

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

        4,035,665    

 

Net increase in net assets

        3,450,126    

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

        -    

 

End of period

      $ 3,450,126    

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
Total from
investment
operations
Net asset
value, end
of period
Total
return (b)
Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover (c) 

Series I

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

$ 10.00 $ (0.02 ) $ (1.62 ) $ (1.64 ) $ 8.36   (16.40 )% $ 1,254   0.70 %(e)   4.99 %(e)   (0.68 )%(e)   0 %

Series II

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

  10.00   (0.02 )   (1.63 )   (1.65 )   8.35   (16.50 )   2,196   0.95 (e)     5.24 (e)     (0.93 )(e)    0

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Commencement date of March 31, 2022.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

 

First $2 billion

  0.420%

 

Over $2 billion

  0.400%

 

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

Effective March 31, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,459 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $31,913.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date), through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $106 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,235 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1             Level 2            Level 3             Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                   

 

 

Money Market Funds

   $ 115,604         $          $–         $ 115,604  

 

 

Options Purchased

               3,934,671            –           3,934,671  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     115,604           3,934,671            –           4,050,275  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

                   

 

 

Options Written

               (593,249          –           (593,249

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 115,604         $ 3,341,422          $–         $ 3,457,026  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 3,934,671  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (3,934,671

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 
     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (593,249

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     593,249  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a)

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on  
     Statement of Operations  
     Equity  
     Risk  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

  

Options purchased(a)

     $(309,544)  

 

 

Options written

       (269,316)  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

 

     Equity           Index           Equity           Index  
     Options           Options           Options           Options  
     Purchased           Purchased           Written           Written  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 2,156,501         $ 1,528,364         $ 4,365,323         $ 3,093,825  

 

 

Average contracts

     115           2           115           2  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 420,594  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (999,452

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (578,858

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $4,035,884.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity

 

     June 30, 2022(a)(b)
     Shares      Amount

 

Sold:

     

Series I

     150,001      $1,500,010 

 

Series II

     264,139      2,546,078 

 

 

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     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     June 30, 2022(a)(b)  
     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Reacquired:

    

Series I

     (1   $            (10

 

 

Series II

     (1,232     (10,413

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     412,907     $ 4,035,665   

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement date of March 31, 2022.

(b)

There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 27% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to the entity, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by the entity are also owned beneficially.

In addition, 73% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         
              HYPOTHETICAL     
              (5% annual return before     
          ACTUAL   expenses)     
           
     Beginning   Ending   Expenses   Ending   Expenses     Annualized  
       Account Value       Account Value       Paid During       Account Value       Paid During     Expense
     (01/01/22)   (06/30/22)1   Period2   (06/30/22)   Period3   Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $836.00   $1.62   $1,021.32   $3.51   0.70%

Series II

    1,000.00     835.00     2.20     1,020.08     4.76   0.95   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92 (as of close of business March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods.

3 

Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has limited performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The

Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending

activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VINDQS-SAR-1


 

Fund Performance

 

   

Performance summary

 

 
   

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -18.96

Series II Shares

    -19.07  

Nasdaq-100 Index

    -29.51  

Source(s): Bloomberg LP

 

The Nasdaq-100 Index® is a price-only index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization.

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

Cumulative Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (9/30/21)

    -14.10

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/30/21)

    -14.30
 

 

The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – September seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

    The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 15.77%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and

 

therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

    As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from October 1 to September 30.

    The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

 

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares                Value       

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.60%

 

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b)

     72,432        $     72,432  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     51,660        51,654  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     54,097        54,097  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $178,183)

 

     178,183  

 

 
     Shares                Value       

 

 

Options Purchased–110.97%

     

(Cost $5,935,717)(c)

        $5,498,278  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–114.57%
(Cost $6,113,900)

 

     5,676,461  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(14.57)%

 

     (721,999

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

 

     $4,954,462  

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value
June 30, 2022
    Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                    

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $  50,251             $  702,636       $   (680,455)       $ -       $    -       $  72,432       $  58

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

    35,819             501,882       (486,037)         3         (13)       51,654           42

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

    28,748             803,012       (777,663)         -             -       54,097           28
Total     $114,818             $2,007,530       $(1,944,155)       $3       $(13)       $178,183       $128

 

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c)

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased  
Description   

Type of

Contract

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

Equity Risk

                                                                       

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        09/30/2022        159        USD        10.74        USD        170,766      $ 4,279,202  

Equity Risk

                                                                       

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        09/30/2022        159        USD        357.96        USD        5,691,564        1,219,076  

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                                  $ 5,498,278  

 

(a)

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description   

Type of

Contract

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                       

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Call        09/30/2022        159        USD        414.41        USD        6,589,119      $ (594

 

 

Equity Risk

                       

 

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

     Put        09/30/2022        159        USD        322.16        USD        5,122,344        (697,479

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                        $ (698,073

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Abbreviations:
USD - U.S. Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

       96.86 %

Money Market Funds

       3.14

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $5,935,717)

   $ 5,498,278  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $178,183)

     178,183  

 

 

Cash

     91,603  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     12,285  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     61,808  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     135  

 

 

Total assets

     5,842,292  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $515,997)

