As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2010
1933 Act Registration No. 33-57340
1940 Act Registration No. 811-07452
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 43
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AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046-1173
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code
(713) 626-1919
John M. Zerr, Esquire
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046-1173
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
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Stephen Rimes, Esquire
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E. Carolan Berkley, Esquire
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Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
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11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
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2600 One Commerce Square
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Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Amendment.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital and, secondarily,
current income.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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is
not FDIC insured;
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may
lose value; and
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not guaranteed by a bank.
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Taxes
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management
Fees
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Other Expenses
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive a portion of its advisory fees to
the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the
Fund do not exceed a specified maximum annual advisory fee rate,
wherein the fee rate includes breakpoints and is based upon net
asset levels. The Funds maximum annual advisory fee rate
ranges from 0.62% (for average net assets up to
$250 million) to 0.515% (for average net assets over
$10 billion). The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers,
Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at
any time.
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.91% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests without regard to market capitalization, in
equity securities, preferred securities, convertible securities
and bonds.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, a minimum of 30%
and a maximum of 70% of its total assets in equity securities.
The Fund will invest at least 25% and a maximum of 70% of its
total assets in investment-grade non-convertible debt
securities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total
assets in convertible securities and up to 25% of its total
assets in foreign securities.
In selecting the percentages of assets to be invested in equity
or debt securities, the portfolio managers consider such factors
as general market and economic conditions, as well as trends,
yields, interest rates, equity valuation and changes in fiscal
and monetary policies. The portfolio managers will purchase debt
securities for both capital appreciation and income, and to
provide portfolio diversification.
In selecting equity securities, the portfolio managers emphasize
the following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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Buy businesses trading at a significant discount to portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value.
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Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
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The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if a
more attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security
is trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate
of intrinsic value or if there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated equity portfolio that offers value content greater
than the broad equity market, as measured by the
portfolios aggregate discount to the portfolio
managers estimated intrinsic value of the portfolio. The
equity investment process is fundamental in nature and focused
on individual issuers as opposed to macro economic forecasts or
specific industry exposure. The portfolio construction process
is intended to preserve and grow the estimated intrinsic value
of the Funds portfolio rather than mirror the composition
or sector weights of any benchmark.
In selecting fixed-income securities, the portfolio managers
utilize top-down decisions which take into account economic and
market trends and
bottom-up
analysis of individual bond issuers and securities. In general,
specialists will look for attractive risk-reward opportunities
and securities that best enable the Fund to pursue those
opportunities. Decisions will typically depend on economic
fundamentals, credit-related fundamentals, market supply and
demand dynamics, market dislocations, and situation-specific
opportunities.
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V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to July 1, 2005,
performance relates to the Fund before changing its investment
objective and strategy with an emphasis on purchasing debt
securities for both growth of capital and current income. All
performance shown assumes the reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains and the effect of the Funds expenses. The
bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed in connection
with your variable product; if it did, the performance shown
would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 19.78%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (20.99)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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S&P
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Index
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26.47
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Custom Basic Balanced Index
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14.81
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Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index
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2.17
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Bret Stanley
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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Chuck Burge
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Matthew Seinsheimer
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Michael Simon
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Cynthia Brien
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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R. Canon Coleman II
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
Information Purchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests without regard to market capitalization, in
equity securities, preferred securities, convertible securities
and bonds.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, a minimum of 30%
and a maximum of 70% of its total assets in equity securities.
The Fund will invest at least 25% and a maximum of 70% of its
total assets in investment-grade non-convertible debt
securities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total
assets in convertible securities and up to 25% of its total
assets in foreign securities.
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V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
In selecting the percentages of assets to be invested in equity
or debt securities, the portfolio managers consider such factors
as general market and economic conditions, as well as trends,
yields, interest rates, equity valuation and changes in fiscal
and monetary policies. The portfolio managers will purchase debt
securities for both capital appreciation and income, and to
provide portfolio diversification.
In selecting equity securities, the portfolio managers emphasize
the following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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Buy businesses trading at a significant discount to portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value.
An issuers
market price must generally offer 50% appreciation potential to
estimated intrinsic value over a 2 to 3 year time period.
The portfolio managers believe intrinsic value represents the
fair economic worth of the business and a value that an informed
buyer would pay to acquire the entire issuer for cash.
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Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
value over time.
The portfolio managers primarily seek
established issuers which they believe have solid growth
prospects, the ability to earn an attractive return on invested
capital and a management team that exhibits intelligent capital
allocation skills.
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The portfolio managers will consider selling if a more
attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security is
trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate of
intrinsic value or a permanent, fundamental deterioration in
business prospects that results in inadequate upside potential
to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated equity portfolio that offers value content greater
than the broad equity market, as measured by the
portfolios aggregate discount to the portfolio
managers estimated intrinsic value of the portfolio. The
equity investment process is fundamental in nature and focused
on individual issuers as opposed to macro economic forecasts or
specific industry exposure. The portfolio construction process
is intended to preserve and grow the estimated intrinsic value
of the Funds portfolio rather than mirror the composition
or sector weights of any benchmark.
In selecting fixed-income securities, the portfolio managers
emphasize the following characteristics, although not all
investments will have these attributes:
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers utilize top-down
decisions which take into account economic and market trends and
bottom-up
analysis of individual bond issuers and securities. Fund
managers begin with an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio and determine appropriate risk factors
to use in managing the Fund relative to that benchmark. Managers
utilize recommendations from a globally interconnected team of
independent specialists who employ a
bottom-up
approach and provide macro-level investment recommendations on
such factors as duration, yield curve positioning and sector
allocations, as well as individual security selection decisions.
In general, specialists will look for attractive risk-reward
opportunities and securities that best enable the Fund to pursue
those opportunities. Decisions will typically depend on economic
fundamentals, credit-related fundamentals, market supply and
demand dynamics, market dislocations, and situation-specific
opportunities.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
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Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.15% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Bret Stanley, (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Chuck Burge, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2002.
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Matthew Seinsheimer, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Michael Simon, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2001.
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Cynthia Brien, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1996.
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R. Canon Coleman II, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1999.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.
, to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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approved by the Board.
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with
4 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
the Fund through omnibus accounts, and maintain the exclusive
relationship with, and are responsible for maintaining the
account records of, their variable product owners. There may
also be legal and technological limitations on the ability of
insurance companies to impose restrictions on the trading
practices of their variable product owners. As a result, there
can be no guarantee that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to
detect or deter market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
5 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the
6 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Adviser are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average
daily net assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company.
Any amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in
excess of 0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the
Fund are paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources,
and not out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may
earn profits on these payments for these services, since the
amount of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the
service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Custom Basic Balanced Funds Index, created by Invesco to serve
as a benchmark for Invesco Basic Balanced Fund, is composed of
the following indexes: Russell
1000
®
Value (60%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate (40%). The
Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the
Frank Russell Co.
Russell
®
is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. An investment cannot be
made directly in an index.
Lipper VUF Mixed-Assets Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index
is an unmanaged index considered representative of mixed-asset
target allocation moderate variable insurance underlying funds
tracked by Lipper.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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on securities
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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Net
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(both
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Total from
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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income
(a)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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of period
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Return
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(c)
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Series I
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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6.81
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$
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0.15
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$
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2.14
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2.29
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(0.41
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$
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8.69
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33.84
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%
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31,253
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0.90
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1.50
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%
(d)
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2.06
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%
(d)
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Year ended
12/31/08
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11.81
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0.31
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(4.84
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(4.53
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(0.47
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6.81
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(38.32
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27,596
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0.91
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1.35
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3.11
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Year ended
12/31/07
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11.92
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0.27
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(0.38
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11.81
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2.20
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59,000
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0.91
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1.18
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2.31
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Year ended
12/31/06
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10.99
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0.25
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0.91
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1.16
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(0.23
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11.92
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10.55
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84,212
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0.91
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1.15
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2.16
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Year ended
12/31/05
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10.59
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0.18
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0.38
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0.56
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(0.16
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10.99
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5.29
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90,633
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0.95
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1.15
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1.68
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $28,227 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.92%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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.51%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.08%
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7
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.71%
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11
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.47%
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15
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.36%
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19
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.39%
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23
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.55%
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27
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.87%
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32
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.33%
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36
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.95%
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41
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.73%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,408
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.00
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$
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10,771
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.24
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$
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11,147
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.16
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$
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11,536
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.19
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$
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11,938
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.80
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$
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12,355
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.47
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$
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12,786
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.67
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$
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13,232
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.93
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$
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13,694
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.76
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$
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14,172
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.71
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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93
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.88
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$
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159
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.90
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$
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165
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.48
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$
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171
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.26
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$
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177
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.24
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$
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183
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.42
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$
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189
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.82
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$
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196
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.45
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$
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203
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.30
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$
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210
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.40
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form
N-Q, will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by
e-mail
or
download prospectuses, SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIBBA-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Funds investment objective
is long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current
income.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Distribution Plan
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management
Fees
1
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0.75
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.75
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.76
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1,2
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0.59
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.17
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive a portion of its advisory fees to
the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the
Fund do not exceed a specified maximum annual advisory fee rate,
wherein the fee rate includes breakpoints and is based upon net
asset levels. The Funds maximum annual advisory fee rate
ranges from 0.62% (for average net assets up to
$250 million) to 0.515% (for average net assets over
$10 billion). The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers,
Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at
any time.
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.16% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees and or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually
agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II shares
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$
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119
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$
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497
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$
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899
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$
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2,024
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests without regard to market capitalization, in
equity securities, preferred securities, convertible securities
and bonds.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, a minimum of 30%
and a maximum of 70% of its total assets in equity securities.
The Fund will invest at least 25% and a maximum of 70% of its
total assets in investment-grade non-convertible debt
securities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total
assets in convertible securities and up to 25% of its total
assets in foreign securities.
In selecting the percentages of assets to be invested in equity
or debt securities, the portfolio managers consider such factors
as general market and economic conditions, as well as trends,
yields, interest rates, equity valuation and changes in fiscal
and monetary policies. The portfolio managers will purchase debt
securities for both capital appreciation and income, and to
provide portfolio diversification.
In selecting equity securities, the portfolio managers emphasize
the following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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Buy businesses trading at a significant discount to portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value.
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Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
value over time.
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The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if a
more attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security
is trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate
of intrinsic value or if there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated equity portfolio that offers value content greater
than the broad equity market, as measured by the
portfolios aggregate discount to the portfolio
managers estimated intrinsic value of the portfolio. The
equity investment process is fundamental in nature and focused
on individual issuers as opposed to macro economic forecasts or
specific industry exposure. The portfolio construction process
is intended to preserve and grow the estimated intrinsic value
of the Funds portfolio rather than mirror the composition
or sector weights of any benchmark.
In selecting fixed-income securities, the portfolio managers
utilize top-down decisions which take into account economic and
market trends and
bottom-up
analysis of individual bond issuers and securities. In general,
specialists will look for attractive risk-reward opportunities
and securities that best enable the Fund to pursue those
opportunities. Decisions will typically depend on economic
fundamentals, credit-related fundamentals, market supply and
demand dynamics, market dislocations, and situation-specific
opportunities.
1 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2002 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
July 1, 2005, performance relates to the Fund before
changing its investment objective and strategy with an emphasis
on purchasing debt securities for both growth of capital and
current income. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 19.55%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (21.02)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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Years
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Years
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Series II shares: Inception (01/24/02)
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33.54
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%
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(0.61
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(1.68
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)%
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S&P
500
®
Index
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26.47
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0.42
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(0.95
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|
Custom Basic Balanced Index
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14.81
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2.17
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4.35
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|
Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index
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|
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23.13
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2.17
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1.76
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is May 1, 1998.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Bret Stanley
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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|
Chuck Burge
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2009
|
|
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Matthew Seinsheimer
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
|
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|
Michael Simon
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|
Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
|
|
|
Cynthia Brien
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
|
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R. Canon Coleman II
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
2 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests without regard to market capitalization, in
equity securities, preferred securities, convertible securities
and bonds.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, a minimum of 30%
and a maximum of 70% of its total assets in equity securities.
The Fund will invest at least 25% and a maximum of 70% of its
total assets in investment-grade non-convertible debt
securities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total
assets in convertible securities and up to 25% of its total
assets in foreign securities.
In selecting the percentages of assets to be invested in equity
or debt securities, the portfolio managers consider such factors
as general market and economic conditions, as well as trends,
yields, interest rates, equity valuation and changes in fiscal
and monetary policies. The portfolio managers will purchase debt
securities for both capital appreciation and income, and to
provide portfolio diversification.
In selecting equity securities, the portfolio managers emphasize
the following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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managers estimate of intrinsic value.
An issuers
market price must generally offer 50% appreciation potential to
estimated intrinsic value over a 2 to 3 year time period.
The portfolio managers believe intrinsic value represents the
fair economic worth of the business and a value that an informed
buyer would pay to acquire the entire issuer for cash.
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Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
value over time.
The portfolio managers primarily seek
established issuers which they believe have solid growth
prospects, the ability to earn an attractive return on invested
capital and a management team that exhibits intelligent capital
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The portfolio managers will consider selling if a more
attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security is
trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate of
intrinsic value or a permanent, fundamental deterioration in
business prospects that results in inadequate upside potential
to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated equity portfolio that offers value content greater
than the broad equity market, as measured by the
portfolios aggregate discount to the portfolio
managers estimated intrinsic value of the portfolio. The
equity investment process is fundamental in nature and focused
on individual issuers as opposed to macro economic forecasts or
specific industry exposure. The portfolio construction process
is intended to preserve and grow the estimated intrinsic value
of the Funds portfolio rather than mirror the composition
or sector weights of any benchmark.
In selecting fixed-income securities, the portfolio managers
emphasize the following characteristics, although not all
investments will have these attributes:
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers utilize top-down
decisions which take into account economic and market trends and
bottom-up
analysis of individual bond issuers and securities. Fund
managers begin with an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio and determine appropriate risk factors
to use in managing the Fund relative to that benchmark. Managers
utilize recommendations from a globally interconnected team of
independent specialists who employ a
bottom-up
approach and provide macro-level investment recommendations on
such factors as duration, yield curve positioning and sector
allocations, as well as individual security selection decisions.
In general, specialists will look for attractive risk-reward
opportunities and securities that best enable the Fund to pursue
those opportunities. Decisions will typically depend on economic
fundamentals, credit-related fundamentals, market supply and
demand dynamics, market dislocations, and situation-specific
opportunities.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently
out-of-favor
with many investors.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI) which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.15% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Bret Stanley (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Chuck Burge, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2002.
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Matthew Seinsheimer, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Michael Simon, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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Cynthia Brien, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1996.
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R. Canon Coleman II, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative
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costs. Where excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take
advantage of arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for
portfolio securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term
investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
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Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds and loans, normally, are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan which is described in this
prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund). Because the
Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and
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access (in some cases on a preferential basis over other
competitors) to individual members of an insurance
companys sales force or to an insurance companys
management. These payments are sometimes referred to as
shelf space payments because the payments compensate
the insurance company for including the Fund in its variable
products (on its sales shelf). Invesco Affiliates
compensate insurance companies differently depending typically
on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the
insurance companies. The payments Invesco Affiliates make may be
calculated on sales of shares of the Fund (Sales-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such payments shall
not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold
through variable products during the particular period. Such
payments also may be calculated on the average daily net assets
of the Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Custom Basic Balanced Funds Index, created by Invesco to serve
as a benchmark for Invesco Basic Balanced Fund, is composed of
the following indexes: Russell
1000
®
Value (60%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate (40%). The
Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the
Frank Russell Co.
Russell
®
is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. An investment cannot be
made directly in an index.
Lipper VUF Mixed-Assets Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index
is an unmanaged index considered representative of mixed-asset
target allocation moderate variable insurance underlying funds
tracked by Lipper.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
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to average
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Ratio of net
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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securities (both
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from net
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Net assets,
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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income
(a)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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of period
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Return
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(c)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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6.78
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0.13
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2.13
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2.26
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(0.38
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$
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8.66
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33.54
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%
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3,183
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1.15
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%
(d)
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1.75
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%
(d)
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1.81
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%
(d)
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57
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Year ended
12/31/08
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11.73
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0.28
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(4.79
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(4.51
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(0.44
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6.78
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(38.46
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2,829
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1.16
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1.60
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2.86
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Year ended
12/31/07
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11.84
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0.25
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(0.01
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0.24
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(0.35
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11.73
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1.94
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5,295
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1.16
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1.43
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2.06
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47
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Year ended
12/31/06
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10.91
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0.22
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0.91
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1.13
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(0.20
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11.84
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10.36
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5,878
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1.16
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1.40
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1.91
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44
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Year ended
12/31/05
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10.53
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0.15
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0.37
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0.52
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(0.14
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10.91
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4.91
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5,870
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1.20
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1.40
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1.43
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44
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $2,857 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.17%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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1
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.76%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
|
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.83%
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7
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.19%
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10
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.67%
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14
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.25%
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17
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.95%
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21
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.78%
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25
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.72%
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29
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.80%
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34
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.00%
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38
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.34%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,383
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.00
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$
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10,719
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.41
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$
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11,066
|
.72
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$
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11,425
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.28
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$
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11,795
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.46
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$
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12,177
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.63
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$
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12,572
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.19
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$
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12,979
|
.53
|
|
$
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13,400
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.06
|
|
$
|
13,834
|
.22
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Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
119
|
.24
|
|
$
|
185
|
.70
|
|
$
|
191
|
.72
|
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$
|
197
|
.93
|
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$
|
204
|
.34
|
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$
|
210
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.96
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$
|
217
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.80
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$
|
224
|
.86
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$
|
232
|
.14
|
|
$
|
239
|
.66
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIBBA-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
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3
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Adviser Compensation
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3
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Portfolio Managers
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3
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3
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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3
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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4
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Taxes
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5
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Dividends and Distributions
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5
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Share Classes
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5
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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5
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6
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
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|
Series I shares
|
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|
|
Management Fees
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|
0.69
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%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
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|
0.30
|
|
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|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
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0.01
|
|
|
|
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Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
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1.00
|
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1
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The Funds Adviser has contractually agreed, through at
least April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or
reimburse expenses of Series I shares to the extent
necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I
shares to 1.30% of average daily net assets. In determining the
Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
|
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5 Years
|
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10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
318
|
|
|
$
|
552
|
|
|
$
|
1,225
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have the potential for capital growth. The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers emphasize the
following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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n
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Buy businesses trading at a significant discount to portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value.
|
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n
|
Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
value over time.
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The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if a
more attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security
is trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate
of intrinsic value or if there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated portfolio that offers value content greater than
the broad market, as measured by the portfolios aggregate
discount to the portfolio managers estimated intrinsic
value of the portfolio. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers as opposed to macro
economic forecasts or specific industry exposure.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The benchmarks may not reflect
payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect
1 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The performance table below
does not reflect charges assessed in connection with your
variable product; and if it did, the performance shown would be
lower. The Funds past performance is not necessarily an
indication of its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 29.89%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (30.54)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
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December 31, 2009)
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Series I shares: Inception (09/10/01)
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48.00
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0.34
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S&P
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Index: Inception (08/31/01)
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26.47
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0.42
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1.74
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Russell
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19.69
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2.82
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Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index: (Inception (08/31/01)
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23.53
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Bret Stanley
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2001
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Matthew Seinsheimer
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2001
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Michael Simon
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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R. Canon Coleman II
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have the potential for capital growth. The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers emphasize the
following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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Buy businesses trading at a significant discount to portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value.
An issuers
market price must generally offer 50% appreciation potential to
estimated intrinsic value over a 2 to 3 year time period.
They believe intrinsic value represents the fair economic worth
of the business and a value that an informed buyer would pay to
acquire the entire issuer for cash.
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Emphasize quality businesses with potential to grow intrinsic
value over time.
The portfolio managers primarily seek
established issuers which they believe have solid growth
prospects, the ability to earn an attractive return on invested
capital and a management team that exhibits intelligent capital
allocation skills.
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The portfolio managers will consider selling if a more
attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security is
trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate of
intrinsic value or there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated portfolio that offers value content greater than
the broad market, as measured by the portfolios aggregate
discount to the portfolio managers estimated intrinsic
value of the portfolio. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers as opposed to macro
economic forecasts or specific industry exposure. The portfolio
construction process is intended to preserve and grow the
estimated intrinsic value of the Funds portfolio rather
than mirror the composition or sector weights of any benchmark.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to
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their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks and
may never realize their full value. Value stocks tend to be
currently
out-of-favor
with many investors.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Advisors,
Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors),
formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the distributor of the
Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and individuals,
depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other things that the
defendants permitted improper market timing and related activity
in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.68% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Bret Stanley (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Matthew Seinsheimer, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Michael Simon, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2002 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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R. Canon Coleman II, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1999.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay
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redemption proceeds to a separate account (or plan) withdrawing
because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures,
Invesco and certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco
and such affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates)
currently use the following tools designed to discourage
excessive short-term trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The
Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to apply the
Funds policies uniformly given the potential limitations
described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
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consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends, from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an
Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash
payments to the insurance company that issued your variable
product or its affiliates in connection with promotion of the
Fund and certain other marketing support services.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments from their own
resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to
certain insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of
shares of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive
when they make these payments
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may include, among other things, adding the Fund to the list of
underlying investment options in the insurance companys
variable products, and access (in some cases on a preferential
basis over other competitors) to individual members of an
insurance companys sales force or to an insurance
companys management. These payments are sometimes referred
to as shelf space payments because the payments
compensate the insurance company for including the Fund in its
variable products (on its sales shelf).
Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of
shares of the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the
offering price of all shares sold through variable products
during the particular period. Such payments also may be
calculated on the average daily net assets of the Fund
attributable to that particular insurance company (Asset-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such cash payments
shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets during a
defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives
to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain assets of the Fund in
insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments
described above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and
the retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund,
as well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The
prospectus for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Ratio of
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expenses to
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Net gains
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expenses
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average net
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to average
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Net asset
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Net
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securities
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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fee waivers
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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expenses
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to average
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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of period
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(b)
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Series I
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Year ended 12/31/09
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$
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4.10
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0.03
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(c)
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1.94
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1.97
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(0.09
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(0.09
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5.98
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48.00
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226,282
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0.98
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(d)
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0.99
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(d)
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0.59
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Year ended 12/31/08
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12.73
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(6.68
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(6.58
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(0.09
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(1.96
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(2.05
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4.10
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(51.77
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157,693
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1.03
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1.03
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0.99
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58
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Year ended 12/31/07
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13.35
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0.07
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(c)
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0.17
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0.24
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(0.08
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(0.78
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(0.86
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12.73
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1.62
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399,974
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0.96
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0.99
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0.52
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25
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Year ended 12/31/06
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12.37
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0.07
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(c)
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1.54
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1.61
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(0.05
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(0.58
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(0.63
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13.35
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13.12
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489,352
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0.97
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1.02
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0.54
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15
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Year ended 12/31/05
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11.84
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0.05
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0.63
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0.68
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(0.01
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(0.14
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(0.15
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12.37
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5.74
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487,332
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0.97
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1.02
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0.38
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16
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $184,342 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.00%
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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1
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.00%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.00%
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8
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.16%
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12
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.49%
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16
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.99%
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21
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.67%
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26
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.53%
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31
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.59%
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36
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.86%
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42
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.33%
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48
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.02%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,400
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.00
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$
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10,816
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.00
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$
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11,248
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.64
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$
|
11,698
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.59
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$
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12,166
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.53
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$
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12,653
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.19
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$
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13,159
|
.32
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$
|
13,685
|
.69
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$
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14,233
|
.12
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$
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14,802
|
.44
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
|
102
|
.00
|
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$
|
106
|
.08
|
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$
|
110
|
.32
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$
|
114
|
.74
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$
|
119
|
.33
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$
|
124
|
.10
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$
|
129
|
.06
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$
|
134
|
.23
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$
|
139
|
.59
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$
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145
|
.18
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1
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Your actual response may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIBVA-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II Shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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3
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Adviser Compensation
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3
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Portfolio Managers
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3
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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3
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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5
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Share Classes
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5
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Distribution Plan
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5
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.69
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.30
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
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1.25
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II shares
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$
|
127
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|
$
|
397
|
|
|
$
|
686
|
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$
|
1,511
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have the potential for capital growth. The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities. In selecting securities, the portfolio
managers emphasize the following characteristics, although not
all investments will have these attributes:
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The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if a
more attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security
is trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate
of intrinsic value or if there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated portfolio that offers value content greater than
the broad market, as measured by the portfolios aggregate
discount to the portfolio managers estimated intrinsic
value of the portfolio. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers as opposed to macro
economic forecasts or specific industry exposure.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss
of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is
not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does
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not reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower. The
Funds past performance is not necessarily an indication of
its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 29.23%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (30.63)%
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Bret Stanley
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2001
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R. Canon Coleman II
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Matthew Seinsheimer
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Michael Simon
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have the potential for capital growth. The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers emphasize the
following characteristics, although not all investments will
have these attributes:
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managers estimate of intrinsic value.
An issuers
market price must generally offer 50% appreciation potential to
estimated intrinsic value over a 2 to 3 year time period.
They believe intrinsic value represents the fair economic worth
of the business and a value that an informed buyer would pay to
acquire the entire issuer for cash.
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value over time.
The portfolio managers primarily seek
established issuers which they believe have solid growth
prospects, the ability to earn an attractive return on invested
capital and a management team that exhibits intelligent capital
allocation skills.
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The portfolio managers will consider selling if a more
attractive investment opportunity is identified, a security is
trading near or above the portfolio managers estimate of
intrinsic value or there is a permanent, fundamental
deterioration in business prospects that results in inadequate
upside potential to estimated intrinsic value.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a diversified but typically
concentrated portfolio that offers value content greater than
the broad market, as measured by the portfolios aggregate
discount to the portfolio managers estimated intrinsic
value of the portfolio. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers as opposed to macro
economic forecasts or specific industry exposure. The portfolio
construction process is intended to preserve and grow the
estimated intrinsic value of the Funds portfolio rather
than mirror the composition or sector weights of any benchmark.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to
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their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks and
may never realize their full value. Value stocks tend to be
currently
out-of-favor
with many investors.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.68% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Bret Stanley (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999.
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Matthew Seinsheimer, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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the Fund since 2002 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager, generally has final authority over all aspects
of the Funds investment portfolio, including but not
limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
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Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are
available, they may be stale or they may be unreliable because
the security is not traded frequently, trading on the security
ceased before the close of the trading market or issuer specific
events occurred after the security ceased trading or because of
the passage of time between the close of the market on which the
security trades and the close of the NYSE and when the Fund
calculates its net asset value. Issuer specific events may cause
the last market quotation to be unreliable. Such events may
include a merger or insolvency, events which affect a
geographical area or an industry segment, such as political
events or natural disasters, or market events, such as a
significant movement in the U.S. market. Where market quotations
are not readily available, including where the Adviser
determines that the closing price of the security is unreliable,
the Adviser will value the security at fair value in good faith
using procedures approved by the Board. Fair value pricing may
reduce the ability of frequent traders to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities resulting from potentially
stale prices of portfolio holdings. However, it
cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
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The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan which is described in this
prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund). Because the
Fund pays this fee out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time this fee will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than paying other types of charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the
5 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Fund and an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may
make additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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expenses to
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Net gains
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expenses
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average net
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(losses) on
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to average
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assets without
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Net asset
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Net
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securities
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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fee waivers
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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and/or
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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expenses
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expenses
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to average net
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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of period
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Return
(b)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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assets
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turnover
(b)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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4.07
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$
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0.02
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(c)
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$
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1.92
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$
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1.94
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$
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(0.06
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$
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$
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(0.06
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$
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5.95
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47.74
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%
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$
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133,872
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1.23
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%
(d)
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1.24
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%
(d)
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0.34
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%
(d)
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23
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Year ended
12/31/08
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12.62
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0.07
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(c)
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(6.61
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(6.54
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(0.05
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(1.96
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(2.01
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4.07
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(51.90
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126,874
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1.28
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1.28
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0.74
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58
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Year ended
12/31/07
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13.24
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0.04
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(c)
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0.16
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0.20
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(0.04
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(0.78
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(0.82
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12.62
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1.36
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303,628
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1.21
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1.24
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0.27
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25
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Year ended
12/31/06
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12.26
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0.04
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(c)
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1.54
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1.58
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(0.02
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(0.58
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(0.60
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13.24
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12.94
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339,457
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1.22
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1.27
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0.29
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15
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Year ended
12/31/05
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11.76
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0.02
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0.62
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0.64
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0.00
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(0.14
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(0.14
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12.26
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5.43
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363,393
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1.22
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1.27
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0.13
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $131,025 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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1
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.25%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.75%
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7
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.64%
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11
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.68%
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15
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.87%
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20
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.21%
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24
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.72%
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29
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.39%
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34
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.25%
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39
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.28%
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44
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.50%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,375
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.00
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$
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10,764
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.06
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$
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11,167
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.71
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$
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11,586
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.50
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$
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12,021
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.00
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$
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12,471
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.79
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$
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12,939
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.48
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$
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13,424
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.71
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$
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13,928
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.13
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$
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14,450
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.44
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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127
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.34
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$
|
132
|
.12
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$
|
137
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.07
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$
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142
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.21
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$
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147
|
.55
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$
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153
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.08
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$
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158
|
.82
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$
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164
|
.78
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$
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170
|
.96
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$
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177
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.37
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Basic Value Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may
contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIBVA-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Funds
investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short
sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items; (5) expenses of
the underlying funds that are paid indirectly as a result of
share ownership of the underlying funds; and (6) expenses that
the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an
expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco
Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver
agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 85% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of
all market capitalizations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities of issuers exhibiting
long-term, sustainable earnings and cash flow growth that is not
yet reflected in investor expectations or equity valuation.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis ranks securities
based primarily on a set of growth, quality and valuation
factors.
