497K 1 d497k.htm ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO CLASS S ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio Class S

Summary Prospectus April 30, 2010

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio

Class / Ticker S/ISCVX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Portfolio’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), both dated April 30, 2010, and most recent financial report to shareholders dated December 31, 2009 are incorporated by reference into (are legally considered part of) this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Prospectus and other Portfolio information (including the SAI and most recent financial report to shareholders), go to www.INGFunds.com/vp/literature, email a request to Literature_request@INGFunds.com, call 1-800-366-0066, or ask your salesperson, financial intermediary, or retirement plan administrator.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Portfolio seeks to provide total return (i.e., income and capital growth, both realized and unrealized) consistent with preservation of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table does not reflect fees or expenses that are, or may be, imposed under an insurance company separate account serving as an investment option under variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”). For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

S
Management Fee 0.08%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Administrative Services Fee 0.05%
Other Expenses 0.07%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.55%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses 1.00%
Waivers and Reimbursements1 (0.10)%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements 0.90%
1 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.90% through May 1, 2011; the obligation does not extend to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses. The obligation will automatically renew for one-year terms unless it is terminated by the Portfolio or the adviser upon written notice within 90 days of the end of the current term or upon termination of the management agreement and is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within three years.
Expense Example $

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
S $ 92 308 543 1,216

The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods.

Portfolio Turnover % of average value of portfolio

The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transactions costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Under normal market conditions, the Sub-Adviser invests the assets of the Portfolio in a combination of Underlying Funds that in turn invest in varying degrees, among several classes of equities, fixed-income securities and money market instruments.

The Portfolio invests in a combination of Underlying Funds that reflects an allocation of approximately 45% in equity securities and 55% in fixed-income securities.

The Portfolio’s current approximate target investment allocations (expressed as a percentage of its net assets) among asset classes are set out below. The Portfolio’s assets normally will be invested in accordance with its target investment allocations at times that the Portfolio is rebalanced. As these are target investment

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allocations, the actual allocations of the Portfolio’s assets may deviate from the percentages shown: equity securities - 45% and fixed-income securities and cash - 55%.

The equity securities in which the Underlying Funds may invest include domestic and international large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks, emerging market securities, and real estate stocks, including real estate investment trusts.

The fixed-income securities in which the Underlying Funds may invest include high-yield (high risk) debt securities commonly referred to as “junk bonds” and fixed-income securities without limitation on maturity.

The Sub-Adviser may change the Portfolio’s asset allocations, investments in particular Underlying Funds (including Underlying Funds organized in the future), Target Allocations or other investment policies without the approval of shareholders as it determines necessary to pursue the Portfolio’s investment objective.

The current group of Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio may invest includes “index plus” funds. Generally these funds seek to outperform a designated index of equity securities by investing in a portion of the securities included in the index. Also, some Underlying Funds may use growth or value investing strategies.

The Adviser will oversee the Target Allocations and the selection of Underlying Funds by the Sub-Adviser.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. The value of your investment in the Portfolio changes with the values of the Underlying Funds and their investments. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect the Portfolio’s or an Underlying Fund’s performance or cause the Portfolio or an Underlying Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.

Asset Allocation  Assets will be allocated among Underlying Funds and markets based on judgments by the Adviseror Sub-Adviser. There is a risk that the Portfolio may allocate assets to an Underlying Fund or asset class that underperforms other funds or asset classes.

Call   During periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer may “call” or repay its high-yielding bond before the bond’s maturity date. If forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, an Underlying Fund would experience a decline in income.

Company   The price of a given company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.

Credit   Prices of bonds and other debt securities can fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In severe cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay altogether.

Currency   To the extent that an Underlying Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities denominated in or that trade in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged.

Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Underlying Funds experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, and nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign investment risks typically are greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.

High-Yield Securities  High-yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High-yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.

Interest Rate  With bonds and other debt securities, a rise in interest rates generally causes values to fall. Falling interest rates will cause the income of bonds and other debt securities to decline over time. The higher the credit quality of the security, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk.

Liquidity   If a security is illiquid, an Underlying Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Underlying Fund’s sub-adviser might wish to sell, and the security could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Underlying Fund’s liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, which could vary from the amount an Underlying Fund could realize upon disposition. An Underlying Fund may make investments that become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perception. An Underlying Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Underlying Fund.

Market   Stock prices are volatile and are affected by the real or perceived impacts of such factors as economic conditions and political events. The stock market tends to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. From time to time, the stock market may not favor the growth- or value-oriented securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. Rather, the market could favor securities to which the Underlying Funds are not exposed or may not favor equities at all.




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Market Capitalization  Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stock of mid- and small-sized companies causing the Underlying Funds that invest in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger, fully-valued companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, and a more limited trading market for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, stock of mid- and small-capitalization companies may decline significantly in market downturns.

Other Investment Companies  The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Because the Portfolio or an Underlying Fund may invest in other investment companies, you will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of that other investment company (including management fees, administration fees and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio and a proportionate share of the expenses of each Underlying Fund.

Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)  Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject an Underlying Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses, in addition to terrorist attacks, war or other acts that destroy real property.

An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio’s Class S shares’ and Class I shares’ performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio’s Class S shares’ and Class I shares’ performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class I shares’ performance has been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class S shares. The Class S shares and Class I shares of the Portfolio would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class I shares’ performance would be higher than Class S shares’ performance because of the higher expenses paid by Class S shares. The Portfolio’s performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations in effect, if any, performance would have been lower. Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio’s performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The bar chart below shows the Portfolio’s adjusted Class I shares’ performance (2000-2005) and Class S shares’ performance (2006-2009).

Calendar Year Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 3rd, 2009, 12.11% and Worst quarter: 4th, 2008, (13.47)%

Average Annual Total Returns%
(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)

1 Yr 5 Yrs
(or since
inception)
10 Yrs Inception
Date
Class S % 17.79 0.84 N/A 08/05/05
BCAB Index1 % 5.93 5.272 N/A
ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite Index1 % 15.75 2.742 N/A
Class I (adjusted) % 17.70 1.16 2.31 07/05/95
BCAB Index1 % 5.93 4.97 6.33
ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite Index1 % 15.75 2.92 3.81
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.
2 Reflects index performance since the date closest to the Class’ inception for which data is available.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
ING Investments, LLC ING Investment Management Co.
Portfolio Managers
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/07)
Heather Hackett, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/09)

PURCHASE AND SALE OF PORTFOLIO SHARES

Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts,


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and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio’s behalf.

TAX INFORMATION

Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the accompanying contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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