     698,073  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     103,887  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     516  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     15,673  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,210  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     67,336  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     135  

 

 

Total liabilities

     887,830  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 4,954,462  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 5,590,306  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (635,844

 

 
   $ 4,954,462  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,357,478  

 

 

Series II

   $ 3,596,984  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     158,028  

 

 

Series II

     419,489  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.59  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.57  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 128  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     8,087  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     272  

 

 

Custodian fees

     99  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     2,945  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     87  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     6,946  

 

 

Licensing fees

     756  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     4,482  

 

 

Professional services fees

     41,303  

 

 

Other

     892  

 

 

Total expenses

     65,869  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (49,500

 

 

Net expenses

     16,369  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (16,241

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from affiliated investment securities

     (13

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (657,939

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     3  

 

 

Option contracts written

     (152,795

 

 
     (810,731

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (810,744

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (826,985

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  September 30, 2021
    (commencement date) through
December 31, 2021

Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

       $    (16,241 )            $     (7,030 )               

Net realized gain (loss)

       (13 )       (75 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (810,731 )       191,216

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (826,985 )       184,111

Share transactions–net:

        

Series I

       79,870       1,500,010

Series II

       2,040,375       1,977,081

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

       2,120,245       3,477,091

Net increase in net assets

       1,293,260       3,661,202

Net assets:

        

Beginning of period

       3,661,202      

End of period

       $4,954,462       $3,661,202

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

 

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

Net
investment
income

(loss)(a)

Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
Total from
investment
operations
Net asset
value, end
of period
Total
return (b)
Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)

to average
net assets

Portfolio
turnover (c)

Series I

Six months ended 06/30/22

$ 10.60 $ (0.03 ) $ (1.98 ) $ (2.01 ) $ 8.59   (18.96 )% $ 1,357   0.70 %(d)   3.27 %(d)   (0.69 )%(d)   0 %

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

  10.00   (0.02 )   0.62   0.60   10.60   6.00   1,589   0.70 (d)    7.73 (d)    (0.70 )(d)   0

Series II

Six months ended 06/30/22

  10.59   (0.04 )   (1.98 )   (2.02 )   8.57   (19.07 )   3,597   0.95 (d)    3.52 (d)    (0.94 )(d)   0

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

  10.00   (0.03 )   0.62   0.59   10.59   5.90   2,072   0.95 (d)    7.98 (d)    (0.95 )(d)   0

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Commencement date of September 30, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations - Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income - Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination - For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions - Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses - Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications - Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written - The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk - Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk - The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk - Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 2 billion

     0.420%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $8,086 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $41,414.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $272 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $0 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

                 

 

 

Money Market Funds

   $ 178,183        $          $–        $ 178,183  

 

 

Options Purchased

              5,498,278            –          5,498,278  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     178,183          5,498,278            –          5,676,461  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

                 

 

 

Options Written

              (698,073          –          (698,073

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 178,183        $ 4,800,205          $–        $ 4,978,388  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 5,498,278  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (5,498,278

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 
     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (698,073

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     698,073  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
     Equity  
     Risk  

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

  

Options purchased(a)

     $(657,939)  

 

 

Options written

       (152,795)  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Equity             Equity  
     Options                    Options  
     Purchased             Written  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 4,375,240         $ 8,740,631  

 

 

Average contracts

     237           237  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*
Expiration    Short-Term    Long-Term    Total

Not subject to expiration

   $71    $–    $71

 

*

Capital loss carryforward is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 679,011  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (1,298,530

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (619,519

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $5,597,907.

 

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NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended        
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021(b)  
     Shares      Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

         

Series I

         8,146      $ 80,969       150,001     $ 1,500,010  

 

 

Series II

     228,729        2,087,107       196,330       1,984,070  

 

 

Reacquired:

         

Series I

            (119)        (1,099     -       -  

 

 

Series II

         (4,909)        (46,732     (661     (6,989

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     231,847      $ 2,120,245       345,670     $ 3,477,091  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 48% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

In addition, 52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

(b) 

Commencement date of September 30, 2021.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
     Beginning
    Account Value    
(01/01/22)
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
  Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
 

      Annualized      
Expense

Ratio

Series I

  $1,000.00   $810.40   $3.14   $1,021.32   $3.51     0.70%

        Series II        

    1,000.00     809.30     4.26     1,020.08     4.76     0.95   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

  As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

  The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

  The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in September 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

  The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified

 

 

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percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

  The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

  The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including

information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

  The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

  The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

  The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a

summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

  The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE
Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VISP500D-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

     -13.40

Series II Shares

     -13.50  

S&P 500 Indexq

     -20.58  

Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged price-only index considered representative of the US stock market.

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

Cumulative Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

 

Series I Shares

 

Inception (12/31/21)

     -13.40

Series II Shares

        

Inception (12/31/21)

     -13.50
 

 

The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – December seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 12.20%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and

therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from January 1 to December 31.