The fundamental analysis identifies and analyzes both industries
and issuers with strong characteristics of revenue, earnings and
cash flow growth. Valuation metrics are also incorporated in the
analysis.
The portfolio managers look for key issuer-specific attributes
including: market leadership position with the potential for
additional growth; value added products or services with pricing
power; sustainable growth in revenue, earnings and cash flow;
potential to improve profitability and return on capital; and a
strong balance sheet, appropriate financial leverage and a
prudent use of capital.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if
fundamental business prospects deteriorate, quantitative rank
declines, the investment thesis deteriorates, or for a more
attractive investment opportunity.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it
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did, the performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 18.36%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (23.09)%
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December 31, 2009)
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S&P
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Russell
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Growth Index
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Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Robert Lloyd
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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Ryan Amerman
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of
all market capitalizations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities of issuers exhibiting
long-term, sustainable earnings and cash flow growth that is not
yet reflected in investor expectations or equity valuations.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a
security ranking model to rank securities based primarily upon a
set of growth, quality and valuation factors.
The fundamental analysis focuses on identifying and analyzing
both industries and issuers with strong characteristics of
revenue, earnings and cash flow growth. Valuation metrics are
also incorporated in the analysis.
The portfolio managers look for key issuer-specific attributes
including:
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The portfolio managers also focus on other industry attributes
such as a rational competitive environment, pricing flexibility
and differentiation of products and services.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if
fundamental business prospects deteriorate, quantitative rank
declines, the investment thesis deteriorates, or for a more
attractive investment opportunity.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
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Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.61% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000.
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the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1996.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
the Funds investment portfolio, including but not limited
to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio
construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment, and the
management of daily cash flows in accordance with portfolio
holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may perform these
functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from
time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
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The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Valuation Committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly basis,
Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the
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Adviser will value the security at fair value in good faith
using procedures approved by the Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily
5 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
create incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and
Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to retain
assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average represents an
average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the
Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds category.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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Ratio of net
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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investment
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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income
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value,
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investment
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(both
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Total from
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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(loss) to
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(b)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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16.89
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$
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0.14
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(c)
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$
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3.42
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$
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3.56
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(0.12
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$
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20.33
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21.08
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$
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512,540
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0.90
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%
(d)
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0.91
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%
(d)
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0.79
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%
(d)
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85
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Year ended
12/31/08
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29.37
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0.09
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(c)
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(12.57
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(12.48
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16.89
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(42.49
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492,079
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0.91
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0.91
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0.37
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103
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Year ended
12/31/07
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26.22
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0.01
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3.14
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3.15
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29.37
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12.01
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1,086,677
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0.88
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0.88
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0.03
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71
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Year ended
12/31/06
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24.67
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0.01
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1.55
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1.56
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(0.01
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26.22
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6.34
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1,204,559
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0.91
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0.91
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0.06
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120
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Year ended
12/31/05
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22.69
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0.03
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1.97
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2.00
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(0.02
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24.67
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8.79
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822,899
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0.89
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0.89
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0.11
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97
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $475,970 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I (Without Maximum
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Sales Charge)
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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.92%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.08%
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8
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.33%
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12
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.75%
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17
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.35%
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22
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.13%
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27
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.12%
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32
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.30%
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37
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.70%
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43
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.32%
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.17%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,408
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.00
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$
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10,832
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.65
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$
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11,274
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.62
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$
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11,734
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.62
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$
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12,213
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.40
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$
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12,711
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.70
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$
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13,230
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.34
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$
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13,770
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.14
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$
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14,331
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.96
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$
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14,916
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.70
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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93
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.88
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$
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97
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.71
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$
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101
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.69
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$
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105
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.84
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$
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110
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.16
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$
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114
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.66
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$
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119
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.33
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$
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124
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.20
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$
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129
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.27
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$
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134
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.54
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VICAP-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Share Classes
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Distribution Plan
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.62
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Distribution and/or Service
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Other Expenses
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 85% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of
all market capitalizations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities of issuers exhibiting
long-term, sustainable earnings and cash flow growth that is not
yet reflected in investor expectations or equity valuation.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis ranks securities
based primarily on a set of growth, quality and valuation
factors.
The fundamental analysis identifies and analyzes both industries
and issuers with strong characteristics of revenue, earnings and
cash flow growth. Valuation metrics are also incorporated in the
analysis.
The portfolio managers look for key issuer-specific attributes
including: market leadership position with the potential for
additional growth; value added products or services with pricing
power; sustainable growth in revenue, earnings and cash flow;
potential to improve profitability and return on capital; and a
strong balance sheet, appropriate financial leverage and a
prudent use of capital.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if a
fundamental business prospects deteriorate, quantitative rank
declines, the investment thesis deteriorates, or for a more
attractive investment opportunity.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk
. The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product,
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and if it did, the performance shown would be lower. The
Funds past performance is not necessarily an indication of
its future performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 18.26%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (23.11)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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Series II shares: (Inception (08/21/01)
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20.72
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S&P
500
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Index
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26.47
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Russell
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Growth Index
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37.21
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1.63
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Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average
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40.72
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2.26
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds Series I
shares is May 5, 1993.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Robert Lloyd
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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Ryan Amerman
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers of
all market capitalizations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities of issuers exhibiting
long-term, sustainable earnings and cash flow growth that is not
yet reflected in investor expectations or equity valuations.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a
security ranking model to rank securities based primarily upon a
set of growth, quality and valuation factors.
The fundamental analysis focuses on identifying and analyzing
both industries and issuers with strong characteristics of
revenue, earnings and cash flow growth. Valuation metrics are
also incorporated in the analysis.
The portfolio managers look for key issuer-specific attributes
including:
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The portfolio managers also focus on other industry attributes
such as a rational competitive environment, pricing flexibility
and differentiation of products and services.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if a
fundamental business prospects deteriorate, quantitative rank
declines, the investment thesis deteriorates, or for a more
attractive investment opportunity.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
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Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among other
things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds last fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, the Adviser received compensation of 0.61% of the
Funds average daily net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000.
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the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1996.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay
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redemption proceeds to a separate account (or plan) withdrawing
because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Valuation Committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly basis,
Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
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consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board of Trustees.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable
products owners), all of the tax characteristics of the
Funds investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
5 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates makes may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board of the Fund. Under this
arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that insurance
companies issuing variable products will provide, certain
variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average represents an
average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the
Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds category.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCooopers
LLP, whose report, along with the Funds financial
statements, is included in the Funds annual report, which
is available upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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(losses)
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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on securities (both
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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Net investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value,
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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of period
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income (loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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end of period
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Return
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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16.61
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0.09
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(c)
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3.35
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3.44
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(0.05
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20.00
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20.72
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193,047
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1.15
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(d)
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1.16
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%
(d)
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0.54
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(d)
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85
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Year ended
12/31/08
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28.95
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0.03
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(c)
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(12.37
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(12.34
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16.61
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(42.63
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176,794
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1.16
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1.16
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0.12
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103
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Year ended
12/31/07
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25.91
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(0.07
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3.11
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3.04
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28.95
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11.73
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349,294
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1.13
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1.13
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(0.22
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71
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Year ended
12/31/06
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24.43
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(0.05
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1.53
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1.48
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25.91
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6.06
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371,316
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1.16
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1.16
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(0.19
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120
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Year ended
12/31/05
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22.50
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(0.03
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1.96
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1.93
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24.43
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8.58
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339,190
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1.14
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1.14
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(0.14
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97
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $174,277 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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.17%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.83%
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7
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.81%
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11
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.94%
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16
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.22%
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20
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.67%
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25
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.30%
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.09%
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.08%
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.25%
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.62%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,383
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.00
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$
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10,780
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.67
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$
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11,193
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.57
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$
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11,622
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.28
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$
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12,067
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.42
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$
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12,529
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.60
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$
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13,009
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.48
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$
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13,507
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.74
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$
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14,025
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.09
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$
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14,562
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.25
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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119
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.24
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$
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123
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.81
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$
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128
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.55
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$
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133
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.47
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$
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138
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.58
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$
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143
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.89
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$
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149
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.40
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$
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155
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.13
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$
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161
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.07
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$
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167
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.24
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form
N-Q,
will
also be made available to insurance companies issuing variable
products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VICAP-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I Class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Pricing of Shares
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
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investment)
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive a portion of its advisory fees to
the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the
Fund do not exceed a specified maximum annual advisory fee rate,
wherein the fee rate includes breakpoints and is based upon net
asset levels. The Funds maximum annual advisory fee rate
ranges from 0.745% (for average net assets up to
$250 million) to 0.64% (for average net assets over
$10 billion). The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers
Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at
any time.
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2010, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 102% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities. The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund
using a two-step security selection process that combines
quantitative and fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis
ranks securities based primarily on: (1) fundamentals;
(2) valuation; and (3) timeliness. The fundamental
analysis identifies both industries and mid-capitalization
issuers that, in the portfolio managers view, have high
growth potential and are also favorably priced relative to the
growth expectations for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities on an
analysis of individual issuers. The investment process employs
fundamental research and management interviews, normally, to
identify securities of issuers believed to have large potential
markets, cash-generating business models, improving balance
sheets and solid management teams; and a variety of valuation
techniques to determine target buy and sell prices as well as a
securitys valuation upside and downside potential. The
resulting portfolio contains, in the portfolio managers
opinion, consistent growth issuers and earnings-acceleration
issuers.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets their investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks tend to be more
expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with
other types of stock. As a result, they tend to be more
sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record
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of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and
financial resources. The securities of small and mid sized
companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and
less publicly available information about the issuer. They also
may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less
frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause
difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a
desirable price.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended March 31, 2000): 20.61%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (28.11)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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S&P
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Index
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26.47
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Russell
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Growth Index
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Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Paul Rasplicka
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1998
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Brent Lium
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The
Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest issuers with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. The Russell
1000
®
Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest issuers
domiciled in the United States based on total market
capitalization. The issuers in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized issuers and
constitute approximately 25% of the total market capitalization
of the Russell
1000
®
Index.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a
security ranking model to rank securities based primarily upon:
(1) fundamentals; (2) valuation; and
(3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis focuses on
identifying both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that,
in the portfolio managers view, have high growth potential
and are also favorably priced relative to the growth
expectations for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities for
the Fund on an analysis of individual issuers. The investment
process involves:
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The resulting portfolio contains two types of issuers:
(1) consistent growth issuers and
(2) earnings-acceleration issuers. Consistent growth
issuers are issuers with a history of strong returns and, in the
portfolio managers opinion, are industry leaders serving
growing, non-cyclical markets whose performance tends to remain
constant regardless of economic conditions. Earnings
acceleration companies are companies that are driven by
near-term catalysts such as new products, improved processes
and/or
specific economic conditions that may lead to rapid sales and
earnings growth. The portfolio managers strive to control the
Funds volatility and risk in two primary ways:
(1) diversifying Fund holdings across sectors and
(2) building a portfolio with approximately equal
weightings among individual security holdings.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets their investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks can perform
differently from the market as a whole. Growth stocks tend to be
more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
with other types of stock. As a result, they tend to be more
sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering its
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Paul Rasplicka (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 1998 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Brent Lium, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2003.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is
4 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor the Fund will
be successful in their efforts to minimize or eliminate such
activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Aims Valuation Committee, which
acts in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend
5 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
upon the provisions of these contracts, and variable product
owners should consult their contract prospectus for more
information on these tax consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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value,
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investment
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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expenses
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to average
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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gains
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of period
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Return
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Year ended 12/31/09
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7.93
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(0.04
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3.40
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3.36
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11.29
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42.37
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1.10
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1.11
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(0.41
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102
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Year ended
12/31/08
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(8.88
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(8.93
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(1.99
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7.93
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(47.03
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61,986
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1.10
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1.11
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(0.38
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Year ended
12/31/07
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(0.10
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2.14
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2.04
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(1.62
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18.85
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10.84
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149,776
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1.05
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1.06
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(0.47
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109
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Year ended
12/31/06
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16.09
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(0.07
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2.73
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2.66
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(0.32
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18.43
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16.52
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148,668
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1.08
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1.09
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(0.48
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Year ended
12/31/05
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117,674
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1.09
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125
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $71,078 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 6
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.12%
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.12%
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.12%
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.12%
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.12%
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.12%
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1
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.12%
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.12%
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.12%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.89%
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7
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.92%
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12
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.11%
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16
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.46%
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20
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.98%
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25
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.67%
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30
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.55%
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35
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.61%
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40
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.87%
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46
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.34%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,389
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.00
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$
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10,792
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.09
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$
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11,210
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.83
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$
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11,645
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.81
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$
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12,097
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.66
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$
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12,567
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.05
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$
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13,054
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.65
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$
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13,561
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.18
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$
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14,087
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.35
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$
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14,633
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.94
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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113
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.16
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Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VICDV-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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may
lose value; and
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not guaranteed by a bank.
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management
Fees
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Distribution and/or Service
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Other Expenses
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive a portion of its advisory fees to
the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the
Fund do not exceed a specified maximum annual advisory fee rate,
wherein the fee rate includes breakpoints and is based upon net
asset levels. The Funds maximum annual advisory fee rate
ranges from 0.745% (for average net assets up to
$250 million) to 0.64% (for average net assets over
$10 billion). The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisors,
Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at
any time.
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 102% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis ranks securities
based primarily on: (1) fundamentals; (2) valuation;
and (3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis identifies
both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that, in the
portfolio managers view, have high growth potential and
are also favorably priced relative to the growth expectations
for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities on an
analysis of individual issuers. The investment process employs
fundamental research and management interviews, normally, to
identify securities of issuers believed to have large potential
markets, cash-generating business models, improving balance
sheets and solid management teams; and a variety of valuation
techniques to determine target buy and sell prices as well as a
securitys valuation upside and downside potential. The
resulting portfolio contains, in the portfolio managers
opinion, consistent growth issuers and earnings-acceleration
issuers.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets their investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks tend to be more
expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with
other types of stock. As
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V.I. Capital Development Fund
a result, they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their
earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended March 31, 2000): 20.53%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (28.12)%
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December 31, 2009)
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S&P
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Index
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Russell
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Growth Index
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Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is May 1, 1998.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Paul Rasplicka
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1998
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Brent Lium
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The
Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest issuers with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. The Russell
1000
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V.I. Capital Development Fund
Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest issuers
domiciled in the United States based on total market
capitalization. The issuers in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized issuers and
constitute approximately 25% of the total market capitalization
of the Russell
1000
®
Index.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In attempting to meet its objective, the Fund may engage in
active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a
security ranking model to rank securities based primarily upon:
(1) fundamentals; (2) valuation; and
(3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis focuses on
identifying both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that,
in the portfolio managers view, have high growth potential
and are also favorably priced relative to the growth
expectations for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities for
the Fund on an analysis of individual issuers. The investment
process involves:
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analysis and management interviews, normally, to identify
securities of issuers believed to have large potential markets,
cash-generating business models, improving balance sheets and
solid management teams; and
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and sell prices as well as a securitys valuation upside
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The resulting portfolio contains two types of issuers:
(1) consistent growth issuers and
(2) earnings-acceleration issuers. Consistent growth
issuers are issuers with a history of strong returns and, in the
portfolio managers opinion, are industry leaders serving
growing, non-cyclical markets whose performance tends to remain
constant regardless of economic conditions. Earnings
acceleration companies are companies that are driven by
near-term catalysts such as new products, improved processes
and/or
specific economic conditions that may lead to rapid sales and
earnings growth. The portfolio managers strive to control the
Funds volatility and risk in two primary ways:
(1) diversifying Fund holdings across sectors and
(2) building a portfolio with approximately equal
weightings among individual security holdings.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets their investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks can perform
differently from the market as a whole. Growth stocks tend to be
more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
with other types of stock. As a result, they tend to be more
sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering its
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds SAI, which is available at
www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Advisors,
Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors),
formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the distributor of the
Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and individuals,
depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other things that the
defendants permitted improper market timing and related activity
in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
3 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.74% of average daily net
assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 1998 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Brent Lium, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2003.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(i) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (ii) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
4 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include
5 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry and
company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund). Because the
Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance
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V.I. Capital Development Fund
company may charge you additional fees or commissions, on your
variable product other than those disclosed in this prospectus.
You can ask your insurance company about any payments it
receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as well as about
fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus for your
variable product may also contain additional information about
these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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gains
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of period
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Return
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Series II
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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7.74
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3.31
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10.99
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41.99
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1.35
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(0.66
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102
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Year ended
12/31/08
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7.74
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(47.13
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12/31/07
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(1.62
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18.53
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10.55
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190,815
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1.30
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1.31
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(0.72
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Year ended
12/31/06
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15.92
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(0.10
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2.69
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2.59
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(0.32
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18.19
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16.26
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128,990
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1.33
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1.34
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(0.73
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Year ended
12/31/05
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14.57
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(0.07
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1.42
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1.35
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15.92
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9.27
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1.34
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1.34
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(0.47
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125
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $84,924 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.36%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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1
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.37%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.64%
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7
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.40%
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11
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.30%
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15
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.34%
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19
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.53%
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23
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.87%
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28
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.36%
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33
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.02%
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37
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.85%
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42
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.86%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,364
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.00
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$
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10,740
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.21
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$
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11,130
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.08
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$
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11,534
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.10
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$
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11,952
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.79
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$
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12,386
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.68
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$
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12,836
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.32
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$
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13,302
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.27
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$
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13,785
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.15
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$
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14,285
|
.55
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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138
|
.48
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$
|
144
|
.56
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$
|
149
|
.81
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$
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155
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.25
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$
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160
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.89
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$
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166
|
.73
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$
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172
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.78
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$
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179
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.05
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$
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185
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.55
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$
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192
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.28
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Capital Development Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VICDV-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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3
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The Adviser
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3
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Adviser Compensation
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3
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Portfolio Managers
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3
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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4
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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5
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Taxes
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5
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Dividends and Distributions
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6
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Share Classes
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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6
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6
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
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Series I shares
|
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|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.61
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
0.92
|
|
|
|
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1
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|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
|
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5 Years
|
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10 Years
|
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|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
293
|
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
1,131
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities. In complying with the 80% investment requirement,
the Fund may also invest in the following investments with
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and
American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other
investments may have the effect of leveraging the Funds
portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities, which includes debt and equity securities.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and which are trading at compelling
valuations.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital. The process they use
to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three
phases: financial analysis, business analysis and valuation
analysis. The portfolio managers will generally invest in an
issuer when they have determined it potentially has high or
improving ROIC, quality management, a strong competitive
position and is trading at an attractive valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
1 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
As with any mutual Fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. Effective September 30, 2002, the Fund
changed its investment objective. Performance shown for the Fund
reflects the investment objective of the Fund in effect during
the periods shown. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 17.04%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (21.54)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
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1
|
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5
|
|
10
|
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Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series I shares: Inception (05/02/94)
|
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28.30
|
%
|
|
|
3.56
|
%
|
|
|
(1.06
|
)%
|
|
S&P
500
®
Index
|
|
|
26.47
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
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|
(0.95
|
)
|
|
Russell
1000
®
Index
|
|
|
28.43
|
|
|
|
0.79
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index
|
|
|
29.06
|
|
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|
1.06
|
|
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(1.40
|
)
|
|
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
|
|
Ronald S. Sloan
|
|
Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
|
|
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2002
|
|
|
Tyler Dann II
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Brian Nelson
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
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2007
|
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|
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities. In complying with the 80% investment requirement,
the Fund may also invest in the following investments with
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts.
These derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and which are trading at compelling
valuations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities, which includes debt and equity securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital (ROIC). The process
they use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes
three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and
valuation analysis. Financial analysis evaluates an
issuers capital allocation, and provides vital insight
into historical and potential ROIC which is a key indicator of
business quality and caliber of management. Business analysis
allows the team to determine an issuers competitive
positioning by identifying key drivers of the issuer,
understanding industry challenges and evaluating the
sustainability of competitive advantages. Both the financial and
business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models
that help estimate an issuers value. The portfolio
managers use three primary valuation techniques: discounted cash
flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value. At
the conclusion of their research process, the portfolio managers
will generally invest in an issuer when they have determined it
potentially has high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and is trading at an attractive
valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally invests a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. As a result, the
Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Fund may from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to
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V.I. Core Equity Fund
adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. As a
result, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
To the extent the Fund holds
cash or cash equivalents rather than securities in which it
primarily invests or uses to manage risk, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objectives and may underperform.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.59% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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has been responsible for the Fund since 2002 and has been
associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
the Funds investment portfolio, including but not limited
to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio
construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment, and the
management of daily cash flows in accordance with portfolio
holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may perform these
functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from
time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
3 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable contract owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
4 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Valuation Committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly basis,
Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using
an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
advisor as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
5 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf ). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance
companies differently depending typically on the level and/or
type of considerations provided by the insurance companies. The
payments Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of
shares of the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the
offering price of all shares sold through variable products
during the particular period. Such payments also may be
calculated on the average daily net assets of the Fund
attributable to that particular insurance company (Asset-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such cash payments
shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets during a
defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives
to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain assets of the Fund in
insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and Fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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realized and
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Year ended
12/31/09
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19.75
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0.19
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5.39
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5.58
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28.30
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0.96
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21
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Year ended
12/31/08
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29.11
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0.33
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(9.11
|
)
|
|
|
(8.78
|
)
|
|
|
(0.58
|
)
|
|
|
19.75
|
|
|
|
(30.14
|
)
|
|
|
1,330,161
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
0.90
|
|
|
|
1.26
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
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|
27.22
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
2.22
|
|
|
|
(0.33
|
)
|
|
|
29.11
|
|
|
|
8.12
|
|
|
|
2,298,007
|
|
|
|
0.87
|
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
1.44
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
23.45
|
|
|
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
3.58
|
|
|
|
3.92
|
|
|
|
(0.15
|
)
|
|
|
27.22
|
|
|
|
16.70
|
|
|
|
2,699,252
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
1.35
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
22.60
|
|
|
|
0.24
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|
|
23.45
|
|
|
|
5.31
|
|
|
|
1,246,529
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
1.08
|
|
|
|
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 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)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $1,328,520 for Series I shares.
|
7 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
|
|
|
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Series I
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|
Year 1
|
|
Year 2
|
|
Year 3
|
|
Year 4
|
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Year 5
|
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Year 6
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|
Year 7
|
|
Year 8
|
|
Year 9
|
|
Year 10
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
|
|
0
|
.92%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
4
|
.08%
|
|
|
8
|
.33%
|
|
|
12
|
.75%
|
|
|
17
|
.35%
|
|
|
22
|
.13%
|
|
|
27
|
.12%
|
|
|
32
|
.30%
|
|
|
37
|
.70%
|
|
|
43
|
.32%
|
|
|
49
|
.17%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,408
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,832
|
.65
|
|
$
|
11,274
|
.62
|
|
$
|
11,734
|
.62
|
|
$
|
12,213
|
.40
|
|
$
|
12,711
|
.70
|
|
$
|
13,230
|
.34
|
|
$
|
13,770
|
.14
|
|
$
|
14,331
|
.96
|
|
$
|
14,916
|
.70
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
93
|
.88
|
|
$
|
97
|
.71
|
|
$
|
101
|
.69
|
|
$
|
105
|
.84
|
|
$
|
110
|
.16
|
|
$
|
114
|
.66
|
|
$
|
119
|
.33
|
|
$
|
124
|
.20
|
|
$
|
129
|
.27
|
|
$
|
134
|
.54
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
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|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund Series I
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
|
|
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|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VICEQ-PRO-1
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|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
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Portfolio Managers
|
|
3
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|
4
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
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|
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Distribution Plan
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
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6
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7
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.61
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
644
|
|
|
$
|
1,420
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities. In complying with the 80% investment requirement,
the Fund may also invest in the following investments with
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and
American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other
investments may have the effect of leveraging the Funds
portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities, which includes debt and equity securities.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital. The process they use
to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three
phases: financial analysis, business analysis and valuation
analysis. The portfolio managers will generally invest in an
issuer when they have determined it potentially has high or
improving ROIC, quality management, a strong competitive
position and is trading at an attractive valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
1 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
As with any mutual Fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Effective
September 30, 2002, the Fund changed its investment
objective. Performance shown for the Fund reflects the
investment objective of the Fund in effect during the periods
shown. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 16.94%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (21.59)%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series II shares: Inception (10/24/01)
|
|
|
27.98
|
%
|
|
|
3.31
|
%
|
|
|
(1.30
|
)%
|
|
S&P
500
®
Index
|
|
|
26.47
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(0.95
|
)
|
|
Russell
1000
®
Index
|
|
|
28.43
|
|
|
|
0.79
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index
|
|
|
29.06
|
|
|
|
1.06
|
|
|
|
(1.40
|
)
|
|
Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is May 2, 1994.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
Title
|
|
Service Date
|
|
Ronald Sloan
|
|
Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
Tyler Dann, II
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Brian Nelson
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities. In complying with the 80% investment requirement,
the Fund may also invest in the following investments with
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts.
These derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and which are trading at compelling
valuations.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities, which includes debt and equity securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital (ROIC). The process
they use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes
three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and
valuation analysis. Financial analysis evaluates an
issuers capital allocation, and provides vital insight
into historical and potential ROIC which is a key indicator of
business quality and caliber of management. Business analysis
allows the team to determine an issuers competitive
positioning by identifying key drivers of the issuer,
understanding industry challenges and evaluating the
sustainability of competitive advantages. Both the
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financial and business analyses serve as a basis to construct
valuation models that help estimate an issuers value. The
portfolio managers use three primary valuation techniques:
discounted cash flow, traditional valuation multiples and net
asset value. At the conclusion of their research process, the
portfolio managers will generally invest in an issuer when they
have determined it potentially has high or improving ROIC,
quality management, a strong competitive position and is trading
at an attractive valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally invests a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. As a result, the
Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Fund may from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
To the extent the Fund holds
cash or cash equivalents rather than securities in which it
primarily invests or uses to manage risk, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objectives and may underperform.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.59% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2002 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Tyler Dann, II, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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Brian Nelson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
the Funds investment portfolio, including but not limited
to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio
construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment, and the
management of daily cash flows in accordance with portfolio
holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may perform these
functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from
time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they
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believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors. However, there can be no assurance that the Invesco
Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all of the
information necessary to detect or prevent excessive short-term
trading by a variable product owner. While the Invesco
Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with the
assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the Fund,
there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor the
Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performances.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may
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invest in the Fund and, in turn, may offer variable products to
investors through insurance contracts. Because the insurance
company separate accounts are generally the shareholders in the
Fund (not the variable product owners), all of the tax
characteristics of the Funds investments flow into the
separate accounts. The tax consequences from each variable
product owners investment in a variable product contract
will depend upon the provisions of these contracts, and variable
product owners should consult their contract prospectus for more
information on these tax consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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Net
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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income
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(b)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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19.62
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$
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0.14
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$
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5.34
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$
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5.48
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(0.35
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$
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24.75
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27.98
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%
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$
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34,275
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1.13
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%
(d)
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1.15
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%
(d)
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0.71
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%
(d)
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21
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%
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Year ended
12/31/08
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28.88
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0.26
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(9.02
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(8.76
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(0.50
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19.62
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(30.32
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23,885
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1.14
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1.15
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1.01
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36
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Year ended
12/31/07
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27.02
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0.34
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1.80
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2.14
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(0.28
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28.88
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7.88
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34,772
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1.12
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1.13
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1.19
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45
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Year ended
12/31/06
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23.33
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0.28
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3.55
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3.83
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(0.14
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27.02
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16.42
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39,729
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1.14
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1.14
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1.10
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45
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Year ended
12/31/05
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22.48
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0.18
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0.96
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1.14
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(0.29
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23.33
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5.08
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3,858
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1.14
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1.14
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0.83
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52
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $26,540 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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1
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.17%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
|
.71%
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47
|
.75%
|
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55
|
.13%
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62
|
.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.83%
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7
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.81%
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11
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.94%
|
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16
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.22%
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20
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.67%
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25
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.30%
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30
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.09%
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35
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.08%
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40
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.25%
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45
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.62%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,383
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.00
|
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$
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10,780
|
.67
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|
$
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11,193
|
.57
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$
|
11,622
|
.28
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$
|
12,067
|
.42
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$
|
12,529
|
.60
|
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$
|
13,009
|
.48
|
|
$
|
13,507
|
.74
|
|
$
|
14,025
|
.09
|
|
$
|
14,562
|
.25
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
119
|
.24
|
|
$
|
123
|
.81
|
|
$
|
128
|
.55
|
|
$
|
133
|
.47
|
|
$
|
138
|
.58
|
|
$
|
143
|
.89
|
|
$
|
149
|
.40
|
|
$
|
155
|
.13
|
|
$
|
161
|
.07
|
|
$
|
167
|
.24
|
|
|
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|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Core Equity Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product or you may contact us.
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|
By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
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|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VICEQ-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Funds investment
objective is total return comprised of current income and
capital appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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4
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The Adviser
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4
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Adviser Compensation
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4
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Portfolio Managers
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4
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4
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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4
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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5
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Taxes
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6
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Dividends and Distributions
|
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6
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Share Classes
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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|
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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|
N/A
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|
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
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|
N/A
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|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.60
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1.48
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
0.75
|
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1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.75% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
396
|
|
|
$
|
739
|
|
|
$
|
1,706
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 200% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in (1) domestic and foreign
corporate debt securities; (2) U.S. Government securities,
including U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities;
(3) securities issued by foreign governments, their
agencies or instrumentalities, and (4) lower-quality debt
securities, i.e., junk bonds, of U.S. and foreign
companies.
The Funds assets will normally be invested in each of
these four sectors, however the Fund may invest up to 100% of
its total assets in U.S. Government securities. The Fund may
invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign securities and
up to 15% in securities of issuers located in developing
markets. Developing countries are those countries that are in
the initial stages of their industrial cycles. The Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in government securities of
any one foreign country. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of
its total assets in equity securities and convertible debt
securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in
debt obligations issued by certain supranational entities, such
as the World Bank. The Fund may also invest in synthetic and
derivative instruments, provided such investments are consistent
with the Funds investment objective. Synthetic and
derivative instruments are investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments.
Synthetic and derivative instruments that the Fund may invest in
include swap agreements (including, interest rate, currency,
total return and credit default swaps), options, futures
contracts, and forward currency contracts. The Fund may engage
in these transactions for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The portfolio managers focus on securities that they believe
have favorable prospects for current income, whether denominated
in the U.S. dollar or in other currencies. The portfolio
managers consider whether to sell a particular security when any
of these factors materially changes.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original
purchase value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social
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instability; changes in economic or taxation policies;
difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity;
and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to
less regulation resulting in less publicly available information
about the companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. A Fund investing in a derivative could
lose more than the cash amount invested and incur higher taxes.
Over-the-counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty
risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract
will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 7.38%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2008): (7.87)%
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5.93
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4.97
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16.04
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4.67
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Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Chuck Burge
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Darren Hughes
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Cynthia Brien
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Peter Ehret
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be purchased
through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in (1) domestic and foreign
corporate debt securities; (2) U.S. Government securities,
including U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities;
(3) securities issued by foreign governments, their
agencies or instrumentalities, and (4) lower-quality debt
securities, i.e., junk bonds, of U.S. and foreign
companies.
The Funds assets will normally be invested in each of
these four sectors, however the Fund may invest up to 100% of
its total assets in U.S. Government securities. The Fund may
invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign securities and
up to 15% in securities of issuers located in developing
markets. Developing countries are those countries that are in
the initial stages of their industrial cycles. The Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in government securities of
any one foreign country. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of
its total assets in equity
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securities and convertible debt securities of U.S. and foreign
issuers. The Fund may invest in debt obligations issued by
certain supranational entities, such as the World Bank. The Fund
may also invest in synthetic and derivative instruments,
provided such investments are consistent with the Funds
investment objective. Synthetic and derivative instruments are
investments that have economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments. Synthetic and derivative
instruments that the Fund may invest in include swap agreements
(including, interest rate, currency, total return and credit
default swaps), options, futures contracts, and forward currency
contracts. The Fund may engage in these transactions for hedging
and non-hedging purposes.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities that they believe
have favorable prospects for current income, whether denominated
in the U.S. dollar or in other currencies. The portfolio
managers consider whether to sell a particular security when any
of these factors materially changes.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling.
As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower
interest rates, thereby reducing the Funds income.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen
more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration.
Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities
may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying
asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in a derivative
could lose more than the cash amount invested. Over-the-counter
derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the
risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its
contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the
Fund. In addition, the use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of income or short-term capital
gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates).
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
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increase or decrease in the value of the Funds portfolio
securities. There can be no assurance that the Funds
leverage strategy will be successful.
Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering its
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against the
Invesco Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received no compensation after fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
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Chuck Burge, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2002.
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Darren Hughes, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2006 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1992.
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Cynthia Brien, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1996.
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Peter Ehret, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2001.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
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Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates Invesco and such affiliates,
(collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use the
following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the funds through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Valuation Committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly basis,
Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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
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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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distribution, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryover), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in
6 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
their variable product owners accounts, Invesco
Affiliates may directly or indirectly benefit from the
incremental management and other fees paid to Invesco Affiliates
by the Fund with respect to those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and Fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of publicly issued, SEC-registered
U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured
notes.
Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of corporate debt BBB-rated
variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
7 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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Ratio of net
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on securities
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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value,
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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of period
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income
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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of period
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Return
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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5.87
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0.35
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0.29
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0.64
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(0.63
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$
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5.88
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10.89
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%
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$
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24,299
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0.74
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%
(d)
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1.48
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%
(d)
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5.91
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%
(d)
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200
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Year ended
12/31/08
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7.80
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0.50
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(1.74
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(1.24
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(0.69
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5.87
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(15.59
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24,070
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0.75
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1.31
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6.83
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Year ended
12/31/07
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8.28
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0.51
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(0.37
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0.14
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(0.62
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7.80
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1.72
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38,336
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0.75
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1.17
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6.04
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67
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Year ended
12/31/06
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8.43
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0.46
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(0.08
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0.38
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(0.53
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8.28
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4.48
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46,743
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0.75
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1.10
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5.47
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78
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Year ended
12/31/05
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8.74
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0.40
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(0.15
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0.25
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(0.56
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8.43
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2.90
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55,065
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0.89
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1.08
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4.54
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92
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $23,434 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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.75%
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.48%
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.48%
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.48%
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.48%
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.48%
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1
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.48%
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.48%
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.48%
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.48%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.25%
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7
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.92%
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11
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.72%
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15
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.65%
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19
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.72%
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23
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.94%
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28
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.30%
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.81%
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37
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.49%
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.33%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,425
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.00
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$
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10,791
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.96
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$
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11,171
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.84
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$
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11,565
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.09
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$
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11,972
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.18
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$
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12,393
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.60
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$
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12,829
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.85
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$
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13,281
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.46
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$
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13,748
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.97
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$
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14,232
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.93
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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76
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.59
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$
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157
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.01
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$
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162
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.53
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$
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168
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.25
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$
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174
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.18
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$
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180
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.31
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$
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186
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.65
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$
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193
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.22
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$
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200
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.03
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$
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207
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.07
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIDIN-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Funds investment
objective is total return comprised of current income and
capital appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Advisers
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Adviser Compensation
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Distribution Plan
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.60
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.73
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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0.73
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.00
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.00% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense
on short sales; (4) extraordinary or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not
actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board
of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree to
terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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102
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474
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870
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 200% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in (1) domestic and foreign
corporate debt securities; (2) U.S. Government securities,
including U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities;
(3) securities issued by foreign governments, their
agencies or instrumentalities, and (4) lower-quality debt
securities, i.e., junk bonds, of U.S. and foreign
companies.
The Funds assets will normally be invested in each of
these four sectors, however the Fund may invest up to 100% of
its total assets in U.S. Government securities. The Fund may
invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign securities and
up to 15% in securities of issuers located in developing
markets. Developing countries are those countries that are in
the initial stages of their industrial cycles. The Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in government securities of
any one foreign country. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of
its total assets in equity securities and convertible debt
securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in
debt obligations issued by certain supranational entities, such
as the World Bank. The Fund may also invest in synthetic and
derivative instruments, provided such investments are consistent
with the Funds investment objective. Synthetic and
derivative instruments are investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments.
Synthetic and derivative instruments that the Fund may invest in
include swap agreements (including, interest rate, currency,
total return and credit default swaps), options, futures
contracts, and forward currency contracts. The Fund may engage
in these transactions for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The portfolio managers focus on securities that they believe
have favorable prospects for current income, whether denominated
in the U.S. dollar or in other currencies. The portfolio
managers consider whether to sell a particular security when any
of these factors materially changes.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original
purchase value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social
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instability; changes in economic or taxation policies;
difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity;
and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to
less regulation resulting in less publicly available information
about the companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. A Fund investing in a derivative could
lose more than the cash amount invested and incur higher taxes.
Over-the-counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty
risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract
will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2002 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 7.28%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2008): (7.95)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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10.89
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0.24
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2.04
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Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index
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5.93
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4.97
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6.33
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Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index
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16.04
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4.67
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6.64
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Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index
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15.37
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4.64
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5.97
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is May 5, 1993.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Chuck Burge
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Darren Hughes
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2006
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Cynthia Brien
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Peter Ehret
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Portfolio Manager
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2006
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be purchased
through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing
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the insurance company or other intermediary and your salesperson
or financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or financial adviser or visit
your financial intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in (1) domestic and foreign
corporate debt securities; (2) U.S. Government securities,
including U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities;
(3) securities issued by foreign governments, their
agencies or instrumentalities, and (4) lower-quality debt
securities, i.e., junk bonds, of U.S. and foreign
companies.
The Funds assets will normally be invested in each of
these four sectors, however the Fund may invest up to 100% of
its total assets in U.S. Government securities. The Fund may
invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign securities and
up to 15% in securities of issuers located in developing
markets. Developing countries are those countries that are in
the initial stages of their industrial cycles. The Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in government securities of
any one foreign country. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of
its total assets in equity securities and convertible debt
securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in
debt obligations issued by certain supranational entities, such
as the World Bank. The Fund may also invest in synthetic and
derivative instruments, provided such investments are consistent
with the Funds investment objective. Synthetic and
derivative instruments are investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments.
Synthetic and derivative instruments that the Fund may invest in
include swap agreements (including, interest rate, currency,
total return and credit default swaps), options, futures
contracts, and forward currency contracts. The Fund may engage
in these transactions for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
The portfolio managers focus on securities that they believe
have favorable prospects for current income, whether denominated
in the U.S. dollar or in other currencies. The portfolio
managers consider whether to sell a particular security when any
of these factors materially changes.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling.
As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower
interest rates, thereby reducing the Funds income.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen
more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration.
Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities
may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the
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underlying asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in
a derivative could lose more than the cash amount invested.
Over-the-counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty
risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract
will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund. In addition, the use of certain
derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of
income or short-term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary
income tax rates).
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds
portfolio securities. There can be no assurance that the
Funds leverage strategy will be successful.
Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering its
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Advisers
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received no compensation after fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30th.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Chuck Burge, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2002.
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Darren Hughes, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2006 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1992.
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Cynthia Brien, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1996.
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Peter Ehret, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2001.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.
, to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
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and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
5 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may
make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the
security. If an issuer specific event has occurred that the
Adviser determines, in its judgment, is likely to have affected
the closing price of a foreign security, it will price the
security at fair value. The Adviser also relies on a screening
process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For foreign
securities where the Adviser believes, at the approved degree of
certainty, that the price is not reflective of current market
value, the Adviser will use the indication of fair value from
the pricing service to determine the fair value of the security.
The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of certainty
may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at
the final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued
using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing
service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are
based on a model that may include end of day net present values,
spreads, ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in
other open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are
exchange traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset
value using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which
it invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and, semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distribution, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan which is described in this
prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund). Because the
Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of charges.
6 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and Fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of publicly issued, SEC-registered
U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured
notes.
Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of corporate debt BBB-rated
variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
7 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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realized and
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Year ended 12/31/09
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5.85
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10.70
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Year ended 12/31/08
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4.17
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $338 for Series II shares.
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Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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10-year
period;
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.00%
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7
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.40%
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.91%
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.54%
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.29%
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.15%
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.15%
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30
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.27%
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.53%
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.93%
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10,400
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.00
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$
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10,740
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.08
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$
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11,091
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.28
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11,453
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.97
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11,828
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.51
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12,215
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.30
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12,614
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.74
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$
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13,027
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.24
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$
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13,453
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.24
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$
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13,893
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.16
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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102
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.00
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$
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182
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.86
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$
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188
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.84
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$
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195
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.02
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$
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201
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.39
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$
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207
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.98
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$
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214
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.78
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$
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221
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.80
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$
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229
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.06
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$
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236
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.55
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIDIN-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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is
not FDIC insured;
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may
lose value; and
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not guaranteed by a bank.
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Pricing of Shares
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
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Other Expenses
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0.58
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.34
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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0.03
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or Expense Reimbursement
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1.31
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$
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133
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$
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422
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$
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731
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$
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1,610
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 97% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 65% of its assets in equity securities of
mid-capitalization companies. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common stock.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following sentence:
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. The Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest issuers with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. As of December 31, 2009, the capitalization of
companies in the Russell
MidCap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis ranks securities
based primarily on: (1) fundamentals, (2) valuation,
and (3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis identifies
both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that, in the
portfolio managers view, have high growth potential and
are also favorably priced relative to the growth expectations
for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities on an
analysis of individual issuers. The investment process employs
fundamental research, including financial statement analysis and
management visits to identify securities of issuers believed to
have large potential markets, cash-generating business models,
improving balance sheets and solid management teams; and a
variety of valuation techniques to determine target buy and sell
prices as well as a securitys valuation upside and
downside potential.
The resulting portfolio contains consistent growth issuers and
earnings-acceleration issuers.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets the investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks tend to be more
expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with
other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive
to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information
1 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to
resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all
of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a
position at a desirable price.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown related to a predecessor Fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 29.28%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (34.19)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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Years
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Series I shares: Inception (08/22/97)
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42.44
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1.30
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(2.79
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S&P
500
®
Index
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26.47
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0.42
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(0.95
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Russell
Midcap
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Growth Index
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46.29
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2.40
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(0.52
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Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index
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45.97
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2.52
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(1.22
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Paul Rasplicka
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2004
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Brent Lium
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 65% of its assets in equity securities of
mid-capitalization companies. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common stock.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following sentence:
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. The Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest issuers with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. As of December 31, 2009, the capitalization of
companies in the Russell
MidCap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The Russell
1000
®
Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of equity
securities of the 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers based on total market capitalization. The issuers in the
Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized issuers and
constitute approximately 25% of the total market capitalization
of the Russell
1000
®
Index.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a
securities rating model to rank securities based primarily upon:
(1) fundamentals, (2) valuation, and
(3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis focuses on
identifying both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that,
in the portfolio managers view, have high growth potential
and are also favorably priced relative to the growth
expectations for that issuer. The portfolio managers base their
selection of securities for the Fund on an analysis of
individual issuers. The investment process involves:
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analysis and management visits to identify securities of issuers
believed to have large potential markets, cash-generating
business models, improving balance sheets and solid management
teams; and
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V.I. Dynamics Fund
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Using a variety of valuation techniques to determine target buy
and sell prices as well as a securitys valuation upside
and downside potential.
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The resulting portfolio contains two types of issuers:
(1) consistent growth issuers and
(2) earnings-acceleration issuers. Consistent growth
issuers are issuers with a history of strong returns and, in the
portfolio managers opinion, are industry leaders serving
growing, non-cyclical markets whose performance tends to remain
constant regardless of economic conditions.
Earnings-acceleration issuers are issuers that are driven by
near-term catalysts such as new products, improved processes
and/or
specific economic conditions that may lead to rapid sales and
earnings growth.
The portfolio managers strive to control the Funds
volatility and risk by varying individual security position
sizes and diversifying Fund holdings across sectors. The
portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the Funds
holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; (2) an issuers fundamentals
deteriorate; (3) a securitys price reaches its
valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer considered a
mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks can perform
differently from the market as a whole. Growth stocks tend to be
more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
with other types of stock. As a result, they tend to be more
sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.71% of average daily net assets after
fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Brent Lium, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2003.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
3 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
4 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities.
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities.
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities.
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options.
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements.
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds.
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
5 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and Fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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Total from
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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Return
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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9.99
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$
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4.32
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4.24
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14.23
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42.44
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1.30
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(d)
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(0.70
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Year ended
12/31/08
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(0.10
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(9.15
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(9.25
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9.99
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(48.08
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41,664
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1.22
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1.22
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(0.62
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Year ended
12/31/07
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2.09
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12.19
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1.11
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1.11
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(0.58
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115
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Year ended
12/31/06
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2.47
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2.38
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17.15
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16.11
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120,792
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1.12
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1.13
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(0.51
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142
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Year ended
12/31/05
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13.34
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(0.04
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1.47
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1.43
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14.77
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10.72
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111,655
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1.16
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1.17
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(0.29
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110
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $44,135 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Annual Expense
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.31%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.34%
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.00%
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.25%
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.76%
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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.69%
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7
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.49%
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11
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.42%
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.50%
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.72%
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24
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.11%
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.65%
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33
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.36%
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38
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.24%
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.30%
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End of Year Balance
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10,369
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$
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10,748
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.51
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$
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11,141
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.90
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11,549
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.69
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11,972
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.41
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12,410
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.60
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12,864
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.83
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$
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13,335
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.68
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$
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13,823
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.77
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$
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14,329
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.72
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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133
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.42
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$
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141
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.49
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$
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146
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.67
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152
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.03
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157
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.60
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163
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.37
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169
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.35
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175
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.54
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181
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.97
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188
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.63
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIDYN-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Distribution Plan
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.58
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.59
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
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0.13
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.46
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The Funds Adviser has contractually agreed, through at
least April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or
reimburse expenses of Series II shares to the extent
necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(excluding certain items discussed below) of Series II
shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets. In determining the
Advisers 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 number reflected; (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any
time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II Shares
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$
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149
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$
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489
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$
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853
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$
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1,878
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 97% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 65% of its assets in equity securities of
mid-capitalization companies. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common stock.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following sentence:
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental analyses. The quantitative analysis ranks securities
based primarily on: (1) fundamentals, (2) valuation,
and (3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis identifies
both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that, in the
portfolio managers view, have high growth potential and
are also favorably priced relative to the growth expectations
for that issuer.
The portfolio managers base their selection of securities on an
analysis of individual issuers. The investment process employs
fundamental research, including financial statement analysis and
management visits to identify securities of issuers believed to
have large potential markets, cash-generating business models,
improving balance sheets and solid management teams; and a
variety of valuation techniques to determine target buy and sell
prices as well as a securitys valuation upside and
downside potential.
The resulting portfolio contains consistent growth issuers and
earnings-acceleration issuers.
The portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the
Funds holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer
meets the investment criteria; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer
considered a mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks tend to be more
expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with
other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive
to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or
1 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which
may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at
a desirable price.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown related to a predecessor
Fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 29.20%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (34.23)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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Years
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Years
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Series II shares: Inception (04/30/04)
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42.31
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%
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1.09
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(3.01
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S&P
500
®
Index
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26.47
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0.42
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(0.95
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Russell
Midcap
®
Growth Index
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46.29
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2.40
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(0.52
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Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index
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45.97
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2.52
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(1.22
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is August 22, 1997.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Paul J. Rasplicka
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2004
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Brent Lium
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 65% of its assets in equity securities of
mid-capitalization companies. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common stock.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following sentence:
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of
mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a mid-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized issuers
included in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The
Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest issuers with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. The Russell
1000
®
Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of equity
securities of the 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers based on total market capitalization. The issuers in the
Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized issuers and
constitute approximately 25% of the total market capitalization
of the Russell
1000
®
Index.
The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund using a two-step
security selection process that combines quantitative and
fundamental
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V.I. Dynamics Fund
analyses. The quantitative analysis involves using a securities
rating model to rank securities based primarily upon:
(1) fundamentals, (2) valuation, and
(3) timeliness. The fundamental analysis focuses on
identifying both industries and mid-capitalization issuers that,
in the portfolio managers view, have high growth potential
and are also favorably priced relative to the growth
expectations for that issuer. The portfolio managers base their
selection of securities for the Fund on an analysis of
individual issuers. The investment process involves:
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Applying fundamental research, including financial statement
analysis and management visits to identify securities of issuers
believed to have large potential markets, cash-generating
business models, improving balance sheets and solid management
teams; and
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Using a variety of valuation techniques to determine target buy
and sell prices as well as a securitys valuation upside
and downside potential.
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The resulting portfolio contains two types of issuers:
(1) consistent growth issuers and
(2) earnings-acceleration issuers. Consistent growth
issuers are issuers with a history of strong returns and, in the
portfolio managers opinion, are industry leaders serving
growing, non-cyclical markets whose performance tends to remain
constant regardless of economic conditions.
Earnings-acceleration issuers are issuers that are driven by
near-term catalysts such as new products, improved processes
and/or
specific economic conditions that may lead to rapid sales and
earnings growth.
The portfolio managers strive to control the Funds
volatility and risk by varying individual security position
sizes and diversifying Fund holdings across sectors. The
portfolio managers consider selling or reducing the Funds
holdings in a security if: (1) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; (2) an issuers fundamentals
deteriorate; (3) a securitys price reaches its
valuation target; (4) an issuer is no longer considered a
mid-capitalization issuer;
and/or
(5) a more attractive investment option is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Growth Investing Risk.
Growth stocks can perform
differently from the market as a whole. Growth stocks tend to be
more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
with other types of stock. As a result, they tend to be more
sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.71% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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has been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been
associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2003.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
3 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through Fund of Funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Funds will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
4 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities.
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities.
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities.
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options.
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements.
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds.
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
5 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Distributors make
these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Year ended 12/31/09
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$
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7
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1.45
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%
(d)
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1.58
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%
(d)
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(0.85
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)%
(d)
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97
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%
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Year ended 12/31/08
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19.06
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(0.12
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(c)
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(9.06
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)
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(9.18
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)
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9.88
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(48.16
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)
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5
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1.45
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1.47
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(0.85
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)
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106
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Year ended 12/31/07
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17.04
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(0.15
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)
(c)
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2.17
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2.02
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19.06
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|
|
11.85
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
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|
1.36
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|
1.36
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|
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(0.83
|
)
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|
115
|
|
Year ended 12/31/06
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14.71
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(0.12
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)
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2.45
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|
|
2.33
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|
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|
17.04
|
|
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15.84
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
1.37
|
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1.38
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|
|
|
(0.76
|
)
|
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|
142
|
|
Year ended 12/31/05
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13.32
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|
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(0.07
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)
|
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|
1.46
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|
|
|
1.39
|
|
|
|
14.71
|
|
|
|
10.44
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
1.41
|
|
|
|
1.42
|
|
|
|
(0.54
|
)
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
|
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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|
Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $6 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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|
n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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|
Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
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|
1
|
.46%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
|
|
1
|
.59%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.54%
|
|
|
7
|
.07%
|
|
|
10
|
.72%
|
|
|
14
|
.50%
|
|
|
18
|
.40%
|
|
|
22
|
.44%
|
|
|
26
|
.61%
|
|
|
30
|
.93%
|
|
|
35
|
.40%
|
|
|
40
|
.01%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,354
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,707
|
.07
|
|
$
|
11,072
|
.18
|
|
$
|
11,449
|
.74
|
|
$
|
11,840
|
.18
|
|
$
|
12,243
|
.93
|
|
$
|
12,661
|
.45
|
|
$
|
13,093
|
.20
|
|
$
|
13,539
|
.68
|
|
$
|
14,001
|
.39
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
148
|
.58
|
|
$
|
167
|
.44
|
|
$
|
173
|
.15
|
|
$
|
179
|
.05
|
|
$
|
185
|
.15
|
|
$
|
191
|
.47
|
|
$
|
198
|
.00
|
|
$
|
204
|
.75
|
|
$
|
211
|
.73
|
|
$
|
218
|
.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Dynamics Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund Series II
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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|
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invesco.com
I-VIDYN-PRO-2
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|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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3
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4
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The Adviser
|
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4
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|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
4
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Portfolio Managers
|
|
4
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4
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|
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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|
4
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|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
|
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7
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8
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9
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Obtaining Additional Information
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|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
131
|
|
|
$
|
409
|
|
|
$
|
708
|
|
|
$
|
1,556
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in financial
services-related industries. The Fund invests primarily in
equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following other investments that have
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives,
exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives
and other instruments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified fund can.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in financial
services-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in financial services-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in the financial services-related industries;
or (3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within financial
services-related industries. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Companies
in financial services-related industries include, but are not
limited to, banks, insurance companies, investment banking and
brokerage companies, credit finance companies, asset management
companies and companies providing other finance-related services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of
foreign issuers doing business in the financial services sector.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers primarily focus
on issuers trading at a significant discount to the portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value, which may include
issuers the portfolio managers expect will return
meaningful excess capital to shareholders through dividends and
share repurchases. Emphasis is placed on financial services
issuers that the portfolio managers expect to profitably grow
cash flows over time. The portfolio managers consider a 2- to
3-year
investment horizon when selecting investments.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified; (2) if a security is trading
near or above the portfolio managers estimate of intrinsic
value; or (3) there is an adverse change business
fundamentals that is not adequately reflected in the securities
valuation.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a portfolio of financial issuers
that are significantly undervalued and that exhibit appropriate
capital discipline. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers rather than
macroeconomic forecasts.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Financial Services Sector Risk.
The financial services
sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may
change frequently. In addition, the profitability of businesses
in the financial services sector depends on the availability and
cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to
changes in government regulation, interest rates and general
economic conditions. Businesses in the financial sector often
operate with substantial financial leverage.
1 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A
change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the
Fund more than if it was a non-diversified fund.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown related to a predecessor Fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 36.93%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (38.31)%
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares: Inception (09/20/99)
|
|
|
27.43
|
%
|
|
|
(13.09
|
)%
|
|
|
(3.95
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P
500
®
Index
|
|
|
26.47
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(0.95
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P 500 Financials Index
|
|
|
17.22
|
|
|
|
(11.56
|
)
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(2.61
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Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds Category Average
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27.07
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(7.32
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(0.81
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Michael Simon
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2004
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Meggan Walsh
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2004
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
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V.I. Financial Services Fund
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in financial
services-related industries. The Fund invests primarily in
equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following other investments that have
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts.
These derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified fund can.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in financial
services-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in financial services-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in the financial services-related industries;
or (3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within financial
services-related industries. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Companies
in financial services-related industries include, but are not
limited to, banks, insurance companies, investment banking and
brokerage companies, credit finance companies, asset management
companies and companies providing other finance-related services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of
foreign issuers doing business in the financial services sector.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers primarily focus
on issuers trading at a significant discount to the portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value, which may include
issuers the portfolio managers expect will return
meaningful excess capital to shareholders through dividends and
share repurchases. Emphasis is placed on financial services
issuers that the portfolio managers expect to profitably grow
cash flows over time. The portfolio managers consider a 2- to
3-year
investment horizon when selecting investments. Given the
inherent limitations of investing within a single sector, not
all investments will have these attributes.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified; (2) if a security is trading
near or above the portfolio managers estimate of intrinsic
value; or (3) there is an adverse change business
fundamentals that is not adequately reflected in the
securitys valuation.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a portfolio of financial issuers
that are significantly undervalued and that exhibit appropriate
capital discipline. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers rather than
macroeconomic forecasts. Under normal market conditions, the
Funds top ten holdings may comprise over 50% of the
Funds total assets.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the financial services sector. This means that the Funds
investment concentration in the financial services sector is
higher than most mutual funds and the broad securities market.
Consequently, the Fund may be more volatile than other mutual
funds, and consequently the value of an investment in the Fund
may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
Financial Services Sector Risk.
The financial services
sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may
change frequently. In addition, the profitability of businesses
in the financial services sector depends on the availability and
cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to
changes in government regulation, interest rates and general
economic conditions. Businesses in the financial sector often
operate with substantial financial leverage.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of any single issuer than a
diversified fund. To the extent that a large percentage of the
Funds assets may be invested in a limited number of
issuers, a change in the value of the issuers securities
could affect the value of the Fund more than would occur in a
diversified fund.
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V.I. Financial Services Fund
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.73% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Michael Simon (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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Meggan Walsh, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1991.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in the Fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
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V.I. Financial Services Fund
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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trade activity monitoring; and
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the use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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
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V.I. Financial Services Fund
are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the
Fund may fair value the security. If an issuer specific event
has occurred that the Adviser determines, in its judgment, is
likely to have affected the closing price of a foreign security,
it will price the security at fair value. The Adviser also
relies on a screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the
NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser believes, at the
approved degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective
of current market value, the Adviser will use the indication of
fair value from the pricing service to determine the fair value
of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or
degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of both
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid
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to Invesco Affiliates or its affiliates by the Fund with respect
to those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds Category Average represents
an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in
the Lipper Financial Services Funds category.
S&P 500 Financials Index is an unmanaged index considered
representative of the financial market.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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Net
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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income
(a)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(c)
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Series I
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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4.12
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$
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0.01
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$
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1.12
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1.13
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(0.15
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$
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(0.15
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5.10
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27.43
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%
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$
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57,620
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1.27
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%
(d)
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1.28
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%
(d)
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0.18
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(d)
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22
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Year ended
12/31/08
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12.26
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0.24
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(7.46
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(7.22
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(0.24
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(0.68
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(0.92
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4.12
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(59.44
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39,421
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1.22
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1.23
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2.71
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47
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Year ended
12/31/07
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17.41
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0.27
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(4.04
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(3.77
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(0.29
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(1.09
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(1.38
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12.26
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(22.22
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85,144
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1.11
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1.11
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1.61
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9
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Year ended
12/31/06
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15.26
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0.23
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2.28
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2.51
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(0.26
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(0.10
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(0.36
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17.41
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16.52
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146,092
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1.12
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1.12
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1.44
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14
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Year ended
12/31/05
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14.61
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0.19
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0.66
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0.85
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(0.20
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(0.20
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15.26
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5.84
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141,241
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1.12
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1.12
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1.30
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22
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and it is not
annualized for periods more than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $46,879 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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1
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.29%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.71%
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7
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.56%
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11
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.55%
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15
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.69%
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19
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.98%
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24
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.43%
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29
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.05%
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33
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.83%
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38
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.80%
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43
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.95%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,371
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.00
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$
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10,755
|
.76
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$
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11,154
|
.80
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$
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11,568
|
.65
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$
|
11,997
|
.84
|
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$
|
12,442
|
.96
|
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$
|
12,904
|
.60
|
|
$
|
13,383
|
.36
|
|
$
|
13,879
|
.88
|
|
$
|
14,394
|
.82
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
131
|
.39
|
|
$
|
136
|
.27
|
|
$
|
141
|
.32
|
|
$
|
146
|
.57
|
|
$
|
152
|
.00
|
|
$
|
157
|
.64
|
|
$
|
163
|
.49
|
|
$
|
169
|
.56
|
|
$
|
175
|
.85
|
|
$
|
182
|
.37
|
|
|
|
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|
1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIFSE-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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3
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The Adviser
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4
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Adviser Compensation
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4
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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4
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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5
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Taxes
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6
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Dividends and Distributions
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6
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Share Classes
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6
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Distribution Plan
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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9
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital growth.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
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%
|
|
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
|
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Other Expenses
|
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0.53
|
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|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
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0.01
|
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
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1.54
|
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
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0.08
|
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|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
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1.46
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1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
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1 Year
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3 Years
|
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5 Years
|
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10 Years
|
|
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|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
479
|
|
|
$
|
832
|
|
|
$
|
1,828
|
|
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in financial
services-related industries. The Fund invests primarily in
equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following other investments that have
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified fund can.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in financial
services-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in financial services-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in the financial services-related industries;
or (3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within financial
services-related industries. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Companies
in financial services-related industries include, but are not
limited to, banks, insurance companies, investment banking and
brokerage companies, credit finance companies, asset management
companies and companies providing other finance-related services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of
foreign issuers doing business in the financial services sector.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers primarily focus
on issuers trading at a significant discount to the portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value, which may include
issuers the portfolio managers expect will return
meaningful excess capital to shareholders through dividends and
share repurchases. Emphasis is placed on financial services
issuers that the portfolio managers expect to profitably grow
cash flows over time. The portfolio managers consider a 2- to
3-year
investment horizon when selecting investments.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified; (2) if a security is trading
near or above the portfolio managers estimate of intrinsic
value; or (3) there is an adverse change business
fundamentals that is not adequately reflected in the securities
valuation.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a portfolio of financial issuers
that are significantly undervalued and that exhibit appropriate
capital discipline. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers rather than
macroeconomic forecasts.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
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Financial Services Sector Risk.
The financial services
sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may
change frequently. In addition, the profitability of businesses
in the financial services sector depends on the availability and
cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to
changes in government regulation, interest rates and general
economic conditions. Businesses in the financial sector often
operate with substantial financial leverage.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A
change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the
Fund more than if it was a diversified fund.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares restated
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown related to a predecessor
Fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 36.96%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (38.32)%
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S&P
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26.47
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is September 20, 1999.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Michael Simon
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Meggan Walsh
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or
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financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your salesperson or financial adviser or visit your
financial intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in financial
services-related industries. The Fund invests primarily in
equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following other investments that have
economic characteristics similar to the Funds direct
investments: derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts.
These derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified fund can.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in financial
services-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in financial services-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in the financial services-related industries;
or (3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within financial
services-related industries. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Companies
in financial services-related industries include, but are not
limited to, banks, insurance companies, investment banking and
brokerage companies, credit finance companies, asset management
companies and companies providing other finance-related services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of
foreign issuers doing business in the financial services sector.
In selecting securities, the portfolio managers primarily focus
on issuers trading at a significant discount to the portfolio
managers estimate of intrinsic value, which may include
issuers the portfolio managers expect will return
meaningful excess capital to shareholders through dividends and
share repurchases. Emphasis is placed on financial services
issuers that the portfolio managers expect to profitably grow
cash flows over time. The portfolio managers consider a 2- to
3-year
investment horizon when selecting investments. Given the
inherent limitations of investing within a single sector, not
all investments will have these attributes.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified; (2) if a security is trading
near or above the portfolio managers estimate of intrinsic
value; or (3) there is an adverse change business
fundamentals that is not adequately reflected in the
securitys valuation.
The portfolio managers seek to achieve strong long-term
performance by constructing a portfolio of financial issuers
that are significantly undervalued and that exhibit appropriate
capital discipline. The investment process is fundamental in
nature and focused on individual issuers rather than
macroeconomic forecasts. Under normal market conditions, the
Funds top ten holdings may comprise over 50% of the
Funds total assets.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the financial services sector. This means that the Funds
investment concentration in the financial services sector is
higher than most mutual funds and the broad securities market.
Consequently, the Fund may be more volatile than other mutual
funds, and consequently the value of an investment in the Fund
may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
Financial Services Sector Risk.
The financial services
sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may
change frequently. In addition, the profitability of businesses
in the financial services sector depends on the availability and
cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to
changes in government regulation, interest rates and general
economic conditions. Businesses in the financial sector often
operate with substantial financial leverage.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of any single issuer than a
diversified fund. To the extent that a large percentage of the
Funds assets may be invested in a limited number of
issuers, a
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change in the value of the issuers securities could affect
the value of the Fund more than would occur in a diversified
fund.
Value Investing Risk.
Value stocks may react differently
to issuer, political, market and economic developments than the
market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend
to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared
to other types of stocks and may never realize their full value.
Value stocks tend to be currently out-of-favor with many
investors.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.73% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1991.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.
, to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through Fund of Funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in the Fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund
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shareholders, if the Adviser believes the change would be in the
best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, Invesco Affiliates) currently use the
following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Funds will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Aim
Affiliates seek to make these judgments to the best of their
abilities in a manner that they believe is consistent with the
best interests of long-term investors. However, there can be no
assurance that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain
access to any or all of the information necessary to detect or
prevent excessive short-term trading by a variable product
owner. While the Invesco Aim Affiliates and the Fund may seek to
take actions with the assistance of the insurance companies that
invest in the Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco
Affiliates nor the Fund will be successful in their efforts to
minimize or eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Valuation Committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly basis,
Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
If market quotations are available
and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the
securities will be valued at
5 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
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 are significant
and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair
value the security. If an issuer specific event has occurred
that the Adviser determines, in its judgment, is likely to have
affected the closing price of a foreign security, it will price
the security at fair value. The Adviser also relies on a
screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For
foreign securities where the Adviser believes, at the approved
degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective of current
market value, the Adviser will use the indication of fair value
from the pricing service to determine the fair value of the
security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of
certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates
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V.I. Financial Services Fund
make may be calculated on sales of shares of the Fund
(Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all
shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds Category Average represents
an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in
the Lipper Financial Services Funds category.
S&P 500 Financials Index is an unmanaged index considered
representative of the financial market.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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net assets
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assets without
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from net
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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end of period
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income
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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absorbed
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Year ended
12/31/09
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4.08
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0.00
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1.11
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1.11
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(0.14
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(0.14
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7,861
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1.44
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Year ended
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0.21
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(7.39
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(0.68
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(0.91
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4.08
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(59.56
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Year ended
12/31/07
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(4.00
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12.17
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(22.39
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1.36
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Year ended
12/31/06
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1.37
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Year ended
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and it is not
annualized for periods more than one year, if applicable.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $5,725 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 6
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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.46%
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1
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.54%
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.54%
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.54%
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.54%
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.54%
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.54%
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1
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.54%
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.54%
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.54%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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.55%
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.63%
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.54%
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7
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.12%
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10
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.83%
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14
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.66%
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18
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.63%
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22
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.74%
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.98%
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.38%
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.92%
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.62%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,354
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.00
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$
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10,712
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.25
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$
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11,082
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.89
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$
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11,466
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.36
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$
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11,863
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.10
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$
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12,273
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.56
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12,698
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.22
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13,137
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.58
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$
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13,592
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.14
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$
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14,062
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.43
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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148
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.58
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$
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162
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.21
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$
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167
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.82
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$
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173
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.63
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$
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179
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.64
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$
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185
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.85
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$
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192
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.28
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$
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198
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.94
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$
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205
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.82
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$
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212
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.94
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Your annual expenses may be higher or lower than these shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Financial Services Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund Series II
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIFSE-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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lose value; and
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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Other Expenses
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of Series I shares to the extent
necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I
shares to 1.30% of average daily net assets. In determining the
Advisers obligation to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into
account, and could cause Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes) in
securities issued by domestic and foreign companies and
governments engaged primarily in the health care industry. In
complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also
invest in investments with economic characteristics similar to
the Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily in equity
securities.
The Fund uses the following criteria to determine whether an
issuer is engaged in health care-related industries if
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are
derived from activities in the health care industry; (2) at
least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from
the health care industry; or (3) based on other available
information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines
that its primary business is within the health care industry.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals in an
effort to uncover future growth prospects which are not yet
appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries, the portfolio managers
ordinarily look for above-average growth and demand; scientific
and medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high
barriers to entry.
In analyzing specific issuers, the portfolio managers ordinarily
look for leading issuers with defensible franchise; issuers in
the midst of a new product cycle; value-added
and/or
niche-oriented products
and/or
services; issuers exhibiting sustainable revenue growth;
potential to expand margins and improve profitability; superior
earnings-per-share
growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage;
and a capable management team.
Security selection is then further refined by valuation analysis.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
50-80
individual securities with exposure across most
sub-sectors
of health care and diversified by region. The portfolio managers
will consider selling the security of an issuer if, among other
things, (1) a securitys price reaches its valuation
target; (2) an issuers fundamentals deteriorate; or
(3) it no longer meets the investment criteria.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Synthetic Securities Risk.
Fluctuations in the values of
synthetic instruments may not correlate perfectly with the
instruments they are designed to replicate. Some synthetic
instruments are more sensitive to interest rate changes and
market price fluctuations than others.
Health Care Sector Risk.
The Funds performance is
vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry,
including government regulation, obsolescence caused by
scientific advances and technological innovations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
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V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance would be lower. The Funds past performance is
not necessarily an indication of its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2000): 14.41%
Worst Quarter (ended March 31, 2001): (21.45)%
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December 31, 2009)
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MSCI World
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MSCI World Health Care Index
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Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds
Category Average
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Derek Taner
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2005
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Dean Dillard
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes) in
securities issued by domestic and foreign companies and
governments engaged primarily in the health care related
industry. In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the
Fund may also invest in investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily
in equity securities.
The Fund uses the following criteria to determine whether an
issuer is engaged in health care-related industries if
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are
derived from activities in the health care industry; (2) at
least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from
the health care industry; or (3) based on other available
information,
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V.I. Global Health Care Fund
the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines that its
primary business is within the health care industry. Such
issuers include those that design, manufacture, or sell products
or services used for or in connection with health care or
medicine (such as pharmaceutical issuers, biotechnology research
firms, issuers that sell medical products, and issuers that own
or operate health care facilities). The Fund may invest in debt
securities issued by health care industry issuers, or in equity
and debt securities of other issuers the portfolio managers
believe will benefit from developments in the health care
industry.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in issuers located
in at least three different countries, including the U.S., and
may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities
of U.S. issuers. However, the Fund will invest no more than 50%
of its total assets in the securities of issuers in any one
country, other than the U.S. As of February 23, 2010, the
principal countries in which the Fund invests are the United
States, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil and Australia.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in issuers
located in developing countries, i.e., those that are in the
initial stages of their industrial cycles.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
first screen the global investment universe. Securities of
issuers with at least $200 million in market capitalization
are considered for further evaluation if they are identified as
having attractive growth prospects relative to their current
valuations. The portfolio managers use a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals in an
effort to uncover future growth prospects which are not yet
appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries for possible investment, the
portfolio managers ordinarily look for several of the following
characteristics: above-average growth and demand; scientific and
medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high
barriers to entry.
In analyzing specific issuers for possible investment, the
portfolio managers ordinarily look for several of the following
characteristics: leading issuers with defensible franchise;
issuers in the midst of a new product cycle; value-added
and/or
niche-oriented products
and/or
services; exhibiting sustainable revenue growth; potential to
expand margins and improve profitability; superior
earnings-per-share
growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage;
and a capable management team.
Security selection is then further refined by valuation
analysis. In general, the managers target securities trading at
attractive valuations based upon one or more of the following
parameters:
price-to-earnings
(P/E); P/E ratio versus expected earnings per share growth rate;
enterprise value to earnings before interest depreciation
and-taxes (EBITDA); discounted cash flow analysis; and sum of
parts analysis.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
50-80
individual securities with exposure across most
sub-sectors
of health care and diversified by region. Additionally, position
size is limited in an effort to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; or (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Synthetic Securities Risk.
Fluctuations in the values of
synthetic instruments may not correlate perfectly with the
instruments they are designed to replicate. Some synthetic
instruments are more sensitive to interest rate changes and
market price fluctuations than others.
Health Care Sector Risk.
The Funds performance is
vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, such
as substantial government regulation, which may impact the
demand for products and services offered by health care
companies. Also, the products and services offered by health
care companies may be subject to rapid obsolescence caused by
scientific advances and technological innovations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
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V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74%% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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responsible for the Fund since 2005 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Dean Dillard, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.
, to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in the Fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of
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V.I. Global Health Care Fund
variable product owners. Variable product owners should refer to
the applicable contract and related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by a Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor to
5 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
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 market value as of the close
of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser believes,
at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is not
reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of both
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to
6 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such
reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Under
this arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that
insurance companies issuing variable products will provide,
certain variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds
category.
MSCI World Health Care Index is an unmanaged index considered
representative of health care stocks of developed countries.
MSCI World
Index
SM
is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of
developed countries.
7 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Year ended
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12.47
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(28.62
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2.56
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24.06
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11.85
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1.06
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Year ended
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5.24
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20.44
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8.15
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257,736
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1.08
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1.09
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(0.24
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82
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $125,744 for Series I shares.
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(e)
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Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets include a special
cash dividend received of $5.23 per share owned of
All-scripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. on October 13,
2008. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the
special dividend are $0.02 and 0.08% for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense Ratio
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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1.15%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5.00%
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10.25%
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15.76%
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21.55%
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27.63%
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34.01%
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40.71%
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47.75%
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55.13%
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62.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3.85%
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7.85%
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12.00%
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16.31%
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20.79%
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25.44%
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30.27%
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35.29%
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40.49%
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45.90%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,385.00
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$
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10,784.82
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$
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11,200.04
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$
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11,631.24
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$
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12,079.04
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$
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12,544.09
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$
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13,027.03
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$
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13,528.57
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$
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14,049.42
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$
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14,590.33
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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117.21
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$
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121.73
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$
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126.41
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$
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131.28
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$
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136.33
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$
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141.58
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$
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147.03
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$
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152.69
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$
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158.57
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$
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164.68
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9 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIGHC-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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4
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Adviser Compensation
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4
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Portfolio Managers
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4
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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4
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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5
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Pricing of Shares
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5
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Taxes
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6
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Dividends and Distributions
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6
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Share Classes
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6
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Distribution Plan
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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7
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.39
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
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1.40
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive or non-routine advisory fees
and/or reimburse expenses of Series II shares to the extent
necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(excluding certain items discussed below) of Series II
shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets. In determining the
Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II shares
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$
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143
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$
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443
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$
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766
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$
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1,680
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities issued by domestic and foreign companies and
governments engaged primarily in the health care industry. In
complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also
invest in investments with economic characteristics similar to
the Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily in equity
securities.
The Fund uses the following criteria to determine whether an
issuer is engaged in health care-related industries if
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are
derived from activities in the health care industry; (2) at
least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from
the health care industry; or (3) based on other available
information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines
that its primary business is within the health care industry.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals in an
effort to uncover future growth prospects which are not yet
appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries, the portfolio managers
ordinarily look for above-average growth and demand; scientific
and medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high
barriers to entry.
In analyzing specific issuers, the portfolio managers ordinarily
look for leading issuers with defensible franchise; issuers in
the midst of a new product cycle; value-added
and/or
niche-oriented products
and/or
services; issuers exhibiting sustainable revenue growth;
potential to expand margins and improve profitability; superior
earnings-per-share
growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage;
and a capable management team.
Security selection is then further refined by valuation analysis.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
50-80
individual securities with exposure across most
sub-sectors
of health care and diversified by region. The portfolio managers
will consider selling the security of an issuer if, among other
things, (1) a securitys price reaches its valuation
target; (2) an issuers fundamentals deteriorate; or
(3) it no longer meets the investment criteria.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Synthetic Securities Risk.
Fluctuations in the values of
synthetic instruments may not correlate perfectly with the
instruments they are designed to replicate. Some synthetic
instruments are more sensitive to interest rate changes and
market price fluctuations than others.
Health Care Sector Risk.
The Funds performance is
vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry,
including government regulation, obsolescence caused by
scientific advances and technological innovations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
1 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown relates to a predecessor
fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2000): 14.34%
Worst Quarter (ended March 31, 2001): (21.49)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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1
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5
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10
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Year
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Years
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Years
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Series II shares: Inception (04/30/04)
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27.39
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%
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2.76
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%
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2.97
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%
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|
MSCI World Index
|
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29.99
|
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|
2.01
|
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(0.24
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|
|
MSCI World Health Care Index
|
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18.89
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3.16
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2.92
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|
Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average
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23.69
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3.86
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3.24
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|
Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is May 21, 1997.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Derek Taner
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2005
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Dean Dillard
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related
2 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the insurance company or other intermediary and your
salesperson or financial adviser to recommend the Fund over
another investment. Ask your salesperson or financial adviser or
visit your financial intermediarys Web site for more
information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities issued by domestic and foreign companies and
governments engaged primarily in the health care related
industry. In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the
Fund may also invest in investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily
in equity securities.
The Fund uses the following criteria to determine whether an
issuer is engaged in health care-related industries if
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are
derived from activities in the health care industry; (2) at
least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from
the health care industry; or (3) based on other available
information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines
that its primary business is within the health care industry.
Such issuers include those that design, manufacture, or sell
products or services used for or in connection with health care
or medicine (such as pharmaceutical issuers, biotechnology
research firms, issuers that sell medical products, and issuers
that own or operate health care facilities). The Fund may invest
in debt securities issued by health care industry issuers, or in
equity and debt securities of other issuers the portfolio
managers believe will benefit from developments in the health
care industry.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in issuers located
in at least three different countries, including the U.S., and
may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities
of U.S. issuers. However, the Fund will invest no more than 50%
of its total assets in the securities of issuers in any one
country, other than the U.S. As of February 23, 2010, the
principal countries in which the Fund invests are the United
States, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil and Australia.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in issuers
located in developing countries, i.e., those that are in the
initial stages of their industrial cycles.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
first screen the global investment universe. Securities of
issuers with at least $200 million in market capitalization
are considered for further evaluation if they are identified as
having attractive growth prospects relative to their current
valuations. The portfolio managers use a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals in an
effort to uncover future growth prospects which are not yet
appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries for possible investment, the
portfolio managers ordinarily look for several of the following
characteristics: above-average growth and demand; scientific and
medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high
barriers to entry.
In analyzing specific issuers for possible investment, the
portfolio managers ordinarily look for several of the following
characteristics: leading issuers with defensible franchise;
issuers in the midst of a new product cycle; value-added
and/or
niche-oriented products
and/or
services; exhibiting sustainable revenue growth; potential to
expand margins and improve profitability; superior
earnings-per-share
growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage;
and a capable management team.
Security selection is then further refined by valuation
analysis. In general, the managers target securities trading at
attractive valuations based upon one or more of the following
parameters:
price-to-earnings
(P/E); P/E ratio versus expected earnings per share growth rate;
enterprise value to earnings before interest depreciation
and-taxes (EBITDA); discounted cash flow analysis; and sum of
parts analysis.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
50-80
individual securities with exposure across most
sub-sectors
of health care and diversified by region. Additionally, position
size is limited in an effort to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; or (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Synthetic Securities Risk
. Fluctuations in the values of
synthetic instruments may not correlate perfectly with the
instruments they are designed to replicate. Some synthetic
instruments are more sensitive to interest rate changes and
market price fluctuations than others.
Health Care Sector Risk.
The Funds performance is
vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, such
as substantial government regulation, which may impact the
demand for products and services offered by health care
companies. Also, the products and services offered by health
care companies may be subject to rapid obsolescence caused by
scientific advances and technological innovations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include
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transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, adverse
political developments and lack of timely information.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Derek Taner (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2005 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Dean Dillard, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
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affiliates since 2000.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay
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redemption proceeds to a separate account (or plan) withdrawing
because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Funds will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
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consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options.
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying Fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of both
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
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Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds
category.
MSCI World Health Care Index is an unmanaged index considered
representative of health care stocks of developed countries.
MSCI World
Index
SM
is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of
developed countries.
7 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(b)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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12.26
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(0.04
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(c)
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$
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3.40
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3.36
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(0.02
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(0.02
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15.60
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27.39
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%
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$
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26,722
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1.38
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%
(d)
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1.39
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%
(d)
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(0.30
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(d)
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45
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Year ended
12/31/08
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23.82
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0.02
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(c)(e)
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(7.08
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(7.06
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$
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(4.50
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(4.50
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12.26
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(28.78
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19,886
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1.37
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1.38
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0.09
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(e)
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67
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Year ended
12/31/07
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21.36
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(0.07
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(c)
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2.53
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2.46
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23.82
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11.52
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20,817
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1.31
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1.32
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(0.31
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)
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66
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Year ended
12/31/06
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20.34
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(0.09
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(c)
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1.11
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1.02
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21.36
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5.01
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97,646
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1.35
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1.35
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(0.44
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)
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79
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Year ended
12/31/05
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18.86
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(0.09
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1.57
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1.48
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20.34
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7.85
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11
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1.33
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1.34
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(0.49
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82
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $22,773 for Series II shares.
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(e)
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Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets include a special
cash dividend received of $5.23 per share owned of
All-scripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. on October 13,
2008. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the
special dividend are $(0.03) and (0.17)% for Series II
shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each
year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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1
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.40%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
|
.76%
|
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21
|
.55%
|
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27
|
.63%
|
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34
|
.01%
|
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40
|
.71%
|
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47
|
.75%
|
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|
55
|
.13%
|
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|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
|
.60%
|
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7
|
.33%
|
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11
|
.19%
|
|
|
15
|
.20%
|
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19
|
.34%
|
|
|
23
|
.64%
|
|
|
28
|
.09%
|
|
|
32
|
.70%
|
|
|
37
|
.48%
|
|
|
42
|
.43%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,360
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,732
|
.96
|
|
$
|
11,119
|
.35
|
|
$
|
11,519
|
.64
|
|
$
|
11,934
|
.35
|
|
$
|
12,363
|
.99
|
|
$
|
12,809
|
.09
|
|
$
|
13,270
|
.22
|
|
$
|
13,747
|
.95
|
|
$
|
14,242
|
.87
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
142
|
.52
|
|
$
|
147
|
.65
|
|
$
|
152
|
.97
|
|
$
|
158
|
.47
|
|
$
|
164
|
.18
|
|
$
|
170
|
.09
|
|
$
|
176
|
.21
|
|
$
|
182
|
.56
|
|
$
|
189
|
.13
|
|
$
|
195
|
.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your annual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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|
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|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
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|
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On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco VI Global Health Care Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIGHC-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
(formerly known as Invesco V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund)
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Funds investment
objective is to provide total return consistent with a moderate
level of risk relative to the broad stock market.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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3
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5
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The Adviser
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5
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Adviser Compensation
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5
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Portfolio Managers
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5
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5
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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5
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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6
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Pricing of Shares
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6
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Taxes
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7
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Dividends and Distributions
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7
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Share Classes
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8
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return
consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad
stock market.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
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|
Series I shares
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|
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
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|
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|
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
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|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.67
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
1.06
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.64
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
2.37
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
1.63
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
0.74
|
|
|
|
|
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1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to limit
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain items
discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.10% of average daily
nets assets. In determining the Advisers 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;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not
actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board
of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree to
terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
|
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3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
583
|
|
|
$
|
1,117
|
|
|
$
|
2,581
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund is a fund of funds that invests its assets
primarily in underlying funds rather than directly in individual
securities. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by employing a
tactical asset allocation strategy which includes making active
allocations across a global array of asset classes. The Fund
invests in underlying funds that invest in U.S. and
international fixed-income, equity and commodities markets. The
Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, and in other securities. The Fund
will invest at least 30% of its assets in underlying funds that
invest in fixed-income securities and cash.
In seeking to balance risk across a broad mix of markets and
tactically allocate among the markets, the portfolio managers
use a proprietary quantitative research model based on
fundamental investment principles to select portfolio securities
in which to invest.
The Fund may invest up to 80% of its assets in underlying funds
that invest in foreign securities.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Fund of Funds Risk.
The Funds performance depends
on the underlying funds in which it invests, and it is subject
to the risks of the underlying funds. Market fluctuations may
change the target weightings in the underlying funds. The
underlying funds may change their investment objectives,
policies or practices and may not achieve their investment
objectives, all of which may cause the Fund to withdraw its
investments therein at a disadvantageous time.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
underlying ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an
investment in a mutual fund. In addition, underlying ETFs may be
subject to the following: (1) a discount of the underlying
ETF shares price to its net asset value; (2) failure to
develop an active trading market for the underlying ETF shares;
(3) the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF shares;
(4) failure of the ETF shares to track the referenced
index; and (5) holding troubled securities in the
referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication of management
fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears
its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in
which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund
may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such
leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses
on those investments.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A
change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the
Fund more than if it were diversified fund.
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may invest in commodity-linked
derivative instruments, exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and
exchange traded funds that may subject it to greater volatility.
The Funds concentration of its assets in a particular
sector of the commodities markets may make it more susceptible
to risks associated with those sectors. ETNs may pose risks
associated with leverage, may be relatively illiquid, and may
not be able to track the applicable market benchmark or strategy
accurately.
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Fund, the underlying ETFs, and any other underlying funds
may decline in response to, among other things, investor
sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or
global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
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Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
Foreign Securities Risk.
An underlying funds
foreign investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. An underlying fund investing in a
derivative could lose more than the cash amount invested or
incur higher taxes. Over-the-counter derivatives are also
subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other
party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual
obligation to complete the transaction with the Fund.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair an underlying funds liquidity, cause it to
liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility
or otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. An underlying fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Mortgage-Asset Backed Securities Risk.
Certain of the
underlying funds may invest in mortgage and asset-backed
securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is
the risk that the borrowers payments may be received
earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment
rates on underlying loans. Securities may be prepaid at a price
less than the original purchase value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds or the underlying funds
portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Liquidity Risk.
Certain underlying funds may hold
illiquid securities that it is unable to sell at the preferred
time or price and could lose its entire investment in such
securities.
Prepayment Risk.
An issuers ability to prepay
principal on a loan or debt security prior to maturity can limit
an underlying funds potential gains. Prepayments may
require an underlying fund to replace the loan or debt security
with a lower yielding security, adversely affecting an
underlying funds yield.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 17.24%%
Worst Quarter (ended March 31, 2009): (7.49)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
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Inception
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Series I shares: Inception (10/24/08)
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25.40
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33.93
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MSCI Word Index Inception (10/31/08)
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29.99
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21.47
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Custom V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Index: Inception
(10/31/08)
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20.33
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18.32
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Lipper VUF Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Category Average:
Inception (10/31/08)
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22.92
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19.38
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Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index: Inception (10/31/08)
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33.54
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24.67
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The Fund has also included the Lipper VUF Global Flexible
Portfolio Funds Category Average, which the Fund believes more
closely reflects the performance of the securities in which the
Fund invests.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Mark Ahnrud
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Chris Devine
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Scott Hixon
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Portfolio Manager
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Christian Ulrich
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Portfolio Manager
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Scott Wolle
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
Information - Purchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be
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purchased through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the
Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or
visit your financial intermediarys Web site for more
information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return
consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad
stock market. The investment objective may be changed by the
Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund is a fund of funds that invests its assets
primarily in underlying funds rather than directly in individual
securities. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by employing a
tactical asset allocation strategy which includes making active
allocations across a global array of asset classes. The Fund
invests in underlying funds that invest in U.S. and
international fixed-income, equity and commodities markets. The
Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, and in other securities. The
affiliated ETFs and mutual funds that the Fund may invest in are
advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco
PowerShares) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or
Invesco), respectively. The Fund and any affiliated underlying
mutual funds and ETFs are part of the same group of investment
companies. Adviser to the Fund and any affiliated mutual funds,
and PowerShares are affiliates of each other as they are both
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. The Fund will
invest at least 30% of its assets in underlying funds that
invest in fixed-income securities and cash.
In seeking to outperform its benchmark indexa
style-specific index made up as follows: the MSCI World Index
(54%) and the Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index
(46%)the portfolio managers rely on both strategic and
tactical asset allocation.
The portfolio managers set the strategic allocation for the
portfolio based on a proprietary allocation approach that
focuses on balancing the risk contributed by each asset to the
portfolio. After setting the strategic allocation, the portfolio
managers create allocation ranges around each strategic
weighting that allows them to implement tactical asset
allocation decisions. The portfolio managers make the tactical
asset allocation decisions by applying a three-step process.
The first step is fundamental research used to understand the
distinctive characteristics of various markets generally in
which the underlying portfolio securities invest, generate
hypotheses about how the distinctive characteristics of each
asset will respond to various economic and market conditions,
and then test the hypotheses using historical data and
statistical techniques.
The second step involves translating the research generated in
step one into quantitative models. Inputs to the quantitative
models include market valuations, which provide information
about the longer-term return prospects for each market, and
dynamic factors which provide information about nearer-term
return prospects. The portfolio managers combine these
valuations and factors to determine the probability that one
market will outperform another.
The final step is portfolio strategy. The portfolio managers
directly map their model within the Funds underlying asset
class allocation. Allocation ranges around target allocations
for each decision are determined through the portfolios
managers proprietary risk budgeting process which is based
on the number of available allocation decisions in which to
implement the model, the amount of expected aggregate portfolio
outperformance and the risk characteristics of each available
decision. The resulting allocation is then invested in
affiliated and unaffiliated underlying ETFs and mutual funds.
The Fund may invest up to 80% of its assets in underlying funds
that invest in foreign securities.
The Funds investments in the type of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time and, at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. Any percentage limitations with respect to
assets of the Fund are applied at the time of purchase.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified Fund can.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally maintains a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash
equivalents will be posted as required margin for futures
contracts, as required segregation under Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and to collateralize swap exposure.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Fund of Funds Risk.
The Funds performance depends
on that of the underlying funds in which it invests.
Accordingly, the risks associated with an investment in the Fund
are also the risks associated with investments in the underlying
funds. There is a risk that the Advisers evaluations and
assumptions regarding the Funds broad asset classes or the
underlying funds in which the Fund invests may be incorrect
based on actual market conditions. There is a risk that the Fund
will vary from the target weightings in the underlying funds due
to factors such as market fluctuations. There can be no
assurance that the underlying funds will achieve their
investment objectives, and their performance may be lower than
their represented asset classes. The underlying funds may change
their investment objectives, policies or practices without the
approval of the Fund, which may cause the Fund to withdraw its
investments therein at a disadvantageous time.
There is a risk that the Advisers evaluations and
assumptions regarding the Funds asset classes may be
incorrect based on actual market conditions. In addition, at
times the segment of the market represented by an asset class
may be out of favor and under perform other segments. There is a
risk that the Fund will vary from the target asset class
weightings due to factors such as market fluctuations. There can
be no assurance that the underlying funds will achieve their
investment objectives, and the performance of the underlying
funds may be lower than the asset class which they were selected
to represent. The underlying funds may change their investment
objectives or policies without the approval of the Fund. If that
were to occur, the Fund might be forced to withdraw its
investment from an underlying fund at a time that is unfavorable
to the Fund.
The Adviser has the ability to select and substitute the
underlying funds in which the Fund invests, and may be subject
to potential conflicts of interest in selecting underlying
PowerShares ETFs and other affiliated underlying funds because
the Adviser
and/or
Invesco may receive higher fees from certain affiliated
underlying funds than others. However, as a fiduciary to the
Fund, the Adviser is required to act in the Funds best
interest when selecting underlying funds.
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Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
underlying ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an
investment in a mutual fund. In addition, underlying ETFs may be
subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of underlying ETFs
shares may trade above or below their net asset value;
(2) an active trading market for an underlying ETFs shares
may not develop or be maintained; (3) trading underlying
ETFs shares may be halted if the listing exchanges
officials deem such action appropriate; (4) underlying ETFs
may not be actively managed and may not accurately track the
performance of the reference index; (5) underlying ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the underlying ETF seeks to track; and
(6) the value of an investment in underlying ETFs will
decline more or less in correlation with any decline in the
value of the index they seek to track. ETFs may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain
of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more
a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage
will magnify any losses on those investments.
In addition, a significant percentage of certain underlying ETFs
may be comprised of issuers in a single industry or sector of
the economy. If the underlying ETF is focused on an industry or
sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly
diversified over numerous industries or sectors of the economy.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of any single issuer than a
diversified fund. To the extent that a large percentage of the
Funds assets may be invested in a limited number of
issuers, a change in the value of the issuers securities
could affect the value of the Fund more than would occur in a
diversified fund.
Because the Fund is a fund of funds, the Fund is
subject to the risks associated with the underlying funds in
which it invests. The risks of an investment in the Fund and the
underlying funds are set forth below (as the allocation to
different underlying funds changes from
time-to-time,
these risks may change from
time-to-time):
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may invest in commodity-linked
derivative instruments, ETNs and exchange traded funds that may
subject it to greater volatility than investments in traditional
securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative
instruments, ETNs and exchange-traded funds may be affected by
changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility,
changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular
industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather,
livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international
economic, political and regulatory developments. The Fund may
concentrate its assets in a particular sector of the commodities
market (such as oil, metal or agricultural products). As a
result, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated
with those sectors. Also, ETNs may subject the Fund to leveraged
market exposure for commodities. Leverage ETNs are subject to
the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any
form. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be relatively
illiquid, and thus they may be difficult to purchase or sell at
a fair price. An ETN that is tied to a specific market benchmark
or strategy may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly
the composition and relative weighting of securities,
commodities or other components in the applicable market
benchmark or strategy may not be able to replicate and maintain
exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities,
commodities or other components in the applicable market
benchmark or strategy.
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the underlying fund securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of an
underlying Funds foreign investments will be affected by
changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the
currencies in which those investments are traded. The value of
the underlying Funds foreign investments may be adversely
affected by political and social instability in their home
countries, by changes in economic or taxation policies in those
countries, or by the difficulty in enforcing obligations in
those countries. Foreign companies generally may be subject to
less stringent regulations than U.S. companies, including
financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting
controls. As a result, there generally is less publicly
available information about foreign companies than about U.S.
companies. Trading in many foreign securities may be less liquid
and more volatile than U.S. securities due to the size of the
market or other factors.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying
asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in a derivative
could lose more than the cash amount invested. Over-the-counter
derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the
risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its
contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the
Fund. In addition, the use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of income or short-term capital
gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates).
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when a Fund purchases or
sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without
investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic exposure
of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may include,
among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written options and
derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by segregating or
earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covers transactions that
may give rise to such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not
able to close out a leveraged position because of market
illiquidity, the Funds liquidity may be impaired to the
extent that it has a substantial portion of liquid assets
segregated or earmarked to cover obligations and may liquidate
portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so.
Leveraging may cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may
exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value
of the Funds portfolio securities. There can be no
assurance that the Funds leverage strategy will be
successful.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. An underlying fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
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
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so, in which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund
holding securities of the issuer might not be able to recover
its investment from the U.S. Government.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
Certain
underlying funds may invest in mortgage and asset-backed
securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is
the risk that the borrowers payments may be received
earlier or later than expected due to changes in the prepayment
rates on the underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen
when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may
reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby
reducing the Funds income. Conversely, when interest rates
rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security
to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be
more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than
the original purchase value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds or the underlying Funds
portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Liquidity Risk.
A security is considered to be illiquid
if the Fund is unable to sell such security at a fair price
within a reasonable amount of time. A security may be deemed
illiquid due to a lack of trading volume in the security or if
the security is privately placed and not traded in any public
market or is otherwise restricted from trading. The Fund may be
unable to sell illiquid securities at the time or price it
desires and could lose its entire investment in such securities.
Prepayment Risk.
An issuers ability to prepay
principal on a loan or debt security prior to maturity can limit
the Funds potential gains. Prepayments may require the
Fund to replace the loan or debt security with a lower yielding
security, adversely affecting the Funds yield.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received no compensation after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30, 2009.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2000.
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Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1998.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1994.
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for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
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affiliates since 2000.
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Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1999.
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www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund
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may postpone the right of redemption only under unusual
circumstances, as allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair
Value Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the Fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Aims Valuation Committee, which
acts in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets
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quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on
the prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options.
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
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Capital
Gains Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an
Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash
payments to the insurance company that issued your variable
product or its affiliates in connection with promotion of the
Fund and certain other marketing support services. Invesco
Affiliates make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives
to certain insurance companies to promote the sale and retention
of shares of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive
when they make these payments may include, among other things,
adding the Fund to the list of underlying investment options in
the insurance companys variable products, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the
payments described above in order to promote the sale of Fund
shares and the retention of those investments by clients of
insurance companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more
shares of the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their
variable product owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may
directly or indirectly benefit from the incremental management
and other fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with
respect to those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the
Adviser may also reimburse insurance companies for certain
administrative services provided to variable product owners.
Under a Master Administrative Services Agreement, between the
Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from
the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable
compensation as may be approved by the Board. Under this
arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that insurance
companies issuing variable products will provide, certain
variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these
payments and the services provided by insurance companies. In
certain cases these payments could be significant to the
insurance company. Your insurance company may charge you
additional fees or commissions, on your variable product other
than those disclosed in this prospectus. You can ask your
insurance company about any payments it receives from Invesco
Affiliates, or the Fund, as well as about fees and/or
commissions it charges. The prospectus for your variable product
may also contain additional information about these payments.
MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative
of stocks of developed countries.
Custom V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Index created by
Invesco to serve as a benchmark for Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund, is composed of the following indexes: MSCI
World (54%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Universal (46%). The MSCI
Word Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index
that is designed to measure global developed market equity
performance. The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index is
composed of the following Barclays Capital Indexes: U.S.
Aggregate Index, U.S. High-Yield Corporate, 144A, Eurodollar,
Emerging Markets and the non-ERISA portion of CMBS.
Lipper VUF Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Category Average is
an average of all the variable insurance underlying funds
tracked by the Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Funds category.
Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of global core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal year indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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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.
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annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 2
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Ratio
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.74%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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.37%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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.26%
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.00%
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.82%
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12
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.70%
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.67%
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18
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.71%
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21
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.83%
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25
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.04%
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28
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.33%
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.70%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,426
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.00
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$
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10,700
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.20
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$
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10,981
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.62
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11,270
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.44
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11,566
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.85
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11,871
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.06
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12,183
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.27
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$
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12,503
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.68
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$
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12,832
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.53
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$
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13,170
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.03
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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75
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.58
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$
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250
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.35
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$
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256
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.93
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$
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263
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.69
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$
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270
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.62
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$
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277
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.74
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$
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285
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.04
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$
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292
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.54
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$
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300
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.23
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$
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308
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.13
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIGMA-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
(formerly
known as Invesco V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund)
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Funds investment
objective is to provide total return consistent with a moderate
level of risk relative to the broad stock market.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Distribution Plan
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return
consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad
stock market.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.67
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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1.06
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.64
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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2.62
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
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1.63
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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0.99
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1
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The Funds Adviser has contractually agreed, through at
least April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or
reimburse expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary
to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 0.35% of average
daily nets assets. In determining the Advisers 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; (5) expenses of the
underlying funds that are paid indirectly as a result of share
ownership of the underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the
Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense
offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers,
Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at
any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II shares
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$
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101
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$
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659
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$
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1,244
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$
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2,833
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund is a fund of funds that invests its assets
primarily in underlying funds rather than directly in individual
securities. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by employing a
tactical asset allocation strategy which includes making active
allocations across a global array of asset classes. The Fund
invests in underlying funds that invest in U.S. and
international fixed-income, equity and commodities markets. The
Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, and in other securities. The Fund
will invest at least 30% of its assets in underlying funds that
invest in fixed-income securities and cash.
In seeking to balance risk across a broad mix of markets and
tactically allocate among the markets, the portfolio managers
use a proprietary quantitative research model based on
fundamental investment principles to select portfolio securities
in which to invest.
The Fund may invest up to 80% of its assets in underlying funds
that invest in foreign securities.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Fund of Funds Risk.
The Funds performance depends
on the underlying funds in which it invests, and it is subject
to the risks of the underlying funds. Market fluctuations may
change the target weightings in the underlying funds. The
underlying funds may change their investment objectives,
policies or practices and may not achieve their investment
objectives, all of which may cause the Fund to withdraw its
investments therein at a disadvantageous time.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
underlying ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an
investment in a mutual fund. In addition, underlying ETFs may be
subject to the following: (1) a discount of the underlying
ETF shares price to its net asset value; (2) failure to
develop an active trading market for the underlying ETF shares;
(3) the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF shares;
(4) failure of the ETF shares to track the referenced
index; and (5) holding troubled securities in the
referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication of management
fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears
its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in
which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund
may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such
leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses
on those investments.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A
change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the
Fund more than if it were diversified fund.
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may invest in commodity-linked
derivative instruments, exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and
exchange traded funds that may subject it to greater volatility.
The Funds concentration of its assets in a particular
sector of the commodities markets may make it more susceptible
to risks associated with those sectors. ETNs may pose risks
associated with leverage, may be relatively illiquid, and may
not be able to track the applicable market benchmark or strategy
accurately.
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Fund, the underlying ETFs, and any other underlying funds
may decline in response to, among other things, investor
sentiment; general economic and market
1 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
Foreign Securities Risk.
An underlying funds
foreign investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. An underlying fund investing in a
derivative could lose more than the cash amount invested or
incur higher taxes. Over-the-counter derivatives are also
subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other
party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual
obligation to complete the transaction with the Fund.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair an underlying funds liquidity, cause it to
liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility
or otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. An underlying fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Mortgage-Asset Backed Securities Risk.
Certain of the
underlying funds may invest in mortgage and asset-backed
securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is
the risk that the borrowers payments may be received
earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment
rates on underlying loans. Securities may be prepaid at a price
less than the original purchase value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds or the underlying funds
portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Liquidity Risk.
Certain underlying funds may hold
illiquid securities that it is unable to sell at the preferred
time or price and could lose its entire investment in such
securities.
Prepayment Risk.
An issuers ability to prepay
principal on a loan or debt security prior to maturity can limit
an underlying funds potential gains. Prepayments may
require an underlying fund to replace the loan or debt security
with a lower yielding security, adversely affecting an
underlying funds yield.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product, and if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 17.12%
Worst Quarter (ended March 31, 2009): (7.59)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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1
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Since
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Year
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Inception
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Series II shares: Inception (10/24/08)
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25.15
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%
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33.49
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%
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MSCI Word Index: Inception (10/31/08)
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29.99
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21.47
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Custom V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Index: Inception
(10/31/08)
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20.33
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18.32
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Lipper VUF Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Category Average:
Inception (10/31/08)
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22.92
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19.38
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Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index: Inception (10/31/08)
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33.54
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24.67
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The Fund has also included the Lipper VUF Global Flexible
Portfolio Funds Category Average, which the Fund believes more
closely reflects the performance of the securities in which the
Fund invests.
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Mark Ahnrud
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Chris Devine
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Scott Hixon
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Christian Ulrich
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Scott Wolle
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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2 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
Information - Purchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your financial adviser to recommend the
Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or
visit your financial intermediarys Web site for more
information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return
consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad
stock market. The investment objective may be changed by the
Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund is a fund of funds that invests its assets
primarily in underlying funds rather than directly in individual
securities. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by employing a
tactical asset allocation strategy which includes making active
allocations across a global array of asset classes. The Fund
invests in underlying funds that invest in U.S. and
international fixed-income, equity and commodities markets. The
Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, and in other securities. The
affiliated ETFs and mutual funds that the Fund may invest in are
advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco
PowerShares) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or
Invesco), respectively. The Fund and any affiliated underlying
mutual funds and ETFs are part of the same group of investment
companies. Adviser to the Fund and any affiliated mutual funds,
and PowerShares are affiliates of each other as they are both
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. The Fund will
invest at least 30% of its assets in underlying funds that
invest in fixed-income securities and cash.
In seeking to outperform its benchmark indexa
style-specific index made up as follows: the MSCI World Index
(54%) and the Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index
(46%)the portfolio managers rely on both strategic and
tactical asset allocation.
The portfolio managers set the strategic allocation for the
portfolio based on a proprietary allocation approach that
focuses on balancing the risk contributed by each asset to the
portfolio. After setting the strategic allocation, the portfolio
managers create allocation ranges around each strategic
weighting that allows them to implement tactical asset
allocation decisions. The portfolio managers make the tactical
asset allocation decisions by applying a three-step process.
The first step is fundamental research used to understand the
distinctive characteristics of various markets generally in
which the underlying portfolio securities invest, generate
hypotheses about how the distinctive characteristics of each
asset will respond to various economic and market conditions,
and then test the hypotheses using historical data and
statistical techniques.
The second step involves translating the research generated in
step one into quantitative models. Inputs to the quantitative
models include market valuations, which provide information
about the longer-term return prospects for each market, and
dynamic factors which provide information about nearer-term
return prospects. The portfolio managers combine these
valuations and factors to determine the probability that one
market will outperform another.
The final step is portfolio strategy. The portfolio managers
directly map their model within the Funds underlying asset
class allocation. Allocation ranges around target allocations
for each decision are determined through the portfolios
managers proprietary risk budgeting process which is based
on the number of available allocation decisions in which to
implement the model, the amount of expected aggregate portfolio
outperformance and the risk characteristics of each available
decision. The resulting allocation is then invested in
affiliated and unaffiliated underlying ETFs and mutual funds.
The Fund may invest up to 80% of its assets in underlying funds
that invest in foreign securities.
The Funds investments in the type of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time and, at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. Any percentage limitations with respect to
assets of the Fund are applied at the time of purchase.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in the loans or securities of
any one borrower or issuer than a diversified Fund can.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally maintains a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash
equivalents will be posted as required margin for futures
contracts, as required segregation under Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and to collateralize swap exposure.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment strategies in
anticipation of or in response to adverse market, economic,
political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objective.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Fund of Funds Risk.
The Funds performance depends
on that of the underlying funds in which it invests.
Accordingly, the risks associated with an investment in the Fund
are also the risks associated with investments in the underlying
funds. There is a risk that the Advisers evaluations and
assumptions regarding the Funds broad asset classes or the
underlying funds in which the Fund invests may be incorrect
based on actual market conditions. There is a risk that the Fund
will vary from the target weightings in the underlying funds due
to factors such as market fluctuations. There can be no
assurance that the underlying funds will achieve their
investment objectives, and their performance may be lower than
their represented asset classes. The underlying funds may change
their investment objectives, policies or practices without the
approval of the Fund, which may cause the Fund to withdraw its
investments therein at a disadvantageous time.
There is a risk that the Advisers evaluations and
assumptions regarding the Funds asset classes may be
incorrect based on actual market conditions. In addition, at
times the segment of the market represented by an asset class
may be out of favor and under perform other segments. There is a
risk that the Fund will vary from the target asset class
weightings due to factors such as market fluctuations. There can
be no assurance that the underlying funds will achieve their
investment objectives, and the performance of the underlying
funds may be lower than the asset class which they were selected
to represent. The underlying funds
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may change their investment objectives or policies without the
approval of the Fund. If that were to occur, the Fund might be
forced to withdraw its investment from an underlying fund at a
time that is unfavorable to the Fund.
The Adviser has the ability to select and substitute the
underlying funds in which the Fund invests, and may be subject
to potential conflicts of interest in selecting underlying
PowerShares ETFs and other affiliated underlying funds because
the Adviser
and/or
Invesco may receive higher fees from certain affiliated
underlying funds than others. However, as a fiduciary to the
Fund, the Adviser is required to act in the Funds best
interest when selecting underlying funds.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
underlying ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an
investment in a mutual fund. In addition, underlying ETFs may be
subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of underlying ETFs
shares may trade above or below their net asset value;
(2) an active trading market for an underlying ETFs shares
may not develop or be maintained; (3) trading underlying
ETFs shares may be halted if the listing exchanges
officials deem such action appropriate; (4) underlying ETFs
may not be actively managed and may not accurately track the
performance of the reference index; (5) underlying ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the underlying ETF seeks to track; and
(6) the value of an investment in underlying ETFs will
decline more or less in correlation with any decline in the
value of the index they seek to track. ETFs may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain
of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more
a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage
will magnify any losses on those investments.
In addition, a significant percentage of certain underlying ETFs
may be comprised of issuers in a single industry or sector of
the economy. If the underlying ETF is focused on an industry or
sector, it may present more risks than if it were broadly
diversified over numerous industries or sectors of the economy.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of any single issuer than a
diversified fund. To the extent that a large percentage of the
Funds assets may be invested in a limited number of
issuers, a change in the value of the issuers securities
could affect the value of the Fund more than would occur in a
diversified fund.
Because the Fund is a fund of funds, the Fund is
subject to the risks associated with the underlying funds in
which it invests. The risks of an investment in the Fund and the
underlying funds are set forth below (as the allocation to
different underlying funds changes from
time-to-time,
these risks may change from
time-to-time):
Commodity Risk.
The Fund or the Subsidiary may invest in
commodity-linked derivative instruments, ETNs and exchange
traded funds that may subject it to greater volatility than
investments in traditional securities. The value of
commodity-linked derivative instruments, ETNs and
exchange-traded funds may be affected by changes in overall
market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in
interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or
commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease,
embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and
regulatory developments. The Fund may concentrate its assets in
a particular sector of the commodities market (such as oil,
metal or agricultural products). As a result, the Fund may be
more susceptible to risks associated with those sectors. Also,
ETNs may subject the Fund indirectly through the Subsidiary to
leveraged market exposure for commodities. Leverage ETNs are
subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage
in any form. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be
relatively illiquid, and thus they may be difficult to purchase
or sell at a fair price. An ETN that is tied to a specific
market benchmark or strategy may not be able to replicate and
maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of
securities, commodities or other components in the applicable
market benchmark or strategy may not be able to replicate and
maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of
securities, commodities or other components in the applicable
market benchmark or strategy.
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the underlying fund securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of an
underlying Funds foreign investments will be affected by
changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the
currencies in which those investments are traded. The value of
the underlying Funds foreign investments may be adversely
affected by political and social instability in their home
countries, by changes in economic or taxation policies in those
countries, or by the difficulty in enforcing obligations in
those countries. Foreign companies generally may be subject to
less stringent regulations than U.S. companies, including
financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting
controls. As a result, there generally is less publicly
available information about foreign companies than about U.S.
companies. Trading in many foreign securities may be less liquid
and more volatile than U.S. securities due to the size of the
market or other factors.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying
asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in a derivative
could lose more than the cash amount invested. Over-the-counter
derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the
risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its
contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the
Fund. In addition, the use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of income or short-term capital
gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates).
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when a Fund purchases or
sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without
investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic exposure
of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may include,
among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written options and
derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by segregating or
earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covers transactions that
may give rise to such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not
able to close out a leveraged
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position because of market illiquidity, the Funds
liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a
substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked to
cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when it
may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the Fund
to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any
increase or decrease in the value of the Funds portfolio
securities. There can be no assurance that the Funds
leverage strategy will be successful.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. An underlying fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
Certain
underlying funds may invest in mortgage and asset-backed
securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is
the risk that the borrowers payments may be received
earlier or later than expected due to changes in the prepayment
rates on the underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen
when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may
reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby
reducing the Funds income. Conversely, when interest rates
rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security
to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be
more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than
the original purchase value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds or the underlying Funds
portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Liquidity Risk.
A security is considered to be illiquid
if the Fund is unable to sell such security at a fair price
within a reasonable amount of time. A security may be deemed
illiquid due to a lack of trading volume in the security or if
the security is privately placed and not traded in any public
market or is otherwise restricted from trading. The Fund may be
unable to sell illiquid securities at the time or price it
desires and could lose its entire investment in such securities.
Prepayment Risk.
An issuers ability to prepay
principal on a loan or debt security prior to maturity can limit
the Funds potential gains. Prepayments may require the
Fund to replace the loan or debt security with a lower yielding
security, adversely affecting the Funds yield.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received no compensation after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30, 2009.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 2000.
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Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1998.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1994.
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Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco
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Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
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The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the
Invesco Aim Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis,
selected aggregate purchase, or redemption trade orders placed
by insurance companies and/or their separate accounts. The
Invesco Affiliates will seek to work with insurance companies to
discourage variable product owners from engaging in abusive
trading practices. However, the ability of the Invesco
Affiliates to monitor trades that are placed by variable product
owners is severely if not completely limited due to the fact
that the insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the Fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able
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to gain access to any or all of the information necessary to
detect or prevent excessive short-term trading by a variable
product owner. While the Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may
seek to take actions with the assistance of the insurance
companies that invest in the Fund, there is the risk that
neither the Invesco Affiliates nor the Fund will be successful
in their efforts to minimize or eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invesco Aims Valuation Committee, which
acts in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options.