The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

 

 

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

 

 

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

 

 

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.69%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class,
1.38%(a)(b)

     117,351      $      117,351  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     88,191        88,182  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     140,810        140,810  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $346,337)

 

     346,343  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–109.90%

     

(Cost $10,974,216)(c)

      $ 10,315,547  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–113.59%
(Cost $11,320,553)

 

     10,661,890  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(13.59)%

 

     (1,275,325

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 9,386,565  

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

                      Change in     Realized              
    Value     Purchases     Proceeds     Unrealized     Gain     Value        
     December 31, 2021     at Cost     from Sales     Appreciation     (Loss)     June 30, 2022     Dividend Income  

Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:

                                                       

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $   700,007       $1,744,113       $(2,326,769)       $ -       $   -       $117,351       $112  

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      1,000,010            987,590         (1,899,385)         6         (39)           88,182           87  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

         800,008         1,999,987         (2,659,185)         -            -         140,810           98  

Total

    $2,500,025       $4,731,690       $(6,885,339)       $6       $(39)       $346,343       $297  

 

(b) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased  
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

Equity Risk

                                                     

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Call        12/30/2022        116      USD  14.25      USD  165,300      $ 4,168,283  

Equity Risk

                                                     

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Put        12/30/2022        116      USD  474.96      USD  5,509,536        1,117,530  

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                $ 5,285,813  

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased  
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

Equity Risk

                                                     

S&P 500® Index

     Call        12/30/2022        11      USD  142.99      USD  157,289      $ 3,974,418  

Equity Risk

                                                     

S&P 500® Index

     Put        12/30/2022        11      USD  4,766.18      USD  5,242,798        1,055,316  

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                                                $ 5,029,734  

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Call        12/30/2022        116      USD  532.91      USD  6,181,756      $ (1,141

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Put        12/30/2022        116      USD  427.46      USD  4,958,536        (636,998

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                  $ (638,139

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Open Index Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        12/30/2022        11        USD 5,347.65        USD 5,882,415      $ (1,475

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        12/30/2022        11        USD 4,289.56        USD 4,718,516        (598,489

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                  $ (599,964

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Abbreviations:

 

ETF    –Exchange-Traded Fund
SPDR®     –Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
USD    –U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

     96.75

Money Market Funds

     3.25  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $10,974,216)

   $ 10,315,547  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $346,337)

     346,343  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     21,971  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     44,252  

 

 

Total assets

     10,728,113  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $776,252)

     1,238,103  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     245  

 

 

Amount due custodian

     21,971  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     28,898  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,157  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     50,174  

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,341,548  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $   9,386,565  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 10,608,386  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,221,821

 

 
   $   9,386,565  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $      866,168  

 

 

Series II

   $   8,520,397  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     100,000  

 

 

Series II

     985,053  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $            8.66  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $            8.65  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

 

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 297  

 

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     16,900  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     5,531  

 

 

Custodian fees

     1,551  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     8,898  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     113  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     6,374  

 

 

Licensing fees

     1,190  

 

 

Professional services fees

     40,949  

 

 

Other

     1,353  

 

 

Total expenses

     82,859  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (45,927

 

 

Net expenses

     36,932  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (36,635

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (51,793

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (39

 

 

Option contracts written

     (12,840

 

 
     (64,672

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (658,669

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     6  

 

 

Option contracts written

     (461,851

 

 
     (1,120,514

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,185,186

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,221,821

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period December 31, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

        December 31, 2021
    Six Months Ended   (commencement date) through
     June 30, 2022   December 31, 2021

Operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

    $ (36,635 )     $ (45 )

Net realized gain (loss)

      (64,672 )      

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (1,120,514 )      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,221,821 )       (45 )

Share transactions–net:

       

Series I

            1,000,000

Series II

      8,608,431       1,000,000

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

      8,608,431       2,000,000

Net increase in net assets

      7,386,610       1,999,955

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,999,955      

End of period

    $ 9,386,565     $ 1,999,955

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

    $ 10.00     $ (0.03 )     $ (1.31 )     $ (1.34 )     $ 8.66       (13.40 )%     $ 866       0.70 %(d)       1.84 %(d)       (0.69 )%(d)       0 %

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

      10.00       (0.00 )       -       (0.00 )       10.00       -       1,000       0.70 (d)        643.01 (d)        (0.70 )(d)       0

Series II

                                           

Six months ended 06/30/22

      10.00       (0.04 )       (1.31 )       (1.35 )       8.65       (13.50 )       8,520       0.95 (d)        2.09 (d)         (0.94 )(d)       0

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

      10.00       (0.00 )       -       (0.00 )       10.00       -       1,000       0.95 (d)        643.26 (d)        (0.95 )(d)       0

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Commencement date of December 31, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

First $2 billion

     0.420%  

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $16,900 and reimbursed fund level expenses of $29,027.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $410 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $5,121 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

 

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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3    Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Money Market Funds

   $ 346,343      $     $–    $ 346,343  

 

 

Options Purchased

            10,315,547       –      10,315,547  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     346,343        10,315,547       –      10,661,890  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

          

 

 

Options Written

            (1,238,103     –      (1,238,103

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 346,343      $ 9,077,444     $–    $ 9,423,787  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 10,315,547  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (10,315,547

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (1,238,103

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,238,103  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Equity
     Risk

Realized Gain (Loss):

   

Options purchased(a)