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate
7 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
accounts are generally the shareholders in the Fund (not
variable product owners), all of the tax characteristics of the
Funds investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital
Gains Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays this fee out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time this fee will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an
Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash
payments to the insurance company that issued your variable
product or its affiliates in connection with promotion of the
Fund and certain other marketing support services. Invesco
Affiliates make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives
to certain insurance companies to promote the sale and retention
of shares of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive
when they make these payments may include, among other things,
adding the Fund to the list of underlying investment options in
the insurance companys variable products, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the
payments described above in order to promote the sale of Fund
shares and the retention of those investments by clients of
insurance companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more
shares of the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their
variable product owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may
directly or indirectly benefit from the incremental management
and other fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with
respect to those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the
Adviser may also reimburse insurance companies for certain
administrative services provided to variable product owners.
Under a Master Administrative Services Agreement, between the
Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from
the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable
compensation as may be approved by the Board. Under this
arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that insurance
companies issuing variable products will provide, certain
variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these
payments and the services provided by insurance companies. In
certain cases these payments could be significant to the
insurance company. Your insurance company may charge you
additional fees or commissions, on your variable product other
than those disclosed in this prospectus. You can ask your
insurance company about any payments it receives from Invesco
Affiliates, or the Fund, as well as about fees and/or
commissions it charges. The prospectus for your variable product
may also contain additional information about these payments.
8 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative
of stocks of developed countries.
Custom V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Index created by
Invesco to serve as a benchmark for Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund, is composed of the following indexes: MSCI
World (54%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Universal (46%). The MSCI
Word Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index
that is designed to measure global developed market equity
performance. The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index is
composed of the following Barclays Capital Indexes: U.S.
Aggregate Index, U.S. High-Yield Corporate, 144A, Eurodollar,
Emerging Markets and the non-ERISA portion of CMBS.
Lipper VUF Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Category Average is
an average of all the variable insurance underlying funds
tracked by the Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Funds category.
Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of global core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
9 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal year indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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on securities
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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from net
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from net
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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expenses
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to average
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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of period
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
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11.07
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0.49
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2.27
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2.76
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(0.15
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24.95
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0.47
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2.03
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Year ended
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(e)
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0.11
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(0.19
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $16,951 for Series II shares.
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Commencement date of October 24, 2008.
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Annualized.
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10 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 1
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Year 3
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Ratio
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.62%
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.25%
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.76%
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.55%
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.63%
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.71%
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.75%
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.13%
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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.01%
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.49%
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.02%
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.61%
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.27%
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.99%
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.77%
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.63%
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.54%
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.53%
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End of Year Balance
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10,401
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10,648
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.54
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10,901
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.98
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11,161
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.45
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11,427
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.09
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11,977
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.49
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.56
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.40
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12,853
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.20
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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100
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.98
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275
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.75
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.31
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.03
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295
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.91
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302
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.95
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.16
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.54
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.10
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.84
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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11 Invesco
V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIGMA-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Funds investment
objective is total return through growth of capital and current
income.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Advisers
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Dividends and Distributions
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return through
growth of capital and current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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Other Expenses
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding
certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30%
of average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the
following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any
time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 72% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities but may also invest
in debt securities including U.S. Treasury and agency bonds
and notes, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a real estate or real
estate-related issuer if at least 50% of its assets, gross
income or net profits are attributable to ownership,
construction, management or sale of residential, commercial or
industrial real estate. These companies include (1) REITs
or other real estate operating companies that (a) own
property, (b) make or invest in short term construction and
development mortgage loans, or (c) invest in long-term
mortgages or mortgage pools, and (2) companies whose
products and services are related to the real estate industry,
such as manufacturers and distributors of building supplies and
financial institutions that issue or service mortgages.
The Fund may invest in equity and debt securities of companies
unrelated to the real estate industry that the portfolio
managers believe are undervalued and have potential for growth
of capital. The Fund limits its investments in debt securities
unrelated to the real estate industry to those that are
investment-grade or deemed by the Funds portfolio managers
to be of comparable quality.
The Fund may invest in non-investment grade debt securities
(commonly known as junk bonds) of real estate and
real estate-related issuers.
The Fund may engage in short sales of securities. A short sale
occurs when the Fund sells a security, but does not deliver a
security it owns when the sale settles. Instead, it borrows that
security for delivery when the sale settles. The Fund may engage
in short sales with respect to securities it owns (short sales
against the box) or securities it does not own. Generally, the
Fund will sell a security short to (1) take advantage of an
expected decline in the security price in anticipation of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price,
or (2) to protect a profit in a security that it owns
(short sales against the box). The Fund will not sell a security
short, if as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market
value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the
Funds net assets.
The portfolio managers use a fundamentals-driven investment
process, including an evaluation of factors such as real
property market cycle analysis, real property evaluation and
management and structure review to identify securities with
characteristics including (1) quality underlying
properties, (2) solid management teams with the ability to
effectively manage capital structure decisions, and
(3) attractive valuations relative to peer investment
alternatives. The portfolio managers and investment team focus
on equity REITs and real estate operating issuers. Some of the
fundamental factors that are evaluated in screening potential
investments for the Fund include: forecasted occupancy and
rental rates of the various property markets in which a firm may
operate, property locations, physical attributes and cash flow
generating capacity of an issuers properties and
calculating relative return potential, asset quality, management
depth and skill, insider ownership, overall debt levels,
percentage of variable rate financing and fixed charge coverage
ratios. The issuers that are believed to have the most
attractive fundamental attributes are then screened according to
pricing factors that allow the management team to assess
security valuations relative to one another and relative to the
investment teams assessment of underlying asset value. The
portfolio managers also consider the relative liquidity of each
security in the construction of the Fund. The portfolio managers
seek to construct a portfolio with risk
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characteristics similar to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real
Estate Index (the benchmark index). The Fund seeks to limit risk
through various controls such as diversifying the portfolio
property types and geographic areas as well as by limiting the
size of any one holding. Various factors may lead to
overweighting or underweighting of particular property types
and/or
geographic areas from time to time.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if they
conclude: (1) its relative valuation falls below desired
levels; (2) its risk/return profile change significantly;
(3) its fundamentals change; or (4) a more attractive
investment opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
REIT Risk/Real Estate Risk.
Investments in real estate
related instruments may be affected by economic, legal,
cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect
property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to
the Funds holdings.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility.
Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in
less publicly available information about the companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, causing a loss. As
there is no limit on how much the price of the security can
increase, the Funds exposure is unlimited.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Concentration Risk.
To the extent, the Fund invests a
greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Funds
performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall
condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk
to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or
industry.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. Additionally, effective April 30, 2004 and,
again on July 3, 2006, the Fund changed its investment
objective. Performance shown for the Fund reflects the
investment objective of the Fund in effect during the periods
shown. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 29.97%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (29.26)%
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December 31, 2009)
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MSCI World
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38.26
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Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Category Average
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Investment Sub-Adviser: Invesco Asset Management Limited
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Joe Rodriguez, Jr.
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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Mark Blackburn
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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James Cowen
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Portfolio Manager
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2008
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Portfolio Managers
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Paul Curbo
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Portfolio Manager
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2007
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James Trowbridge
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Darin Turner
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Portfolio Manager
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2010
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Ping-Ying
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return through
growth of capital and current income. The Funds investment
objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (Board)
without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities but may also invest
in debt securities including U.S. Treasury and agency bonds
and notes, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a real estate or real
estate-related issuer if at least 50% of its assets, gross
income or net profits are attributable to ownership,
construction, management or sale of residential, commercial or
industrial real estate. These companies include (1) REITs
or other real estate operating companies that (a) own
property, (b) make or invest in short term construction and
development mortgage loans, or (c) invest in long-term
mortgages or mortgage pools, and (2) companies whose
products and services are related to the real estate industry,
such as manufacturers and distributors of building supplies and
financial institutions that issue or service mortgages.
The Fund may invest in equity and debt securities of companies
unrelated to the real estate industry that the portfolio
managers believe are undervalued and have potential for growth
of capital. The Fund limits its investments in debt securities
unrelated to the real estate industry to those that are
investment-grade or deemed by the Funds portfolio managers
to be of comparable quality.
The Fund may invest in non-investment grade debt securities
(commonly known as junk bonds) of real estate and
real estate-related issuers.
The Fund may engage in short sales of securities. A short sale
occurs when the Fund sells a security, but does not deliver a
security it owns when the sale settles. Instead, it borrows that
security for delivery when the sale settles. The Fund may engage
in short sales with respect to securities it owns (short sales
against the box) or securities it does not own. Generally, the
Fund will sell a security short to (1) take advantage of an
expected decline in the security price in anticipation of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price,
or (2) to protect a profit in a security that it owns
(short sales against the box). The Fund will not sell a security
short, if as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market
value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the
Funds net assets.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in issuers located
in at least three different countries, including the U. S.
When constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers use a
fundamentals-driven investment process, including an evaluation
of factors such as real property market cycle analysis, real
property evaluation and management and structure review to
identify securities with characteristics including
(1) quality underlying properties, (2) solid
management teams with the ability to effectively manage capital
structure decisions, and (3) attractive valuations relative
to peer investment alternatives. The portfolio managers and
investment team focus on equity REITs and real estate operating
issuers. Equity REITs generally invest a majority of their
assets in income-producing real estate properties in order to
generate cash flow from rental income and a gradual asset
appreciation. Each potential investment is analyzed using
fundamental research and pricing components to identify
attractively priced securities that appear to have relatively
favorable long-term prospects. Some of the fundamental factors
that are evaluated in screening potential investments for the
Fund include: forecasted occupancy and rental rates of the
various property markets in which a firm may operate, property
locations, physical attributes and cash flow generating capacity
of an issuers properties and calculating relative return
potential, asset quality, management depth and skill, insider
ownership, overall debt levels, percentage of variable rate
financing and fixed charge coverage ratios. The market and
issuer research available to the investment team helps the
portfolio managers in their efforts to identify REITs and real
estate issuers operating in the most attractive markets that
represent quality properties, solid management teams with the
ability to effectively manage capital structure decisions. The
issuers that are believed to have the most attractive
fundamental attributes are then screened according to pricing
factors that allow the management team to assess security
valuations relative to one another and relative to the
investment teams assessment of underlying asset value. The
fundamental research and pricing factors are combined to
identify attractively priced securities of issuers that appear
to have relatively favorable long-term prospects. The portfolio
managers also consider the relative liquidity of each security
in the construction of the Fund. The portfolio managers seek to
construct a portfolio with risk characteristics similar to the
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (the benchmark
index). The Fund seeks to limit risk through various controls
such as diversifying the portfolio property types and geographic
areas as well as by limiting the size of any one holding.
Various factors may lead to overweighting or underweighting of
particular property types
and/or
geographic areas from time to time. The Fund uses the benchmark
index as a guide in structuring the portfolio, but the Fund is
not an index fund.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if they
conclude (1) its relative valuation falls below desired
levels, (2) its risk/return profile change significantly,
(3) its fundamentals change, or (4) a more attractive
investment opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the
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Funds principal investment strategies in anticipation of
or in response to adverse market, economic, political or other
conditions. As a result, the Fund may not achieve its investment
objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
REIT Risk/Real Estate Risk.
Investments in real estate
related instruments may be affected by economic, legal,
cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect
property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to
the Funds holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs
or similar structures, tend to be small and mid cap companies,
and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value
of investments in real estate related companies may be affected
by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the
utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto,
whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental
factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may
own real estate directly, which involves the following
additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in
valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory
changes.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Short Sales Risk.
If the Fund sells short a security that
it does not own and the security increases in value, the Fund
will pay a higher price to repurchase the security. The more the
Fund pays, the more it will lose on the transaction, which
adversely affects its share price. As there is no limit on how
much the price of the security can increase, the Funds
exposure is unlimited.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Concentration Risk.
To the extent, the Fund invests a
greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Funds
performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall
condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk
to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or
industry.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Advisers
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
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Invesco Asset Management Limited, (the Sub-Adviser), an
affiliate of the Adviser, is located at 30 Finsbury Square,
London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom. The Sub-Adviser is responsible
for the Funds day-to-day management, including the
Funds investment decisions and the execution of securities
transactions with respect to the Fund.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
Invesco, not the Fund, pays sub-advisory fees, if any.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management teams at Invesco and Invesco Asset Management. The
following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for
the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990.
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the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
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Fund since 2008. Mr. Cowen previously managed the Fund from
January 2006 to January 2007, and has been a member of
Invescos Real Estate Team since 2001. Mr. Cowen has been
associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates
since 2001.
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Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1998.
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James Trowbridge, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1989.
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Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2005. Prior to 2005, he was a financial
analyst in the corporate finance group of ORIX Capital Markets.
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since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1998.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding, i.e., to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund
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shareholders, if the Adviser believes the change would be in the
best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
If market quotations are available
and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the
securities will be valued at
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V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
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 are significant
and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair
value the security. If an issuer specific event has occurred
that the Adviser determines, in its judgment, is likely to have
affected the closing price of a foreign security, it will price
the security at fair value. The Adviser also relies on a
screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For
foreign securities where the Adviser believes, at the approved
degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective of current
market value, the Adviser will use the indication of fair value
from the pricing service to determine the fair value of the
security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of
certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times and
with different lag times to insurance companies issuing variable
products that invest in the Fund, and in annual and semi-annual
shareholder reports. Refer to such reports to determine the
types of securities in which a Fund has invested. You may also
refer to the SAI to determine what types of securities in which
the Fund may invest. You may obtain copies of these reports or
of the SAI from the insurance company that issued your variable
product, or from the Adviser as described on the back cover of
this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any will consist of both
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments to
the insurance company that issued your variable product or its
affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
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Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of global real estate companies
and REITs.
Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Category Average represents an
average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the
Lipper Real Estate Funds category.
MSCI World
Index
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is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of
developed countries.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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unrealized)
|
|
operations
|
|
income
|
|
gains
|
|
Distributions
|
|
of period
|
|
Return
(b)
|
|
(000s omitted)
|
|
absorbed
|
|
absorbed
|
|
net assets
|
|
turnover
(c)
|
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|
Series I
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Year ended
12/31/09
|
|
$
|
9.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
|
$
|
2.65
|
|
|
$
|
2.91
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
31.53
|
%
|
|
$
|
128,224
|
|
|
|
1.26
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
1.26
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
2.59
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
72
|
%
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
21.88
|
|
|
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
(10.35
|
)
|
|
|
(9.91
|
)
|
|
|
(1.08
|
)
|
|
|
(1.66
|
)
|
|
|
(2.74
|
)
|
|
|
9.23
|
|
|
|
(44.65
|
)
|
|
|
82,582
|
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
|
2.51
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
28.74
|
|
|
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
(1.52
|
)
|
|
|
(1.14
|
)
|
|
|
(1.69
|
)
|
|
|
(4.03
|
)
|
|
|
(5.72
|
)
|
|
|
21.88
|
|
|
|
(5.54
|
)
|
|
|
143,773
|
|
|
|
1.13
|
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
|
|
1.31
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
21.06
|
|
|
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
8.61
|
|
|
|
8.94
|
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
(0.98
|
)
|
|
|
(1.26
|
)
|
|
|
28.74
|
|
|
|
42.60
|
|
|
|
192,617
|
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
1.30
|
|
|
|
1.32
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
19.13
|
|
|
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
2.34
|
|
|
|
2.72
|
|
|
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
|
(0.57
|
)
|
|
|
(0.79
|
)
|
|
|
21.06
|
|
|
|
14.24
|
|
|
|
99,977
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
|
|
|
1.36
|
|
|
|
1.91
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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 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 period less than one year, if applicable.
|
(d)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $98,083 for Series I shares.
|
9 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Year 1
|
|
Year 2
|
|
Year 3
|
|
Year 4
|
|
Year 5
|
|
Year 6
|
|
Year 7
|
|
Year 8
|
|
Year 9
|
|
Year 10
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
|
|
1
|
.26%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.74%
|
|
|
7
|
.62%
|
|
|
11
|
.64%
|
|
|
15
|
.82%
|
|
|
20
|
.15%
|
|
|
24
|
.65%
|
|
|
29
|
.31%
|
|
|
34
|
.14%
|
|
|
39
|
.16%
|
|
|
44
|
.37%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,374
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,761
|
.99
|
|
$
|
11,164
|
.49
|
|
$
|
11,582
|
.04
|
|
$
|
12,015
|
.21
|
|
$
|
12,464
|
.57
|
|
$
|
12,930
|
.75
|
|
$
|
13,414
|
.36
|
|
$
|
13,916
|
.06
|
|
$
|
14,436
|
.52
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
128
|
.36
|
|
$
|
133
|
.16
|
|
$
|
138
|
.14
|
|
$
|
143
|
.30
|
|
$
|
148
|
.66
|
|
$
|
154
|
.22
|
|
$
|
159
|
.99
|
|
$
|
165
|
.97
|
|
$
|
172
|
.18
|
|
$
|
178
|
.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
10 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund Series I
|
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VIGRE-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Funds investment
objective is total return through growth of capital and current
income.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read it
before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
The Advisers
|
|
5
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
5
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
6
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
6
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
7
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
7
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
7
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
7
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return through
growth of capital and current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1.51
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense
Reimbursements
1
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers
and/or
Expense Reimbursements
|
|
|
1.45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily nets assets. In determining the Advisers
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 Waivers
and/or
Expense Reimbursements to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
148
|
|
|
$
|
471
|
|
|
$
|
818
|
|
|
$
|
1,796
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 72% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities but may also invest
in debt securities including U.S. Treasury and agency bonds
and notes, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a real estate or real
estate-related issuer if at least 50% of its assets, gross
income or net profits are attributable to ownership,
construction, management or sale of residential, commercial or
industrial real estate. These companies include (1) REITs
or other real estate operating companies that (a) own
property, (b) make or invest in short term construction and
development mortgage loans, or (c) invest in long-term
mortgages or mortgage pools, and (2) companies whose
products and services are related to the real estate industry,
such as manufacturers and distributors of building supplies and
financial institutions that issue or service mortgages.
The Fund may invest in equity and debt securities of companies
unrelated to the real estate industry that the portfolio
managers believe are undervalued and have potential for growth
of capital. The Fund limits its investments in debt securities
unrelated to the real estate industry to those that are
investment-grade or deemed by the Funds portfolio managers
to be of comparable quality.
The Fund may invest in non-investment grade debt securities
(commonly known as junk bonds) of real estate and
real estate-related issuers.
The Fund may engage in short sales of securities. A short sale
occurs when the Fund sells a security, but does not deliver a
security it owns when the sale settles. Instead, it borrows that
security for delivery when the sale settles. The Fund may engage
in short sales with respect to securities it owns (short sales
against the box) or securities it does not own. Generally, the
Fund will sell a security short to (1) take advantage of an
expected decline in the security price in anticipation of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price,
or (2) to protect a profit in a security that it owns
(short sales against the box). The Fund will not sell a security
short, if as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market
value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the
Funds net assets.
The portfolio managers use a fundamentals-driven investment
process, including an evaluation of factors such as real
property market cycle analysis, real property evaluation and
management and structure review to identify securities with
characteristics including (1) quality underlying
properties, (2) solid management teams with the ability to
effectively manage capital structure decisions, and
(3) attractive valuations relative to peer investment
alternatives. The portfolio managers and investment team focus
on equity REITs and real estate operating issuers. Some of the
fundamental factors that are evaluated in screening potential
investments for the Fund include: forecasted occupancy and
rental rates of the various property markets in which a firm may
operate, property locations, physical attributes and cash flow
generating capacity of an issuers properties and
calculating relative return potential, asset quality, management
depth and skill, insider ownership, overall debt levels,
percentage of variable rate financing and fixed charge coverage
ratios. The issuers that are believed to have the most
attractive fundamental attributes are then screened according to
pricing factors that allow the management team to assess
1 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
security valuations relative to one another and relative to the
investment teams assessment of underlying asset value. The
portfolio managers also consider the relative liquidity of each
security in the construction of the Fund. The portfolio managers
seek to construct a portfolio with risk characteristics similar
to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (the
benchmark index). The Fund seeks to limit risk through various
controls such as diversifying the portfolio property types and
geographic areas as well as by limiting the size of any one
holding. Various factors may lead to overweighting or
underweighting of particular property types
and/or
geographic areas from time to time.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if they
conclude: (1) its relative valuation falls below desired
levels; (2) its risk/return profile change significantly;
(3) its fundamentals change; or (4) a more attractive
investment opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
REIT Risk/Real Estate Risk.
Investments in real estate
related instruments may be affected by economic, legal,
cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect
property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to
the Funds holdings.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility.
Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in
less publicly available information about the companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, causing a loss. As
there is no limit on how much the price of the security can
increase, the Funds exposure is unlimited.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Concentration Risk.
To the extent, the Fund invests a
greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Funds
performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall
condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk
to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or
industry.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown relates to a predecessor
fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Additionally, effective April 30,
2004 and, again on July 3, 2006, the Fund changed its
investment objective. Performance shown for the Fund reflects
the investment objective of the Fund in effect during the
periods shown. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 29.74%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (29.23)%
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38.26
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2.00
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is March 31, 1998.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Investment Sub-Adviser: Invesco Asset Management Limited
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Portfolio Managers
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Joe Rodriguez, Jr.
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2003
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Mark Blackburn
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Portfolio Manager
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James Cowen
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Paul Curbo
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Portfolio Manager
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2007
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James Trowbridge
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Darin Turner
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Portfolio Manager
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2010
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Ping-Ying Wang
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return through
growth of capital and current income. The Funds investment
objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (Board)
without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of real estate and real estate-related issuers. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities but may also invest
in debt securities including U.S. Treasury and agency bonds
and notes, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a real estate or real
estate-related issuer if at least 50% of its assets, gross
income or net profits are attributable to ownership,
construction, management or sale of residential, commercial or
industrial real estate. These companies include (1) REITs
or other real estate operating companies that (a) own
property, (b) make or invest in short term construction and
development mortgage loans, or (c) invest in long-term
mortgages or mortgage pools, and (2) companies whose
products and services are related to the real estate industry,
such as manufacturers and distributors of building supplies and
financial institutions that issue or service mortgages.
The Fund may invest in equity and debt securities of companies
unrelated to the real estate industry that the portfolio
managers believe are undervalued and have potential for growth
of capital. The Fund limits its investments in debt securities
unrelated to the real estate industry to those that are
investment-grade or deemed by the Funds portfolio managers
to be of comparable quality.
The Fund may invest in non-investment grade debt securities
(commonly known as junk bonds of real estate or real
estate-related issuers.
The Fund may engage in short sales of securities. A short sale
occurs when the Fund sells a security, but does not deliver a
security it owns when the sale settles. Instead, it borrows that
security for delivery when the sale settles. The Fund may engage
in short sales with respect to securities it owns (short sales
against the box) or securities it does not own. Generally, the
Fund will sell a security short to (1) take advantage of an
expected decline in the security price in anticipation of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price,
or (2) to protect a profit in a security that it owns
(short sales against the box). The Fund will not sell a security
short, if as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market
value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the
Funds net assets.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in issuers located
in at least three different countries, including the U.S.
When constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers use a
fundamentals-driven investment process, including an evaluation
of factors such as real property market cycle analysis, real
property evaluation and management and structure review to
identify securities with characteristics including
(1) quality underlying properties, (2) solid
management teams with the ability to effectively manage capital
structure decisions, and (3) attractive valuations relative
to peer investment alternatives. The portfolio managers and
investment team focus on equity REITs and real estate operating
issuers. Equity REITs generally invest a majority of their
assets in income-producing real estate properties in order to
generate cash flow from rental income and a gradual asset
appreciation. Each potential investment is analyzed using
fundamental research and pricing components to identify
attractively priced securities that appear to have relatively
favorable long-term prospects. Some of the fundamental factors
that are evaluated in screening potential investments for the
Fund include: forecasted occupancy and rental rates of the
various property markets in which a firm may operate, property
locations, physical attributes and cash flow generating capacity
of an issuers properties and calculating relative return
potential, asset quality, management depth and skill, insider
ownership, overall debt levels, percentage of variable rate
financing and fixed charge coverage ratios. The market and
issuer research available to the investment team helps the
portfolio managers in their efforts to identify REITs and real
estate issuers operating in the most attractive markets that
represent quality properties, solid management teams with the
ability to effectively manage capital structure decisions. The
issuers that are believed to have the most attractive
fundamental attributes are then screened according to pricing
factors that allow the management
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team to assess security valuations relative to one another and
relative to the investment teams assessment of underlying
asset value. The fundamental research and pricing factors are
combined to identify attractively priced securities of issuers
that appear to have relatively favorable long-term prospects.
The portfolio managers also consider the relative liquidity of
each security in the construction of the Fund. The portfolio
managers seek to construct a portfolio with risk characteristics
similar to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (the
benchmark index). The Fund seeks to limit risk through various
controls such as diversifying the portfolio property types and
geographic areas as well as by limiting the size of any one
holding. Various factors may lead to overweighting or
underweighting of particular property types
and/or
geographic areas from time to time. The Fund uses the benchmark
index as a guide in structuring the portfolio, but the Fund is
not an index fund.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if they
conclude (1) its relative valuation falls below desired
levels, (2) its risk/return profile change significantly,
(3) its fundamentals change, or (4) a more attractive
investment opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
REIT Risk/Real Estate Risk.
Investments in real estate
related instruments may be affected by economic, legal,
cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect
property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to
the Funds holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs
or similar structures, tend to be small and mid cap companies,
and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value
of investments in real estate related companies may be affected
by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the
utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto,
whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental
factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may
own real estate directly, which involves the following
additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in
valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory
changes.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Short Sales Risk.
If the Fund sells short a security that
it does not own and the security increases in value, the Fund
will pay a higher price to repurchase the security. The more the
Fund pays, the more it will lose on the transaction, which
adversely affects its share price. As there is no limit on how
much the price of the security can increase, the Funds
exposure is unlimited.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Concentration Risk.
To the extent, the Fund invests a
greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Funds
performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall
condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk
to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or
industry.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Advisers
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Invesco Asset Management Limited, (the Sub-Adviser), an
affiliate of the Adviser, is located at 30 Finsbury Square,
London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom. The Sub-Adviser is responsible
for the Funds day-to-day management, including the
Funds investment decisions and the execution of securities
transactions with respect to the Fund.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
Invesco, not the Fund, pays sub-advisory fees, if any.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management teams at Invesco and Invesco Asset Management. The
following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for
the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Joe Rodriguez, Jr. (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990.
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Mark Blackburn, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1998.
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James Cowen, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2008. Mr. Cowen previously managed the Fund from
January 2006 to January 2007, and has been a member of
Invescos Real Estate Team since 2001. Mr. Cowen has
been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its
affiliates since 2001.
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Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1998.
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James Trowbridge, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1989.
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Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005. Prior to 2005, he was a financial analyst
in the corporate finance group of ORIX Capital Markets.
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Ping-Ying Wang, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 1998.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset
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value could decrease if it had to sell investment securities to
pay redemption proceeds to a separate account (or plan)
withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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trade activity monitoring; and
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the use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures
approved by the Board.
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
6 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of both
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
7 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates makes these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members an insurance companys sales force or to
an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of global real estate companies
and REITs.
Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Category Average represents an
average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the
Lipper Real Estate Funds category.
MSCI World
Index
SM
is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of
developed countries.