    $ (51,793 )

Options written

      (12,840 )

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

   

Options purchased(a)

      (658,669 )

Options written

      (461,851 )

Total

    $ (1,185,153 )

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

     Equity      Index      Equity      Index  
     Options      Options      Options      Options  
     Purchased      Purchased      Written      Written  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 4,451,811      $ 5,072,809      $ 8,739,367      $ 9,958,450  

 

 

Average contracts

     182        21        182        21  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and OfficersFees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 1,286,744  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (2,407,258

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (1,120,514

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

 

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NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     Six months ended              
     June 30, 2022(a)     December 31, 2021(b)  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Sold:

        

Series I

     -     $ -       100,001     $ 1,000,010  

 

 

Series II

     931,272       9,013,968       100,001       1,000,010  

 

 

Reacquired:

        

Series I

     -       -       (1     (10

 

 

Series II

     (46,219     (405,537     (1     (10

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     885,053     $ 8,608,431       200,000     $ 2,000,000  

 

 

 

(a) 

There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to the entity, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by the entity are also owned beneficially.

 

    In addition, 18% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

(b) 

Commencement date of December 31, 2021.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

          ACTUAL  

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
  Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
  Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)1
  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
  Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
  Expenses
Paid During
Period2
 

Annualized
Expense

Ratio2

Series I

  $1,000.00   $866.00   $3.24   $1,021.32   $3.51   0.70%

Series II

    1,000.00     865.00     4.39     1,020.08     4.76   0.95   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in December 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the

performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the

compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders    June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

Invesco Distributors, Inc.    VISP500J-SAR-1                                 


 

Fund Performance

The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on July 1, 2022 and ending on the following June 30, 2023.

The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 22.27%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.

The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–102.78%

        (Cost $2,055,607)(a)

      $ 2,055,607  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.78%
(Cost $2,055,607)

 

     2,055,607  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.78)%

        (55,632

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 1,999,975  

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Call        06/30/2023        2        USD   11.33      USD   2,266      $ 73,206  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Put        06/30/2023        2        USD   377.56      USD   75,512        6,406  

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

 

               $ 79,612  

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        06/30/2023        5        USD   113.56      USD   56,780      $ 1,809,425  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        06/30/2023        5        USD   3,785.38      USD   1,892,690        166,570  

 

 

Total Open Index Options Purchased

 

               $ 1,975,995  

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Call        06/30/2023        2        USD   461.64      USD   92,328      $ (1,793

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Put        06/30/2023        2        USD   339.80      USD   67,960        (4,694

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                  $     (6,487

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        06/30/2023        5          USD  4,628.38        USD  2,314,190      $ (35,945

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        06/30/2023        5          USD  3,406.84        USD  1,703,420        (104,085

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                  $ (140,030

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June


Abbreviations:

 

ETF

SPDR

USD

 

–Exchange-Traded Fund

–Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

–U.S. Dollar

 

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

     100.00%  

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $2,055,607)

   $ 2,055,607  

 

 

Cash

     2,000,020  

 

 

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

     146,516  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     499  

 

 

Total assets

     4,202,642  

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Other investments:

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $146,517)

     146,517  

 

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

     2,055,607  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     39  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     49  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     455  

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,202,667  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 1,999,975  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 2,000,020  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (45

 

 
   $ 1,999,975  

 

 

Net Assets:

 

Series I

   $ 999,991  

 

 

Series II

   $ 999,984  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     100,001  

 

 

Series II

     100,001  

 

 

Series I:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.00  

 

 

Series II:

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.00  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

     23  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     9  

 

 

Custodian fees

     39  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     7  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     49  

 

 

Licensing fees

     3  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     51  

 

 

Professional services fees

     336  

 

 

Other

     27  

 

 

Total expenses

     544  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (499

 

 

Net expenses

     45  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (45

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (45

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

 

     June 30, 2022
(commencement date) through
June 30, 2022
 

 

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (45  

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (45  

 

 

Share transactions–net:

 

Series I

     1,000,010    

 

 

Series II

     1,000,010    

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

     2,000,020    

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     1,999,975    

 

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

                     

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,999,975    

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
   

Ratio of
expenses
to average

net assets
with fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed

    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
   

Ratio of net
investment

income
(loss)
to average
net assets

    Portfolio
turnover (c)
 

 

 

Series I

                     

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

    $10.00       $(0.00)       $-       $(0.00)       $10.00       -%       $1,000         0.70%(e)       9.80%(e)       (0.70)%(e)       0%  

 

 

Series II

                     

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

    10.00       (0.00)        -       (0.00)       10.00       -         1,000       0.95(e)          10.05(e)           (0.95)(e)          0    

 

 

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Commencement date of June 30, 2022.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – June (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written - The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $2 billion

     0.420%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

Effective June 30, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $23 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $476.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $1 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $8 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

 

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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Options Purchased

     $–        $ 2,055,607       $–        $ 2,055,607  

 

 

Other Investments - Liabilities*

          

 

 

Options Written

            (146,517            (146,517

 

 

Total Investments

     $–        $ 1,909,090       $–        $ 1,909,090  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

       Value    
Derivative Assets   

Equity

Risk

 

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 2,055,607  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (2,055,607

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 
     Value  
Derivative Liabilities   

Equity

Risk

 

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (146,517

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     146,517  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

 

    

Equity

Options

Purchased

      

Index

Options

Purchased

      

Equity

Options

Written

      

Index

Options

Written

 

 

 

Average notional value

     $77,778          $1,949,470          $160,288          $4,017,610  

 

 

Average contracts

     4            10          4          10  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

      

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $  

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     June 30, 2022(a)(b)  
     Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

     

Series I

     100,001        $1,000,010  

 

 

Series II

     100,001        1,000,010  

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     200,002        $2,000,020  

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement date of June 30, 2022.

(b) 

100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

         
          ACTUAL  

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    
 

Beginning

    Account Value    

(01/01/22)

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period2

 

Ending

    Account Value    

(06/30/22)

 

Expenses

    Paid During    

Period3

 

    Annualized    

Expense

Ratio

             

Series I

  $1,000.00   $1,000.00   $0.02   $1,021.32   $3.51   0.70%
             

Series II

    1,000.00     1,000.00     0.03     1,020.08     4.76   0.95  

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 1 (as of close of business June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods.

3 

Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has no performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

 

 

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The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The

Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending

activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March

 

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE   

Invesco Distributors, Inc.

   VISP500M-SAR-1                         


 

Fund Performance

 

 

The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on the following March 31, 2023.

The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 14.60%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.

The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–3.68%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b)

     136,202      $     136,202  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     97,356        97,346  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     155,659        155,659  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $389,204)

 

     389,207  

 

 
     Shares      Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–107.57%

     

(Cost $12,214,766)(c)

      $ 11,362,708  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–111.25%
(Cost $12,603,970)

 

     11,751,915  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(11.25)%

 

     (1,188,819

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

      $ 10,563,096  

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2022.

 

     Value
December 31, 2021*
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Realized
Gain
  Value
June 30, 2022
  Dividend Income
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:                                                                      

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $ -     $ 3,703,524     $  (3,567,323 )     $ -     $ -     $ 136,202     $ 251

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

      -       2,645,374       (2,548,087 )       3       56       97,346       176

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

      -       4,232,599       (4,076,940 )       -       -       155,659       235

Total

    $ -     $ 10,581,497     $ (10,192,350 )     $ 3     $ 56     $ 389,207     $ 662

 

  *

Commencement date of March 31, 2022.

 

(b) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value

Equity Risk

                                                 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Call        03/31/2023        51        USD    13.56        USD      69,156      $1,832,483

Equity Risk

                                                 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Put        03/31/2023        51        USD  452.11        USD 2,305,761      384,426

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                $2,216,909

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value

Equity Risk

                                                 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        03/31/2023        21        USD    135.91        USD    285,411      $7,582,506

Equity Risk

                                                 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        03/31/2023        21        USD 4,530.41        USD 9,513,861      1,563,293

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                                                $9,145,799

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written

 

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Call        03/31/2023        51        USD   518.12        USD    2,642,412      $     (3,523

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Open Equity Options Written–(continued)

 

 

 
Description   

Type of

Contract

    

Expiration

Date

    

Number of

Contracts

    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     Put        03/31/2023        51        USD    406.90        USD     2,075,190      $ (226,916

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                  $ (230,439

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Written

 

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Value(a)

     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        03/31/2023        21        USD 5,191.85        USD  10,902,885      $ (15,499

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        03/31/2023        21        USD 4,077.37        USD    8,562,477        (919,974

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                  $ (935,473

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

Abbreviations:

ETF     – Exchange-Traded Fund

SPDR  – Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

USD    – U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

     96.69%  

 

 

Money Market Funds

     3.31     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $12,214,766)

   $ 11,362,708  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $389,204)

     389,207  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Fund expenses absorbed

     33,921  

 

 

Dividends

     338  

 

 

Total assets

     11,786,174  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $795,484)

     1,165,912  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Fund shares reacquired

     346  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     19,590  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,023  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     33,207  

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,223,078  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 10,563,096  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 11,807,760  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,244,664

 

 
   $ 10,563,096  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 887,686  

 

 

Series II

   $ 9,675,410  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     99,999  

 

 

Series II

     1,090,577  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.88  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.87  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 662  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     10,428  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     3,795  

 

 

Custodian fees

     1,545  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     5,616  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     25  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     4,512  

 

 

Licensing fees

     252  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     3,154  

 

 

Professional services fees

     26,019  

 

 

Other

     2,439  

 

 

Total expenses

     57,785  

 

 

Less: Fees waived

     (34,886

 

 

Net expenses

     22,899  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (22,237

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Affiliated investment securities

     56  

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (852,058

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     3  

 

 

Option contracts written

     (370,428

 

 
     (1,222,483

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,222,427

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,244,664

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022

 

      March 31, 2022
(commencement date) through
June 30, 2022

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (22,237 )

Net realized gain

       56

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,222,483 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (1,244,664 )

Share transactions–net:

    

Series I

       1,000,000

Series II

       10,807,760

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

       11,807,760

Net increase in net assets

       10,563,096

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

      

End of period

     $ 10,563,096

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

    