8 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
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realized
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end of period
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Year ended
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for period less than one year, if applicable.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $6,931 for Series II shares.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals
Office (the settlement) arising out of certain market timing and
unfair pricing allegations made against Invesco and certain of
its affiliates,
Invesco and certain of its affiliates agreed, among other
things, to disclose certain hypothetical information regarding
investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The
chart below is intended to reflect the annual and cumulative
impact of the Funds expenses, including investment
advisory fees and other Fund costs, on the Funds returns
over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product, if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 1
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.55%
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7
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.16%
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10
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.90%
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14
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.77%
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18
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.78%
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22
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.93%
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27
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.22%
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31
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.66%
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36
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.25%
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41
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.01%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,355
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.00
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$
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10,716
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.39
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$
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11,090
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.39
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$
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11,477
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.45
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$
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11,878
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.01
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$
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12,292
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.55
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$
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12,721
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.56
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$
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13,165
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.54
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$
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13,625
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.02
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$
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14,100
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.53
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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147
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.57
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$
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159
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.09
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$
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164
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.64
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$
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170
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.39
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$
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176
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.33
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$
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182
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.49
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$
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188
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.86
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$
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195
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.45
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$
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202
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.27
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$
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209
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.33
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIGRE-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Funds investment
objective is total return, comprised of current income and
capital appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.46
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%
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Other Expenses
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0.29
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.75
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
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0.02
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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0.73
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.73% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$
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75
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$
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238
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$
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415
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$
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928
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These
securities include: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations and
(2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities and supported by (a) the
full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right
of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or (c) the
credit of the agency or instrumentality. In complying with the
80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in other
investments that have economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments, including U.S. Treasury
futures. These investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The principal type of fixed income
securities purchased by the Fund are callable bonds that can be
redeemed by the issuer prior to their stated maturity,
bullet-maturity debt bonds with a stated maturity date;
mortgage- backed securities consisting of interests in
underlying mortgages with maturities of up to thirty years, and
Treasury and agency holdings. The Fund may also invest in
derivative instruments such as treasury futures and options on
treasury futures. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements. The Fund often uses Treasury futures and dollar
rolls transactions to gain exposure to the Treasury and agency
MBS markets while deploying Fund assets in other securities.
The portfolio managers utilize an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio. The portfolio managers then decide on
risk factors to use in managing the Fund relative to that
benchmark. In doing so, the portfolio managers consider
recommendations from a team of independent specialists in
positioning the Fund to generate alpha (specific factors
affecting the return on investments in excess of the benchmark).
The portfolio managers generally rely upon a different team of
specialists for trade execution and for assistance in
determining the most efficient way (in terms of cost-efficiency
and selection) to implement those recommendations. Although a
variety of specialists provide input in the management of the
Fund, the portfolio managers retain responsibility for ensuring
the Fund is positioned appropriately in terms of risk exposures
and position sizes. The portfolio managers rely on the
specialists for adjusting the Funds risk exposures and
security selection. Decisions to purchase or sell securities
will typically depend on economic fundamentals, credit-related
fundamentals, market supply and demand dynamics, market
dislocations, and situation-specific opportunities.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may
1 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
receive varying levels of support from the government, which
could affect the Funds ability to recover should they
default.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original
purchase value.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. A Fund investing in a derivative could
lose more than the cash amount invested and incur higher taxes.
Over the counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty
risks, which is the risk that the other party to the contract
will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk.
Reverse repurchase
agreements involve the risk that the market value securities to
be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price or that
the other party may default on its obligation resulting in
delays, additional costs or the restriction of proceeds from the
sale.
Dollar Roll Transaction Risk.
Dollar roll transactions
involve the risk that the market value and yield of the
securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of
the mortgage-related securities sold by the Fund that it is
obligated to repurchase
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities market
benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group benchmark
with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The benchmarks
may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The
performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): 7.41%
Worst Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): (2.07)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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1
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5
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10
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Year
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Years
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Years
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Series I shares: Inception (05/05/93)
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(0.01
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)%
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4.68
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%
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5.28
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%
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Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index
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5.93
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4.97
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6.33
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Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index
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(2.20
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4.87
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6.17
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Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index
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6.34
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4.19
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5.63
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Clint Dudley
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Brian Schneider
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
2 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These
securities include: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations and
(2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities and supported by (a) the
full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right
of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or (c) the
credit of the agency or instrumentality. In complying with the
80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in other
investments that have economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments, including U.S. Treasury
futures. These investments may have the effect of leveraging the
funds portfolio. The principal type of fixed income
securities purchased by the Fund are callable bonds that can be
redeemed by the issuer prior to their stated maturity,
bullet-maturity debt bonds with a stated maturity date;
mortgage- backed securities consisting of interests in
underlying mortgages with maturities of up to thirty years, and
Treasury and agency holdings. The Fund may also invest in
derivative instruments such as treasury futures and options on
treasury futures. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements. The Fund often uses Treasury futures and dollar
rolls transactions to gain exposure to the Treasury and agency
mortgage-backed security (MBS) markets while deploying Fund
assets in other securities.
The Fund invests in securities of all maturities, but will
maintain a weighted average effective maturity for the portfolio
of between three and ten years.
The portfolio managers utilize an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio. The portfolio managers decide on
appropriate risk factors such as duration, the shape of the U.S.
Treasury yield curve, U.S. agency exposure, U.S. agency MBS
exposure, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) to
use in managing the Fund relative to that benchmark. The
portfolio managers then employ proprietary technology to
calculate appropriate position sizes for each of these risk
factors. In doing so, the portfolio managers consider
recommendations from a globally interconnected team of
independent specialist decision makers in positioning the Fund
to generate alpha (specific factors affecting the return on
investments in excess of the benchmark). The portfolio managers
generally rely upon a team of market-specific specialists for
trade execution and for assistance in determining the most
efficient way (in terms of cost-efficiency and selection) to
implement those recommendations. Although a variety of
specialists provide input in the management of the Fund, the
portfolio managers retain responsibility for ensuring the Fund
is positioned appropriately in terms of risk exposures and
position sizes. Specialist decision makers employ a
bottom-up
approach to recommending larger or smaller exposure to specific
risk factors. In general specialists will look for attractive
risk-reward opportunities and securities that best enable the
Fund to pursue those opportunities. The portfolio managers rely
on these decision makers and market specific specialists for
adjusting the Funds risk exposures and security selection
on a real-time basis using proprietary communication technology.
Portfolio managers retain discretion for deciding how to
implement recommended risk positions. Decisions to purchase or
sell securities will typically depend on economic fundamentals,
credit-related fundamentals, market supply and demand dynamics,
market dislocations, and situation-specific opportunities.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling.
As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower
interest rates, thereby reducing the Funds income.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen
more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration.
Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities
may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying
asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in a derivative
could lose more than the cash amount invested. Over the counter
derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the
risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its
contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the
Fund. In addition, the use of certain
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derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of
income or short-term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary
income tax rates).
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds
portfolio securities. There can be no assurance that the
Funds leverage strategy will be successful.
Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk.
Reverse repurchase
agreements involve the risk that the market value of securities
to be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price, or
that the other party may default on its obligation, causing the
underlying fund to be delayed or prevented from completing the
transaction. In the event the buyer of securities under a
reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes
insolvent, the underlying funds use of the proceeds from
the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a
determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver,
whether to enforce the underlying funds repurchase
obligation.
Dollar Roll Transaction Risk.
Dollar roll transactions
involve the risk that the market value and yield of the
securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of
the mortgage-related securities sold by the Fund that it is
obligated to repurchase. Also, in the event the buyer of
mortgage-related files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the
Funds use of the proceeds from the sale may be restricted
pending a decision whether the Fund is obligated to repurchase
mortgage-related securities.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributor, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.43% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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the fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
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responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
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Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by
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V.I. Government Securities Fund
the Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance
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company that issued your variable product or its affiliates in
connection with promotion of the Fund and certain other
marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the advisor may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of fixed-income obligations issued by
the U.S. Treasury, government agencies and quasi-federal
corporations.
Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of general U.S. government
variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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income
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|
gains
|
|
Distributions
|
|
of period
|
|
Return
(b)
|
|
omitted)
|
|
absorbed
|
|
absorbed
|
|
net assets
|
|
turnover
(c)
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended
12/31/09
|
|
$
|
13.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
$
|
(0.65
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.12
|
)
|
|
$
|
11.95
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)%
|
|
$
|
1,192,967
|
|
|
|
0.73
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
3.47
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
12.06
|
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
1.46
|
|
|
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|
|
13.05
|
|
|
|
12.22
|
|
|
|
1,591,799
|
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
|
3.96
|
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
11.80
|
|
|
|
0.59
|
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
|
12.06
|
|
|
|
6.43
|
|
|
|
1,169,985
|
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
|
4.93
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
11.87
|
|
|
|
0.55
|
|
|
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
|
11.80
|
|
|
|
3.55
|
|
|
|
907,403
|
|
|
|
0.71
|
|
|
|
0.77
|
|
|
|
4.62
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
12.07
|
|
|
|
0.45
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|
|
11.87
|
|
|
|
1.66
|
|
|
|
812,824
|
|
|
|
0.85
|
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
3.68
|
|
|
|
174
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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 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)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily
net assets (000s omitted) of $1,329,404 for Series I
shares.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I (Without Maximum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales Charge)
|
|
Year 1
|
|
Year 2
|
|
Year 3
|
|
Year 4
|
|
Year 5
|
|
Year 6
|
|
Year 7
|
|
Year 8
|
|
Year 9
|
|
Year 10
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
0
|
.73%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
|
|
0
|
.75%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
4
|
.27%
|
|
|
8
|
.70%
|
|
|
13
|
.32%
|
|
|
18
|
.14%
|
|
|
23
|
.16%
|
|
|
28
|
.39%
|
|
|
33
|
.85%
|
|
|
39
|
.54%
|
|
|
45
|
.47%
|
|
|
51
|
.65%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,427
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,870
|
.15
|
|
$
|
11,332
|
.13
|
|
$
|
11,813
|
.74
|
|
$
|
12,315
|
.83
|
|
$
|
12,839
|
.25
|
|
$
|
13,384
|
.92
|
|
$
|
13,953
|
.78
|
|
$
|
14,546
|
.81
|
|
$
|
15,165
|
.05
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
74
|
.56
|
|
$
|
79
|
.86
|
|
$
|
83
|
.26
|
|
$
|
86
|
.80
|
|
$
|
90
|
.49
|
|
$
|
94
|
.33
|
|
$
|
98
|
.34
|
|
$
|
102
|
.52
|
|
$
|
106
|
.88
|
|
$
|
111
|
.42
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
|
9 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund Series I
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VIGOV-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Funds investment
objective is total return, comprised of current income and
capital appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
The Adviser
|
|
4
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
4
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
5
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
7
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.46
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distributions and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
0.98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30,
2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of
Series II shares to the extent necessary to limit Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain items
discussed below) of Series II shares to 0.98% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
100
|
|
|
$
|
316
|
|
|
$
|
551
|
|
|
$
|
1,223
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These
securities include: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations and
(2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities and supported by (a) the
full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right
of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or (c) the
credit of the agency or instrumentality. In complying with the
80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in other
investments that have economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments, including U.S. Treasury futures.
These investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The principal type of fixed income
securities purchased by the Fund are callable bonds that can be
redeemed by the issuer prior to their stated maturity,
bullet-maturity debt bonds with a stated maturity date;
mortgage- backed securities consisting of interests in
underlying mortgages with maturities of up to thirty years, and
Treasury and agency holdings. The Fund may also invest in
derivative instruments such as treasury futures and options on
treasury futures. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements. The Fund often uses Treasury futures and dollar
rolls transactions to gain exposure to the Treasury and agency
MBS markets while deploying Fund assets in other securities.
The portfolio managers utilize an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio. The portfolio managers then decide on
risk factors to use in managing the Fund relative to that
benchmark. In doing so, the portfolio managers consider
recommendations from a team of independent specialists in
positioning the Fund to generate alpha (specific factors
affecting the return on investments in excess of the benchmark).
The portfolio managers generally rely upon a different team of
specialists for trade execution and for assistance in
determining the most efficient way (in terms of cost-efficiency
and selection) to implement those recommendations. Although a
variety of specialists provide input in the management of the
Fund, the portfolio managers retain responsibility for ensuring
the Fund is positioned appropriately in terms of risk exposures
and position sizes. The portfolio managers rely on the
specialists for adjusting the Funds risk exposures and
security selection. Decisions to purchase or sell securities
will typically depend on economic fundamentals, credit-related
fundamentals, market supply and demand dynamics, market
dislocations, and situation-specific opportunities.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
1 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original
purchase value.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives may be more difficult to
purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be
subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty
and management risks. A Fund investing in a derivative could
lose more than the cash amount invested and incur higher taxes.
Over the counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty
risks, which is the risk that the other party to the contract
will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk.
Reverse repurchase
agreements involve the risk that the market value securities to
be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price or that
the other party may default on its obligation thereby causing
delays, additional costs or the restriction of proceeds from the
sale.
Dollar Roll Transaction Risk.
Dollar roll transactions
involve the risk that the market value and yield of the
securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of
the mortgage-related securities sold by the Fund that it is
obligated to repurchase
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): 7.33%
Worst Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): (2.08)%
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4.87
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is May 5, 1993.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Clint Dudley
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Brian Schneider
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask
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your salesperson or financial adviser or visit your financial
intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These
securities include: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations and
(2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities and supported by (a) the
full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right
of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or (c) the
credit of the agency or instrumentality. In complying with the
80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in other
investments that have economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments, including U.S. Treasury futures.
These investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The principal type of fixed income
securities purchased by the Fund are callable bonds that can be
redeemed by the issuer prior to their stated maturity,
bullet-maturity debt bonds with a stated maturity date;
mortgage- backed securities consisting of interests in
underlying mortgages with maturities of up to thirty years, and
Treasury and agency holdings. The Fund may also invest in
derivative instruments such as treasury futures and options on
treasury futures. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements. The Fund often uses Treasury futures and dollar
rolls transactions to gain exposure to the Treasury and agency
mortgage-backed security (MBS) markets while deploying Fund
assets in other securities.
The Fund invests in securities of all maturities, but will
maintain a weighted average effective maturity for the portfolio
of between three and ten years.
The portfolio managers utilize an appropriate benchmark index in
structuring the portfolio. The portfolio managers decide on
appropriate risk factors such as duration, the shape of the U.S.
Treasury yield curve, U.S. agency exposure, U.S. agency MBS
exposure, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) to
use in managing the Fund relative to that benchmark. The
portfolio managers then employ proprietary technology to
calculate appropriate position sizes for each of these risk
factors. In doing so, the portfolio managers consider
recommendations from a globally interconnected team of
independent specialist decision makers in positioning the Fund
to generate alpha (specific factors affecting the return on
investments in excess of the benchmark). The portfolio managers
generally rely upon a team of market-specific specialists for
trade execution and for assistance in determining the most
efficient way (in terms of cost-efficiency and selection) to
implement those recommendations. Although a variety of
specialists provide input in the management of the Fund, the
portfolio managers retain responsibility for ensuring the Fund
is positioned appropriately in terms of risk exposures and
position sizes. Specialist decision makers employ a
bottom-up
approach to recommending larger or smaller exposure to specific
risk factors. In general specialists will look for attractive
risk-reward opportunities and securities that best enable the
Fund to pursue those opportunities. The portfolio managers rely
on these decision makers and market specific specialists for
adjusting the Funds risk exposures and security selection
on a real-time basis using proprietary communication technology.
Portfolio managers retain discretion for deciding how to
implement recommended risk positions. Decisions to purchase or
sell securities will typically depend on economic fundamentals,
credit-related fundamentals, market supply and demand dynamics,
market dislocations, and situation-specific opportunities.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.
The Fund may
invest in mortgage and asset-backed securities that are subject
to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the
borrowers payments may be received earlier or later than
expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans.
Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling.
As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower
interest rates, thereby reducing the Funds income.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen
more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration.
Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities
may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value.
Derivatives Risk.
Derivatives are financial contracts
whose value depends on or is derived from an underlying asset
(including an underlying security), reference rate or index.
Derivatives may be used as a substitute for purchasing the
underlying asset or as a hedge to reduce exposure to risks. The
use of derivatives involves risks similar to, as well as risks
different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated
with investing directly in securities or other more traditional
instruments. Risks to which derivatives may be subject include
market, interest rate, credit, leverage and management risks.
They may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than
other investments. When used for hedging or reducing exposure,
the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying
asset, reference rate or index. A Fund investing in a derivative
could lose more than the cash amount invested. Over the counter
derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the
risk that the
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other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual
obligation to complete the transaction with the Fund. In
addition, the use of certain derivatives may cause the Fund to
realize higher amounts of income or short-term capital gains
(generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates).
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds
portfolio securities. There can be no assurance that the
Funds leverage strategy will be successful.
Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk.
Reverse repurchase
agreements involve the risk that the market value of securities
to be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price, or
that the other party may default on its obligation, causing the
underlying fund to be delayed or prevented from completing the
transaction. In the event the buyer of securities under a
reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes
insolvent, the underlying funds use of the proceeds from
the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a
determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver,
whether to enforce the underlying funds repurchase
obligation.
Dollar Roll Transaction Risk.
Dollar roll transactions
involve the risk that the market value and yield of the
securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of
the mortgage-related securities sold by the Fund that it is
obligated to repurchase. Also, in the event the buyer of
mortgage-related files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the
Funds use of the proceeds from the sale may be restricted
pending a decision whether the Fund is obligated to repurchase
mortgage-related securities.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.43% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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the fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1998.
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responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1987.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including
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variable product owners and plan participants investing in the
Fund (whether directly or indirectly through fund of funds), may
conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in the Fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser
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determines that the closing price of the security is unreliable,
the Adviser will value the security at fair value in good faith
using procedures approved by the Board. Fair value pricing may
reduce the ability of frequent traders to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities resulting from potentially
stale prices of portfolio holdings. However, it
cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
primarily ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of
both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
6 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
makes these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of fixed-income obligations issued by
the U.S. Treasury, government agencies and quasi-federal
corporations.
Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of general U.S. government
variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
7 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Fundss financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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on securities
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Dividends
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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value,
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized gains
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
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Portfolio
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income
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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net assets
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12/31/09
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12.97
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0.41
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(0.43
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(0.02
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(0.60
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(1.07
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11.99
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1.43
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(0.45
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20,362
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1.01
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3.71
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Year ended
12/31/07
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11.74
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0.56
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0.15
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11.99
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1.01
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4.68
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Year ended
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(0.13
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(0.46
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11.74
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3.28
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16,218
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0.96
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1.02
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Year ended
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11.81
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1.41
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18,863
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3.43
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $17,476 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Ratio
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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.55%
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.63%
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.02%
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.18%
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12
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.51%
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17
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.01%
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21
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.69%
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26
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.56%
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31
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.62%
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36
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.88%
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42
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.36%
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.05%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,402
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.00
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$
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10,818
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.08
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$
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11,250
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.80
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$
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11,700
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.84
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$
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12,168
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.87
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$
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12,655
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.62
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$
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13,161
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.85
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$
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13,688
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.32
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$
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14,235
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.86
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$
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14,805
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.29
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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99
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.97
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$
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106
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.10
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$
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110
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.34
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$
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114
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.76
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$
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119
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.35
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$
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124
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.12
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$
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129
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.09
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$
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134
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.25
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$
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139
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.62
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$
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145
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.21
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Government Securities Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIGOV-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Funds investment objective is
total return, comprised of current income and capital
appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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Adviser Compensation
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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Other Expenses
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expense (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.95% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 Expense After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement to exceed the number reflected above: (1)
interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales;
(4) extraordinary or non-routine items; (5) expenses
of the underlying funds that are paid indirectly as a result of
share ownership of the underlying funds; and (6) expenses
that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of
an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco
Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver
agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Series I shares
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 125% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are determined to be below investment grade
quality.
The Fund considers debt securities to be below investment grade
quality if they are rated BB/Ba or lower by Standard &
Poors Ratings Services, Moodys Investors Service,
Inc., or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (NRSRO), or are determined by the portfolio
managers to be of comparable quality to such rated securities.
These types of securities are commonly known as junk
bonds. The Fund will principally invest in junk bonds
rated B or above by an NRSRO or deemed to be of comparable
quality by the portfolio managers.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may also invest in securities, whether or
not considered foreign securities, which carry foreign credit
exposure. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its total assets
in securities of issuers located in developing markets.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on junk bonds that they believe have
favorable prospects for high current income and the possibility
of growth of capital. Before purchasing securities for the Fund,
the portfolio managers conduct a
bottom-up
fundamental analysis of an issuer that involves an evaluation by
a team of credit analysts of an issuers financial
condition. The fundamental analysis is supplemented by
(1) an ongoing review of the securities relative
value compared with other junk bonds, and (2) a top-down
analysis of sector and macro-economic trends.
The portfolio managers attempt to control the Funds risk
by (1) limiting the portfolios assets that are
invested in any one security, and (2) diversifying the
portfolios holdings over a number of different industries.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if
(1) there appears to be deterioration in a securitys
risk profile, or (2) they determine that other securities
offer better value.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social
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instability; changes in economic or taxation policies;
difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity;
and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to
less regulation resulting in less publicly available information
about the companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 23.08%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (20.28)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
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December 31, 2009)
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52.79
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Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index
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5.93
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Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2%
Issuer Cap Index
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58.76
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Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index
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Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average
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43.48
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The Fund has elected to use the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index as its style
specific benchmark instead of the Barclays Capital U.S.
Corporate High Yield Index because it will better align the
Funds style specific benchmark with its investment process
and restrictions.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Peter Ehret
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2001
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Darren Hughes
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2005
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Effective June 29, 2010, Scott Roberts will be added as a
portfolio manager of the Fund.
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be purchased
through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are determined to be below investment grade
quality.
The Fund considers debt securities to be below investment grade
quality if they are rated BB/Ba or lower by Standard &
Poors Ratings Services, Moodys Investors Service,
Inc., or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (NRSRO), or are determined by the portfolio
managers to be of comparable quality to such rated securities.
These types of securities are commonly known as junk
bonds. The Fund will principally invest in junk bonds
rated B or above by an NRSRO or deemed to be of comparable
quality by the portfolio managers.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may also invest in securities, whether or
not considered foreign securities, which carry foreign credit
exposure. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its total assets
in securities of issuers located in developing markets.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on junk bonds that they believe have
favorable prospects for high current income and the possibility
of growth of capital. The portfolio managers conduct a
bottom-up
fundamental analysis of an issuer before its securities are
purchased by the Fund. The fundamental analysis involves an
evaluation by a team of credit analysts of an issuers
financial statements in order to assess its financial condition.
The credit analysts
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also assess the ability of an issuer to reduce its leverage
(i.e., the amount of borrowed debt).
The
bottom-up
fundamental analysis is supplemented by (1) an ongoing
review of the securities relative value compared with
other junk bonds, and (2) a top-down analysis of sector and
macro-economic trends, such as changes in interest rates.
The portfolio managers attempt to control the Funds risk
by (1) limiting the portfolios assets that are
invested in any one security, and (2) diversifying the
portfolios holdings over a number of different industries.
Although the Fund is actively managed, it is reviewed regularly
against its benchmark index (the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate
High Yield Index) and its peer group index (the Lipper High
Current Yield Bond Funds Index) to assess the portfolios
relative risk and its positioning.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if
(1) there appears to be deterioration in a securitys
risk profile, or (2) they determine that other securities
offer better value.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds
portfolio securities. There can be no assurance that the
Funds leverage strategy will be successful.
Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering its
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The
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Adviser, as successor in interest to multiple investment
advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.35% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Peter Ehret (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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Darren Hughes, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2005 and has been associated with
Invesco
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affiliates since 1992.
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Effective June 29, 2010, the following portfolio manager
will be added to the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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Scott Roberts, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2000.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor
4 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
trades that are placed by variable product owners is severely
if not completely limited due to the fact that the insurance
companies trade with the Fund through omnibus accounts, and
maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are responsible
for maintaining the account records of, their variable product
owners. There may also be legal and technological limitations on
the ability of insurance companies to impose restrictions on the
trading practices of their contract owners. As a result, there
can be no guarantee that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to
detect or deter market timing by contract owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(i) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (ii) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may
5 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem
shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan that is described in the
prospectus relating to the Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates makes these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
advisor provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications.
6 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Currently, these administrative service payments made by the
Fund to the Adviser are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of
the average daily net assets invested in the Fund by each
insurance company. Any amounts paid by the Adviser to an
insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund are paid by the advisor out of its
own financial resources, and not out of the Funds assets.
Insurance companies may earn profits on these payments for these
services, since the amount of the payments may exceed the cost
of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2%
Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged index of the 2% Issuer Cap
component of the Barclays Capital High Yield Corporate Bond
Index, which is a market value-weighted index of fixed rate,
non-investment grade debt.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index is an unmanaged
index that covers the universe of fixed-rate,
noninvestment-grade debt.
Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds
category.
7 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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to average net
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Net asset
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on securities
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Dividends
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net assets
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assets without
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value,
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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fee waivers
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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expenses
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of period
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unrealized)
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income
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
12/31/09
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3.69
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0.47
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1.47
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1.94
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(0.41
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5.22
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52.79
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0.95
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1.22
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10.29
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125
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Year ended
12/31/08
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5.74
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0.49
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(1.51
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(0.54
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3.69
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1.22
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9.19
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Year ended
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5.74
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1.24
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51,225
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0.96
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1.15
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7.42
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Year ended
12/31/06
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6.03
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0.45
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0.19
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0.64
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(0.55
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6.12
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10.74
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58,336
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0.96
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1.18
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7.22
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135
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Year ended
12/31/05
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6.45
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0.43
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0.17
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(0.59
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6.03
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2.72
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54,731
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1.01
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1.16
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6.58
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $50,798 for Series I shares.
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V.I. High Yield Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.22%
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1
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.22%
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.22%
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.22%
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.22%
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1
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.22%
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1
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.22%
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1
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.22%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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4
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.05%
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7
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.98%
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12
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.06%
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16
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.30%
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20
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.70%
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25
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.26%
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29
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.99%
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34
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.91%
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40
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.01%
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45
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.30%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,405
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.00
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$
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10,798
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.31
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$
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11,206
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.49
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$
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11,630
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.09
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$
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12,069
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.71
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$
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12,525
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.94
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$
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12,999
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.42
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$
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13,490
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.80
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$
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14,000
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.75
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$
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14,529
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.98
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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96
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.92
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$
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129
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.34
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$
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134
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.23
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$
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139
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.30
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$
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144
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.57
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$
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150
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.03
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$
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155
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.70
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$
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161
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.59
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$
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167
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.70
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$
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174
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.04
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds SAI or
annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIHYI-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Funds investment objective is
total return, comprised of current income and capital
appreciation.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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6
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Share Classes
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Distribution Plan
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.63
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%
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Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.59
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.47
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursements
1
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0.27
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.20
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.20% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 Waivers and/or Expense
Reimbursement to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series II shares
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$
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122
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$
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438
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$
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777
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$
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1,734
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 125% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are determined to be below investment grade
quality.
The Fund considers debt securities to be below investment grade
quality if they are rated BB/Ba or lower by Standard &
Poors Ratings Services, Moodys Investors Service,
Inc., or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (NRSRO), or are determined by the portfolio
managers to be of comparable quality to such rated securities.
These types of securities are commonly known as junk
bonds. The Fund will principally invest in junk bonds
rated B or above by an NRSRO or deemed to be of comparable
quality by the portfolio managers.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may also invest in securities, whether or
not considered foreign securities, which carry foreign credit
exposure. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its total assets
in securities of issuers located in developing markets.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on junk bonds that they believe have
favorable prospects for high current income and the possibility
of growth of capital. Before purchasing securities for the Fund,
the portfolio managers conduct a
bottom-up
fundamental analysis of an issuer that involves an evaluation by
a team of credit analysts of an issuers financial
condition. The fundamental analysis is supplemented by
(1) an ongoing review of the securities relative
value compared with other junk bonds, and (2) a top-down
analysis of sector and macro-economic trends.
The portfolio managers attempt to control the Funds risk
by (1) limiting the portfolios assets that are
invested in any one security, and (2) diversifying the
portfolios holdings over a number of different industries.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if
(1) there appears to be deterioration in a securitys
risk profile, or (2) they determine that other securities
offer better value.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bonds) Risk.
Junk bonds involve a
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the
credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate
more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company,
political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk
bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond.
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V.I. High Yield Fund
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage created from borrowing or certain
types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may
impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or
otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Active Trading Risk.
The Fund may engage in frequent
trading of portfolio securities resulting in a lower return and
increased tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect changes assessed in
connection with your variable product; and if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2002 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 22.81%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (20.22)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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1
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10
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Years
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Years
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Series II shares: Inception (03/26/02)
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52.06
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%
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5.21
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%
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2.79
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%
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Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index
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5.93
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4.97
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6.33
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Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High
Yield − 2% Issuer Cap Index
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58.76
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6.49
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6.87
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Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index
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58.21
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6.46
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6.71
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Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average
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43.48
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4.19
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4.60
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The Fund has elected to use the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate
High Yield − 2% Issuer Cap Index as its style
specific benchmark instead of the Barclays Capital U.S.