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

 

Net

investment

income

(loss)(a)

 

Net gains

(losses)

on securities

(both

realized and

unrealized)

 

Total from

investment

operations

 

Net asset

value, end

of period

 

Total

return (b)

 

Net assets,

end of period

(000’s omitted)

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average

net assets

with fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of

expenses

to average net

assets without

fee waivers

and/or

expenses

absorbed

 

Ratio of net

investment

income

(loss)

to average

net assets

 

Portfolio

turnover (c)

Series I

                     

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

    $10.00       $(0.02     $(1.10     $(1.12     $8.88       (11.20 )%      $   888       0.70 %(e)      2.10 %(e)      (0.67 )%(e)      0

Series II

                     

Period ended 06/30/22(d)

    10.00       (0.02     (1.11     (1.13     8.87       (11.30     9,675       0.95 (e)      2.35 (e)      (0.92 )(e)      0  

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Commencement date of March 31, 2022.

(e) 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - March (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

First $2 billion

     0.420%  

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022 , the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

Effective March 31, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $10,428 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $24,458.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date), through June 30, 2022 , Invesco was paid $71 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $3,724 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022 , expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

               

 

 

Money Market Funds

     $389,207          $                –        $–          $     389,207  

 

 

Options Purchased

              11,362,708          –          11,362,708  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     389,207          11,362,708          –          11,751,915  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities*

               

 

 

Options Written

              (1,165,912        –          (1,165,912

 

 

    Total Investments

     $389,207          $10,196,796        $–          $10,586,003  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Assets    Risk  

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 11,362,708  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (11,362,708

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 
     Value  
     Equity  
Derivative Liabilities    Risk  

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (1,165,912

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     1,165,912  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Equity
     Risk

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

      

Options purchased(a)

                $(852,058)  

Options written

                  (370,428)

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

 

     Equity      Index      Equity      Index  
     Options      Options      Options      Options  
     Purchased      Purchased      Written      Written  

 

 

Average notional value

   $ 7,816,086      $ 1,455,219      $ 15,525,944      $ 2,890,688  

 

 

Average contracts

     33        62        33        62  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 959,507  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (2,181,990

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (1,222,483

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $11,808,486.

NOTE 9–Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
     June 30, 2022(a)(b)  
     Shares      Amount  

 

 

Sold:

     

Series I

     100,000        $  1,000,010  

 

 

Series II

     1,094,534        10,843,784  

 

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


     Summary of Share  
     Activity  

 

 
     June 30, 2022(a)(b)  
     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Reacquired:

    

Series I

     (1   $ (10

 

 

Series II

     (3,957     (36,024

 

 

Net increase in share activity

     1,190,576     $ 11,807,760  

 

 

 

(a) 

Commenced operations on March 31, 2022.

(b) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 83% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

In addition, 17% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period (March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022). Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
            ACTUAL   

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     
     

Beginning

    Account Value    
(01/01/22)

   Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)1
   Expenses
    Paid During    
Period2
   Ending
    Account Value    
(06/30/22)
   Expenses
    Paid During    
Period3
       Annualized    
Expense
Ratio

Series I

   $1,000.00    $888.00    $1.67    $1,021.32    $3.51    0.70%

Series II

     1,000.00      887.00      2.26      1,020.08      4.76    0.95   

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92 (as of close of business March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods.

3 

Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - March’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has limited performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The

Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending

activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March


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Semiannual Report to Shareholders   June 30, 2022

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September

 

 

The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ esg. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

Invesco Distributors, Inc.             VISP500S-SAR-1   


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

 

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.

 

Series I Shares

    -12.34

Series II Shares

    -12.45  

S&P 500 Index

    -20.58  

Source(s): RIMES Technologies Corp.

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged price-only index considered representative of the US stock market.

 

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

   

Cumulative Total Returns

 

As of 6/30/22

 

Series I Shares

       

Inception (9/30/21)

    -7.23

Series II Shares

       

Inception (9/30/21)

    -7.43
 

 

The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.

    The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 13.30%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and

therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.

    As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from October 1 to September 30.

    The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for

the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.

    Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.

At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.

The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:

The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal;

The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund;

The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund;

The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and

The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds–4.40%

     

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b)

     81,019      $      81,019  

 

 

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b)

     86,528        86,520  

 

 

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b)

     178,583        178,583  

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $346,121)

 

     346,122  

 

 
     Shares    Value  

 

 

Options Purchased–101.73%

  

(Cost $8,503,269)(c)

   $ 7,997,276  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.13%
(Cost $8,849,390)

     8,343,398  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.13)%

     (481,918

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.00%

   $ 7,861,480  

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) 

Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

                      Change in     Realized              
    Value     Purchases     Proceeds     Unrealized     Gain     Value        
     December 31, 2021     at Cost     from Sales     Appreciation     (Loss)     June 30, 2022     Dividend Income  

Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds:

                                                       

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

    $   788,922       $1,294,643       $(2,002,546)       $-       $   -       $  81,019       $  44  

Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class

         563,516            924,745         (1,401,731)         1         (11)           86,520           59  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

         901,625         1,479,592         (2,202,634)         -            -         178,583           95  

Total

    $2,254,063       $3,698,980       $(5,606,911)       $1       $(11)       $346,122       $198  

 

(b) 

The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 

The table below details options purchased.

 

Open Equity Options Purchased
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Value(a)
     Value

Equity Risk

                                                 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Call        09/30/2022        112      USD 12.87      USD 144,144      $4,052,704

Equity Risk

                                                 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Put        09/30/2022        112      USD  429.15      USD  4,806,480      604,916

Total Open Equity Options Purchased

                                                $4,657,620

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Index Options Purchased
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

     Notional
Value(a)
     Value

Equity Risk

                                                 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        09/30/2022        8      USD 129.23      USD 103,384      $2,911,283

Equity Risk

                                                 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        09/30/2022        8      USD  4,307.54      USD 3,446,032      428,373

Total Open Index Options Purchased

                                                $3,339,656

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Open Equity Options Written  

 

 
Description    Type of
Contract
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Call        09/30/2022        112      USD  486.23      USD  5,445,776      $ (884

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust

     Put        09/30/2022        112      USD 386.24      USD 4,325,888        (261,847

 

 

Total Open Equity Options Written

                  $ (262,731

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Open Index Options Written  

 

 
Description   

Type of

Contract

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    

Exercise

Price

     Notional
Value(a)
     Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Call        09/30/2022        8        USD  4,880.44      USD  3,904,352      $ (782

 

 

Equity Risk

                 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

     Put        09/30/2022        8        USD  3,876.79      USD  3,101,432        (185,352

 

 

Total Open Index Options Written

                  $ (186,134

 

 

 

(a) 

Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier.

 

Abbreviations:
ETF    – Exchange-Traded Fund
SPDR®    – Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
USD    – U.S. Dollar

Portfolio Composition

By security type, based on Total Investments

as of June 30, 2022

 

Options Purchased

     95.85

Money Market Funds

     4.15  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
(Cost $8,503,269)

   $ 7,997,276  

 

 

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $346,121)

     346,122  

 

 

Cash

     81,016  

 

 

Receivable for:

  

Investments sold

     2,794  

 

 

Fund expenses absorbed

     60,732  

 

 

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     76  

 

 

Total assets

     8,488,016  

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Other investments:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $585,905)

     448,865  

 

 

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased

     83,810  

 

 

Fund shares reacquired

     1,286  

 

 

Accrued fees to affiliates

     22,221  

 

 

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     2,892  

 

 

Accrued other operating expenses

     67,386  

 

 

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

     76  

 

 

Total liabilities

     626,536  

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 7,861,480  

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

   $ 8,521,045  

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (659,565

 

 
   $ 7,861,480  

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Series I

   $ 1,178,843  

 

 

Series II

   $ 6,682,637  

 

 

Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

 

Series I

     130,737  

 

 

Series II

     742,350  

 

 

Series I:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.02  

 

 

Series II:

  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.00  

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

   $ 198  

 

 

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     11,455  

 

 

Administrative services fees

     1,170  

 

 

Custodian fees

     202  

 

 

Distribution fees - Series II

     5,298  

 

 

Transfer agent fees

     106  

 

 

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     7,630  

 

 

Licensing fees

     1,101  

 

 

Reports to shareholders

     4,510  

 

 

Professional services fees

     41,257  

 

 

Other

     1,126  

 

 

Total expenses

     73,855  

 

 

Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed

     (49,549

 

 

Net expenses

     24,306  

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (24,108

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (103,284

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     (11

 

 

Option contracts written

     (53,122

 

 
     (156,417

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

     (703,306

 

 

Affiliated investment securities

     1  

 

 

Option contracts written

     158,127  

 

 
     (545,178

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (701,595

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (725,703

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
   September 30, 2021
(commencement date) through
December 31, 2021

Operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (24,108)        $ (7,454)  

Net realized gain (loss)

       (156,417)          (67)  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (545,178)          176,226  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (725,703)          168,705  

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:

         

Series I

                (29,538)  

Series II

                (80,483)  

Total distributions from distributable earnings

                (110,021)  

Share transactions–net:

         

Series I

       284,731          1,018,798  

Series II

       1,922,433          5,302,537  

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

       2,207,164          6,321,335  

Net increase in net assets

       1,481,461          6,380,019  

Net assets:

         

Beginning of period

       6,380,019           

End of period

     $ 7,861,480        $ 6,380,019  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
   

Net gains
(losses)

on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)

    Total from
investment
operations
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee  waivers
and/or
expenses
absorbed
   

Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)

to average
net assets

    Portfolio
turnover (c)
 

Series I

                                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

           $ 10.29                       $ (0.03                     $ (1.24                     $ (1.27                     $ -                       $ 9.02                         (12.34 )%                        $1,179                         0.70 %(d)                        2.51 %(d)                        (0.69 )%(d)                        0         

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

            10.00                       (0.02                     0.60                       0.58                       (0.29                     10.29                       5.84                       1,048                       0.70 (d)                      7.68 (d)                      (0.70 )(d)                      0          

Series II

                                                                       

Six months ended 06/30/22

      10.29           (0.04         (1.25         (1.29         -           9.00           (12.54         6,683           0.95 (d)          2.76 (d)          (0.94 )(d)          0    

Period ended 12/31/21(e)

            10.00                       (0.02                     0.60                       0.58                       (0.29                     10.29                       5.84                       5,332                       0.95 (d)                      7.93 (d)                      (0.95 )(d)                      0          

 

(a) 

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(d) 

Annualized.

(e) 

Commencement date of September 30, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - September (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.

The Fund seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index.

The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.

Security Valuations – Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible debt securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.

 

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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

D.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.

E.

Federal Income Taxes –The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F.

Expenses – Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.

G.

Accounting Estimates –The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

H.

Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

I.

Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading.

The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.

When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.

The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.

J.

Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction.

K.

Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses).

L.

Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value.

M.

COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Rate  

 

 

First $ 2 billion

     0.420%  

 

 

Over $2 billion

     0.400%  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.70% and Series II to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $11,455 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $38,094.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $343 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $827 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

 

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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information

    GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

Level 1 -   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
Level 2 -   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
Level 3 -   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3    Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities

          

 

 

Money Market Funds

   $ 346,122      $     $–    $ 346,122  

 

 

Options Purchased

            7,997,276       –      7,997,276  

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     346,122        7,997,276       –      8,343,398  

 

 

Other Investments – Liabilities

          

 

 

Options Written*

            (448,865     –      (448,865

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 346,122      $ 7,548,411     $–    $ 7,894,533  

 

 

 

*

Options written are shown at value.

NOTE 4–Derivative Investments

The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of June 30, 2022:

 

     Value  
Derivative Assets   

Equity

Risk

 

 

 

Options purchased, at value(a)

   $ 7,997,276  

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     (7,997,276

 

 

Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 
     Value  
Derivative Liabilities   

Equity

Risk

 

 

 

Options written, at value

   $ (448,865

 

 

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements

     448,865  

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements

   $  

 

 

 

(a) 

Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022

The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

    Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statement of Operations
 
          Equity        
            Risk         

Realized Gain (Loss):

     

Options purchased(a)

               $(103,284           

Options written

            (53,122        

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

     

Options purchased(a)

            (703,306        

Options written

            158,127          

Total

            $(701,585        

 

(a) 

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities.

The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.

 

       Equity
Options
Purchased
       Index
Options
Purchased
       Equity
Options
Written
       Index
Options
Written
 

 

 

Average notional value

     $ 3,499,325        $ 2,514,170        $ 6,907,054        $ 4,962,430  

 

 

Average contracts

       158          11          158          11  

 

 

NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6–Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.

NOTE 7–Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.

NOTE 8–Investment Transactions

There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

     $    615,688  

 

 

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments

     (1,158,350

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     $  (542,662

 

 

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $8,437,195.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


NOTE 9–Share Information

 

       Summary of Share Activity  

 

 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2022(a)
       December 31, 2021(b)  
       Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

 

 

Sold:

                   

Series I

       30,680        $ 301,622          101,751        $ 1,018,327  

 

 

Series II

       438,351          4,107,856          514,276          5,261,059  

 

 

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

                   

Series I

       -          -          50          508  

 

 

Series II

       -          -          5,064          51,452  

 

 

Reacquired:

                   

Series I

       (1,741        (16,891        (3        (37

 

 

Series II

       (214,384        (2,185,423        (957        (9,974

 

 

Net increase in share activity

       252,906        $ 2,207,164          620,181        $ 6,321,335  

 

 

 

(a) 

There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 77% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

In addition, 23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.

(b) 

Commencement date of September 30, 2021.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

 

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

   

ACTUAL

 

 

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

 

    Annualized    
Expense

Ratio

 

 

Beginning
  Account Value  
(01/01/22)

 

Ending
  Account Value  
(06/30/22)1

 

Expenses
  Paid During  
Period2

 

Ending
  Account Value  
(06/30/22)

 

Expenses
  Paid During  
Period2

Series I

$ 1,000.00 $ 876.60 $ 3.26 $ 1,021.32 $ 3.51   0.70 %

Series II

  1,000.00   874.60   4.42   1,020.08   4.76   0.95

 

1 

The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

    

 

At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - September’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Evaluation Process

The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

    As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal

process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

    The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled

Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

    The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.

B.

Fund Investment Performance

The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in September 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.

C.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


        

 

percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

    The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.

    The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.

D.

Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

E.

Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.

F.

Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including

information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.

    The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

    The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.

    The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a

summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.

    The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.

 

 

Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September


ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable for a semi-annual report.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

None


ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

As of August 9, 2022, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of August 9, 2022, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b)

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

 

13(a) (1)

  

Not applicable.

13(a) (2)

  

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

13(a) (3)

  

Not applicable.

13(a) (4)

  

Not applicable.

13(b)

  

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)

 

By:  

  /s/ Sheri Morris

    Sheri Morris
    Principal Executive Officer
Date:       August 19, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

  /s/ Sheri Morris

    Sheri Morris
    Principal Executive Officer
Date:       August 19, 2022
By:  

  /s/ Adrien Deberghes

    Adrien Deberghes
    Principal Financial Officer
Date:     August 19, 2022