Corporate High Yield Index because it will better align the
Funds style specific benchmark with its investment process
and restrictions.
Series II shares performance shown prior to the
inception date is that of Series I shares restated to
reflect the
12b-1
fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is May 1, 1998.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Peter Ehret
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2001
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Darren Hughes
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2005
|
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Scott
Roberts
1
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Portfolio Manager
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2010
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1
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Effective June 29, 2010, Scott Roberts will be added as a
portfolio manager of the Fund.
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be purchased
through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is total return, comprised
of current income and capital appreciation. The Funds
investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of net
assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are determined to be below investment grade
quality.
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V.I. High Yield Fund
The Fund considers debt securities to be below investment grade
quality if they are rated BB/Ba or lower by Standard &
Poors Ratings Services, Moodys Investors Service,
Inc., or any other nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (NRSRO), or are determined by the portfolio
managers to be of comparable quality to such rated securities.
These types of securities are commonly known as junk
bonds. The Fund will principally invest in junk bonds
rated B or above by an NRSRO or deemed to be of comparable
quality by the portfolio managers.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may also invest in securities, whether or
not considered foreign securities, which carry foreign credit
exposure. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its total assets
in securities of issuers located in developing markets.
In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may
engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on junk bonds that they believe have
favorable prospects for high current income and the possibility
of growth of capital. The portfolio managers conduct a
bottom-up
fundamental analysis of an issuer before its securities are
purchased by the Fund. The fundamental analysis involves an
evaluation by a team of credit analysts of an issuers
financial statements in order to assess its financial condition.
The credit analysts also assess the ability of an issuer to
reduce its leverage (i.e., the amount of borrowed debt).
The
bottom-up
fundamental analysis is supplemented by (1) an ongoing
review of the securities relative value compared with
other junk bonds, and (2) a top-down analysis of sector and
macro-economic trends, such as changes in interest rates.
The portfolio managers attempt to control the Funds risk
by (1) limiting the portfolios assets that are
invested in any one security, and (2) diversifying the
portfolios holdings over a number of different industries.
Although the Fund is actively managed, it is reviewed regularly
against its benchmark index (the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate
High Yield Index) and its peer group index (the Lipper High
Current Yield Bond Funds Index) to assess the portfolios
relative risk and its positioning.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security if
(1) there appears to be deterioration in a securitys
risk profile, or (2) they determine that other securities
offer better value.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
High Yield Bond (Junk Bond) Risk.
Compared to higher
quality debt securities, junk bonds involve a greater risk of
default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of
the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be
subordinated to other creditors claims. The values of junk
bonds often fluctuate more in response to company, political,
regulatory or economic developments than higher quality bonds.
Their values can decline significantly over short periods of
time or during periods of economic difficulty when the bonds
could be difficult to value or sell at a fair price. Credit
ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual
market value.
Reinvestment Risk.
Reinvestment risk is the risk that a
bonds cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment)
will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the
original bond. If interest rates decline, the underlying bond
may rise in value, but the cash flows received from that bond
may have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Leverage Risk.
Borrowing money to buy securities exposes
the Fund to leverage because the Fund can achieve a return on a
capital base larger than the assets that shareholders have
contributed to the Fund. Certain other transactions may give
rise to a form of leverage. Leverage also exists when a Fund
purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the instrument or transaction. Such instruments may
include, among others, reverse repurchase agreements, written
options and derivatives, and transactions may include the use of
when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
transactions. Except in the case of borrowing, the Fund
mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to
such risk. To the extent that the Fund is not able to close out
a leveraged position because of market illiquidity, the
Funds liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has
a substantial portion of liquid assets segregated or earmarked
to cover obligations and may liquidate portfolio positions when
it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging may cause the
Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of
any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds
portfolio securities. There can be no assurance that the
Funds leverage strategy will be successful.
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Active Trading Risk.
Frequent trading of portfolio
securities may result in increased costs, thereby lowering
actual return. Frequent trading also may increase short term
gains and losses, which may affect tax liability.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.35% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolios:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
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responsible for the Fund since 2005 and has been associated with
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will be added to the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2000.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in the Fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund
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shareholders, if the Adviser believes the change would be in the
best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by a Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of Fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
If market quotations are available
and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the
securities will be valued at
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V.I. High Yield Fund
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 are significant
and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair
value the security. If an issuer specific event has occurred
that the Adviser determines, in its judgment, is likely to have
affected the closing price of a foreign security, it will price
the security at fair value. The Adviser also relies on a
screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For
foreign securities where the Adviser believes, at the approved
degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective of current
market value, the Adviser will use the indication of fair value
from the pricing service to determine the fair value of the
security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of
certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan which is described in this
prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund). Because the
Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based
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Payments), in which case the total amount of such payments shall
not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold
through variable products during the particular period. Such
payments also may be calculated on the average daily net assets
of the Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
advisor provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade,
fixed-rate bond market.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield − 2%
Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged index of the 2% Issuer Cap
component of the Barclays Capital High Yield Corporate Bond
Index, which is a market value-weighted index of fixed rate,
non-investment grade debt.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index is an unmanaged
index that covers the universe of fixed-rate,
noninvestment-grade debt.
Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds
category.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Net asset
|
|
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(losses) on
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
net assets
|
|
assets without
|
|
investment
|
|
|
|
|
value,
|
|
Net
|
|
securities (both
|
|
Total from
|
|
from net
|
|
Net asset
|
|
|
|
Net assets,
|
|
with fee waivers
|
|
fee waivers
|
|
income
|
|
|
|
|
beginning
|
|
investment
|
|
realized and
|
|
investment
|
|
investment
|
|
value, end
|
|
Total
|
|
end of period
|
|
and/or
expenses
|
|
and/or
expenses
|
|
to average
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
|
of period
|
|
income
(a)
|
|
unrealized)
|
|
operations
|
|
income
|
|
of period
|
|
Return
(b)
|
|
(000s omitted)
|
|
absorbed
|
|
absorbed
|
|
net assets
|
|
turnover
(c)
|
|
|
Series II
|
Year ended
12/31/09
|
|
$
|
3.68
|
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
$
|
1.48
|
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
$
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|
$
|
5.22
|
|
|
|
52.77
|
%
|
|
$
|
464
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
1.47
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
10.04
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
125
|
%
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
5.72
|
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
|
|
(1.99
|
)
|
|
|
(1.52
|
)
|
|
|
(0.52
|
)
|
|
|
3.68
|
|
|
|
(26.00
|
)
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
1.47
|
|
|
|
8.94
|
|
|
|
85
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
6.09
|
|
|
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
(0.38
|
)
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
|
5.72
|
|
|
|
1.01
|
|
|
|
666
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
|
|
|
1.40
|
|
|
|
7.17
|
|
|
|
113
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
6.00
|
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
|
|
0.19
|
|
|
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
(0.53
|
)
|
|
|
6.09
|
|
|
|
10.41
|
|
|
|
919
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
|
|
|
1.43
|
|
|
|
6.97
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
6.43
|
|
|
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
(0.26
|
)
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
(0.58
|
)
|
|
|
6.00
|
|
|
|
2.43
|
|
|
|
1,556
|
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
|
|
1.41
|
|
|
|
6.37
|
|
|
|
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 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)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $434 for Series II shares.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
Year 1
|
|
|
Year 2
|
|
|
Year 3
|
|
|
Year 4
|
|
|
Year 5
|
|
|
Year 6
|
|
|
Year 7
|
|
|
Year 8
|
|
|
Year 9
|
|
|
Year 10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1.20%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
1.47%
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5.00%
|
|
|
|
10.25%
|
|
|
|
15.76%
|
|
|
|
21.55%
|
|
|
|
27.63%
|
|
|
|
34.01%
|
|
|
|
40.71%
|
|
|
|
47.75%
|
|
|
|
55.13%
|
|
|
|
62.89%
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3.80%
|
|
|
|
7.46%
|
|
|
|
11.26%
|
|
|
|
15.19%
|
|
|
|
19.25%
|
|
|
|
23.46%
|
|
|
|
27.82%
|
|
|
|
32.33%
|
|
|
|
37.00%
|
|
|
|
41.84%
|
|
|
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,380.00
|
|
|
$
|
10,746.41
|
|
|
$
|
11,125.76
|
|
|
$
|
11,518.50
|
|
|
$
|
11,925.10
|
|
|
$
|
12,346.06
|
|
|
$
|
12,781.88
|
|
|
$
|
13,233.08
|
|
|
$
|
13,700.20
|
|
|
$
|
14,183.82
|
|
|
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
122.28
|
|
|
$
|
155.28
|
|
|
$
|
160.76
|
|
|
$
|
166.44
|
|
|
$
|
172.31
|
|
|
$
|
178.39
|
|
|
$
|
184.69
|
|
|
$
|
191.21
|
|
|
$
|
197.96
|
|
|
$
|
204.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
9 Invesco
V.I. High Yield Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund Series II
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VIHYI-PRO-2
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. International Growth Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
3
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
5
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.71
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of Series I shares to the extent
necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I
shares to 1.30% of average daily net assets. In determining the
Advisers obligation to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into
account, and could cause Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses to exceed the number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
108
|
|
|
$
|
337
|
|
|
$
|
585
|
|
|
$
|
1,294
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 27% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of
international securities whose issuers are considered by the
Funds portfolio managers to have strong earnings growth.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of foreign
issuers that are listed on a recognized foreign or U.S.
securities exchange or traded in a foreign or U.S.
over-the-counter market. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in issuers located in at least three countries
outside of the U.S., emphasizing investment in issuers in the
developed countries of Western Europe and the Pacific Basin. As
of February 23, 2010, the principal countries in which the
Fund invests were United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States,
Japan, Germany, Canada and Australia. The Fund may also invest
up to 20% of its total assets in issuers located in developing
countries, i.e., those that are identified as in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The portfolio managers employ a disciplined investment strategy
that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by quantitative
analysis, portfolio construction and risk management techniques.
The strategy primarily focuses on identifying quality issuers
that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for,
accelerating or above average earnings growth but whose prices
do not fully reflect these attributes. Investments for the
portfolio are selected
bottom-up
on
a
security-by-security
basis. The focus is on the strengths of individual issuers,
rather than sector or country trends.
The Funds portfolio managers may consider selling a
security for several reasons, including when (1) its
fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings,
(2) its security price appears to be overvalued, or
(3) a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect
1 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The performance table below
does not reflect charges assessed in connection with your
variable product; if it did, the performance shown would be
lower. The Funds past performance is not necessarily an
indication of its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 18.55%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2002): (19.80)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series I shares: Inception (05/05/93)
|
|
|
35.24
|
%
|
|
|
6.94
|
%
|
|
|
0.61
|
%
|
|
MSCI
EAFE
®
Index
|
|
|
31.78
|
|
|
|
3.54
|
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
MSCI
EAFE
®
Growth Index
|
|
|
29.36
|
|
|
|
3.65
|
|
|
|
(1.31
|
)
|
|
Lipper VUF International Growth Funds Index
|
|
|
35.75
|
|
|
|
4.45
|
|
|
|
(1.51
|
)
|
|
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Clas Olsson
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1997
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Barrett Sides
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1995
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Shuxin Cao
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Matthew Dennis
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Jason Holzer
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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1999
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of
international securities whose issuers are considered by the
Funds portfolio managers to have strong earnings growth.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of foreign
issuers that are listed on a recognized foreign or U.S.
securities exchange or traded in a foreign or U.S.
over-the-counter market. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in issuers located in at least three countries
outside of the U.S., emphasizing investment in issuers in the
developed countries of Western Europe and the Pacific Basin. As
of February 23, 2010, the principal countries in which the
Fund invest were United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States,
Japan, Germany, Canada and Australia. The Fund may also invest
up to 20% of its total assets in issuers located in developing
countries, i.e., those that are identified as in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The portfolio managers employ a disciplined investment strategy
that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by quantitative
analysis, portfolio construction and risk management techniques.
The strategy primarily focuses on identifying quality issuers
that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for,
accelerating or above average earnings growth but whose prices
do not fully reflect these attributes. Investments for the
portfolio are selected
bottom-up
on
a
security-by-security
basis. The focus is on the strengths of individual issuers,
rather than sector or country trends.
The Funds portfolio managers may consider selling a
security for several reasons, including when (1) its
fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings,
(2) its security price appears to be overvalued, or
(3) a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including
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financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting
controls. As a result, there generally is less publicly
available information about foreign companies than about U.S.
companies. Trading in many foreign securities may be less liquid
and more volatile than U.S. securities due to the size of the
market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.69% of the Funds
average daily net assets, after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Clas Olsson (lead manager with respect to the Funds
investments in Europe and Canada), Senior Portfolio Manager, who
has been responsible for the Fund since 1997 and has been
associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Barrett Sides (lead manager with respect to the Funds
investments in Asia Pacific and Latin America), Senior Portfolio
Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 1995 and
has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since
1990.
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Shuxin Cao, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1997.
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Matthew Dennis, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2000.
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Jason Holzer, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 1999 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1996.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were
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taken. The Board will monitor for the existence of any material
conflicts and determine what action, if any, should be taken.
The Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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trade activity monitoring; and
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by a Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires
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consideration of all appropriate factors, including indications
of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value
price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by
other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments to
the insurance company that issued your variable product or its
affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments
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may include, among other things, adding the Fund to the list of
underlying investment options in the insurance companys
variable products, and access (in some cases on a preferential
basis over other competitors) to individual members of an
insurance companys sales force or to an insurance
companys management. These payments are sometimes referred
to as shelf space payments because the payments
compensate the insurance company for including the Fund in its
variable products (on its sales shelf). Invesco
Affiliates compensate insurance companies differently depending
typically on the level and/or type of considerations provided by
the insurance companies. The payments Invesco Affiliates make
may be calculated on sales of shares of the Fund (Sales-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such payments shall
not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold
through variable products during the particular period. Such
payments also may be calculated on the average daily net assets
of the Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
advisor out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF International Growth Fund Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of international growth variable
insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
MSCI
EAFE
®
Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of
growth stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
MSCI
EAFE
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks
of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of its
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
(a)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
(b)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(c)
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Series I
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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19.49
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$
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0.32
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$
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6.55
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$
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6.87
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$
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(0.35
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)
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$
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$
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(0.35
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)
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$
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26.01
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35.24
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%
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$
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556,883
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1.02
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%
(d)
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1.04
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%
(d)
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1.47
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%
(d)
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27
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%
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Year ended
12/31/08
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33.63
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0.54
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(14.16
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(13.62
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(0.15
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(0.37
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(0.52
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)
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19.49
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(40.38
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)
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446,437
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1.05
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1.06
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1.96
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44
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Year ended
12/31/07
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29.44
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0.34
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3.98
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4.32
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(0.13
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)
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(0.13
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)
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33.63
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14.68
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792,779
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1.06
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1.07
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1.06
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20
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Year ended
12/31/06
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23.17
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0.23
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6.32
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6.55
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(0.28
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)
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(0.28
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)
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29.44
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28.28
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563,460
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1.10
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1.10
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0.90
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34
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Year ended
12/31/05
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19.77
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0.23
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3.31
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3.54
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(0.14
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(0.14
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)
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23.17
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17.93
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444,608
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1.11
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1.11
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1.11
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36
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $474,810 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I (Without Maximum
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Sales Charge)
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
|
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Year 6
|
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Year 7
|
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Year 8
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Year 9
|
|
Year 10
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Annual Expense Ratio
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1
|
.06%
|
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|
1
|
.06%
|
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|
1
|
.06%
|
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1
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.06%
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1
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.06%
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1
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.06%
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1
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.06%
|
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1
|
.06%
|
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|
1
|
.06%
|
|
|
1
|
.06%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.94%
|
|
|
8
|
.04%
|
|
|
12
|
.29%
|
|
|
16
|
.72%
|
|
|
21
|
.31%
|
|
|
26
|
.09%
|
|
|
31
|
.06%
|
|
|
36
|
.23%
|
|
|
41
|
.59%
|
|
|
47
|
.17%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,394
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,803
|
.52
|
|
$
|
11,229
|
.18
|
|
$
|
11,671
|
.61
|
|
$
|
12,131
|
.47
|
|
$
|
12,609
|
.45
|
|
$
|
13,106
|
.27
|
|
$
|
13,622
|
.65
|
|
$
|
14,159
|
.39
|
|
$
|
14,717
|
.27
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
108
|
.09
|
|
$
|
112
|
.35
|
|
$
|
116
|
.77
|
|
$
|
121
|
.37
|
|
$
|
126
|
.16
|
|
$
|
131
|
.13
|
|
$
|
136
|
.29
|
|
$
|
141
|
.66
|
|
$
|
147
|
.24
|
|
$
|
153
|
.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund Series I
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VIIGR-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. International Growth Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
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Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
3
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
5
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
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6
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7
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8
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|
Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.71
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
|
Series II Shares
|
|
$
|
133
|
|
|
$
|
415
|
|
|
$
|
718
|
|
|
$
|
1,579
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 27% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of
international securities whose issuers are considered by the
Funds portfolio managers to have strong earnings growth.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of foreign
issuers that are listed on a recognized foreign or U.S.
securities exchange or traded in a foreign or U.S.
over-the-counter market. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in issuers located in at least three countries
outside of the U.S., emphasizing investment in issuers in the
developed countries of Western Europe and the Pacific Basin. As
of February 23, 2010, the principal countries in which the
Fund invests were United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States,
Japan, Germany, Canada and Australia. The Fund may also invest
up to 20% of its total assets in issuers located in developing
countries, i.e., those that are identified as in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The portfolio managers employ a disciplined investment strategy
that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by quantitative
analysis, portfolio construction and risk management techniques.
The strategy primarily focuses on identifying quality issuers
that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for,
accelerating or above average earnings growth but whose prices
do not fully reflect these attributes. Investments for the
portfolio are selected
bottom-up
on
a
security-by-security
basis. The focus is on the strengths of individual issuers,
rather than sector or country trends.
The Funds portfolio managers may consider selling a
security for several reasons, including when (1) its
fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings,
(2) its security price appears to be overvalued, or
(3) a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
Securities issued by
foreign companies and governments located in developing
countries may be affected more negatively by inflation,
devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments and lack of
timely information than those in developed countries.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect
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payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The performance table below
does not reflect charges assessed in connection with your
variable product; if it did, the performance shown would be
lower. The Funds past performance is not necessarily an
indication of its future performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 18.47%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2002): (19.89)%.
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December 31, 2009)
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34.91
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MSCI
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is May 5, 1993.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Clas Olsson
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1997
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Barrett Sides
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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1995
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Shuxin Cao
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Matthew Dennis
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Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Jason Holzer
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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1999
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of
international securities whose issuers are considered by the
Funds portfolio managers to have strong earnings growth.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund focuses its investments in equity securities of foreign
issuers that are listed on a recognized foreign or U.S.
securities exchange or traded in a foreign or U.S.
over-the-counter market. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in issuers located in at least three countries
outside of the U.S., emphasizing investment in issuers in the
developed countries of Western Europe and the Pacific Basin. As
of February 23, 2010, the principal countries in which the
Fund invests were United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States,
Japan, Germany, Canada and Australia. The Fund may also invest
up to 20% of its total assets in issuers located in developing
countries, i.e., those that are identified as in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The portfolio managers employ a disciplined investment strategy
that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by quantitative
analysis, portfolio construction and risk management techniques.
The strategy primarily focuses on identifying quality issuers
that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for,
accelerating or above average earnings growth but whose prices
do not fully reflect these attributes. Investments for the
portfolio are selected
bottom-up
on
a
security-by-security
basis. The focus is on the strengths of individual issuers,
rather than sector or country trends.
The Funds portfolio managers may consider selling a
security for several reasons, including when (1) its
fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings,
(2) its security price appears to be overvalued, or
(3) a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
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Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Developing Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in developing countries may be impacted by certain factors more
than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
developing countries may experience higher rates of inflation or
sharply devalue their currencies against the U.S. dollar,
thereby causing the value of investments issued by the
government or companies located in those countries to decline.
Other factors include transaction costs, delays in settlement
procedures, adverse political developments and lack of timely
information.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.69% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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investments in Europe and Canada), Senior Portfolio Manager, who
has been responsible for the Fund since 1997 and has been
associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994.
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Barrett Sides (lead manager with respect to the Funds
investments in Asia Pacific and Latin America), Senior Portfolio
Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 1995 and
has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since
1990.
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Shuxin Cao, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its
affiliates since 1997.
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Matthew Dennis, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2000.
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Jason Holzer, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 1999 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1996.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund
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may offer them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for
special federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by a Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Aim Affiliates
nor the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their
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fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. The Board has delegated the daily determination of good
faith fair value methodologies to Invescos Valuation
Committee, which acts in accordance with Board approved
policies. On a quarterly basis, Invesco provides the Board
various reports indicating the quality and effectiveness of its
fair value decisions on portfolio holdings. Securities and other
assets quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars
based on the prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
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Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund, an
Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
advisor provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF International Growth Fund Index is an unmanaged
index considered representative of international growth variable
insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
MSCI
EAFE
®
Growth
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of growth
stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
MSCI
EAFE
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks
of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
6 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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Net
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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income
(a)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
(b)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(c)
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Series II
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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19.23
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$
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0.27
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$
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6.44
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$
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6.71
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$
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(0.31
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)
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$
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$
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(0.31
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)
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$
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25.63
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34.91
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%
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$
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1,500,514
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1.27
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%
(d)
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1.29
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%
(d)
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1.22
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%
(d)
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27
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%
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Year ended
12/31/08
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33.24
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0.45
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(13.96
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(13.51
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(0.13
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(0.37
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(0.50
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19.23
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(40.55
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)
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793,365
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1.30
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1.31
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1.71
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44
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Year ended
12/31/07
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29.16
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0.26
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3.94
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4.20
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(0.12
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(0.12
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)
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33.24
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14.41
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745,206
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1.31
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1.32
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0.81
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20
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Year ended
12/31/06
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23.00
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0.17
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6.25
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6.42
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(0.26
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)
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(0.26
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)
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29.16
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27.92
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163,657
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1.35
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1.35
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0.65
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34
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Year ended
12/31/05
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19.65
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0.18
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3.30
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3.48
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(0.13
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(0.13
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23.00
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17.70
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54,658
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1.36
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1.36
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0.86
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36
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $1,096,537 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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1
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.31%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.69%
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7
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.52%
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11
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.48%
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15
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.60%
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19
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.86%
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24
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.29%
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28
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.87%
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33
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.63%
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38
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.56%
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43
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.67%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,369
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.00
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$
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10,751
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.62
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$
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11,148
|
.35
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$
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11,559
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.72
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$
|
11,986
|
.28
|
|
$
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12,428
|
.57
|
|
$
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12,887
|
.19
|
|
$
|
13,362
|
.72
|
|
$
|
13,855
|
.81
|
|
$
|
14,367
|
.09
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
133
|
.42
|
|
$
|
138
|
.34
|
|
$
|
143
|
.44
|
|
$
|
148
|
.74
|
|
$
|
154
|
.23
|
|
$
|
159
|
.92
|
|
$
|
165
|
.82
|
|
$
|
171
|
.94
|
|
$
|
178
|
.28
|
|
$
|
184
|
.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. International Growth Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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|
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On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIIGR-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts, funding variable annuity contracts
and variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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3
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The Adviser
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3
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Adviser Compensation
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3
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Portfolio Managers
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3
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3
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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3
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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Pricing of Shares
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4
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Taxes
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5
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Dividends and Distributions
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5
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Share Classes
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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6
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
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|
Series I shares
|
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|
|
Management Fees
|
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|
0.70
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
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|
0.45
|
|
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|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
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0.01
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1.16
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
0.14
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
1.02
|
|
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1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.01% of
average daily nets assets. In determining the Advisers
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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of large capitalization issuers. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily in equity
securities.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
smaller than the smallest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell 1000
®
Index during the most recent 11-month period (based on month-end
data) plus the most recent data during the current month. As of
December 31, 2009, the capitalization of companies in the
Russell 1000
®
Index range from $262.5 million to $323.7 billion.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
The Funds portfolio managers seek to identify large-cap
issuers with the potential to meet or exceed consensus earnings
estimates and that can generate sustainable growth
characteristics. They utilize a rules-based approach that
balances proprietary quantitative analysis with rigorous
fundamental analysis. They also incorporate a proprietary sell
model that seeks to identify and eliminate securities at high
risk of underperformance.
First, the portfolio managers use a quantitative model to rank
issuers based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness
factors.
The portfolio managers then use fundamental analysis which
includes an examination of financial statements to gain a
critical understanding of growth drivers. They analyze industry
trends, growth rates and the competitive landscape. Valuation is
also a key consideration.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security due to deteriorating business prospects, negative
changes to the investment thesis,
and/or
signals from their sell model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced
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index. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 13.29%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (19.76)%
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Index: Inception (08/31/03)
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Growth Index: Inception (08/31/03)
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Geoffrey Keeling
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Robert Shoss
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective
and Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of large capitalization issuers. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, ETFs and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
smaller than the smallest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
1000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the
Russell 1000
®
Index range from $262.5 million to $323.7 billion. The
Russell
1000
®
Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of equity
securities that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest
issuers in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers based on total market capitalization.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
The Funds portfolio managers seek to identify large-cap
issuers with the potential to meet or exceed consensus earnings
estimates and that can generate sustainable growth
characteristics. To accomplish this goal, they utilize a
rules-based approach that balances proprietary quantitative
analysis with rigorous fundamental analysis. They also
incorporate a proprietary sell model that seeks to identify and
eliminate securities at high risk of underperformance.
First, the portfolio managers use a quantitative model to rank
issuers based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness
factors. This model provides an objective approach to
identifying new investment opportunities. They focus their
fundamental analysis on the highest ranked securities in the
quantitative model.
The portfolio managers then use fundamental analysis to
determine the issuers drivers of earnings. This
fundamental analysis includes an examination of financial
statements to gain a critical understanding of growth drivers,
allowing the portfolio managers to quantify earnings power. They
analyze industry trends, growth rates and the competitive
landscape. Valuation is also a key consideration which helps
reduce the risk of holding highly priced securities and
determine the potential for capital appreciation.
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The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security due to deteriorating business prospects, negative
changes to the investment thesis,
and/or
signals from their sell model.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.55% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1995.
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Robert Shoss, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1995.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
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Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
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Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
5 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan. This prospectus relates to the Series I shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf ). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance
companies differently depending typically on the level and/or
type of considerations provided by the insurance companies. The
payments Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of
shares of the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the
offering price of all shares sold through variable products
during the particular period. Such payments also may be
calculated on the average daily net assets of the Fund
attributable to that particular insurance company (Asset-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such cash payments
shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets during a
defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives
to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain assets of the Fund in
insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
advisor provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the
Funds financial statements, is included in the Funds
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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(losses) on
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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securities (both
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Total from
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
(b)
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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9.78
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$
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0.04
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(c)
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$
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2.50
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(d)
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$
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2.54
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(0.04
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$
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$
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(0.04
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$
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12.28
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25.99
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%
(d)
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$
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67,831
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1.01
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%
(e)
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1.15
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%
(e)
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0.44
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%
(e)
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57
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%
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Year ended
12/31/08
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15.85
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0.03
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(c)
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(6.10
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(6.07
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(0.00
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(0.00
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9.78
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(38.29
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62,665
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1.01
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1.10
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0.23
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41
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Year ended
12/31/07
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13.71
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0.02
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2.13
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2.15
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(0.01
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(0.01
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15.85
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15.64
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129,071
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1.01
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1.08
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0.11
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58
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Year ended
12/31/06
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12.71
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0.02
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1.00
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1.02
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(0.02
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(0.02
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13.71
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8.05
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120,825
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1.02
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1.23
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0.06
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Year ended
12/31/05
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11.86
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(0.01
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(c)
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0.88
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0.87
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(0.02
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(0.02
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12.71
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7.30
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4,352
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1.13
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7.30
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(0.06
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99
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the
litigation proceeds not been received, net gains (losses) on
securities (both realized and unrealized) per share would have
been $2.44 for Series I shares, respectively and total
returns would have been lower.
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(e)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $63,193 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense Ratio
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1
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.02%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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1
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.16%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.98%
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7
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.97%
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12
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.12%
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16
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.42%
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20
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.90%
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25
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.54%
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30
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.36%
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35
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.36%
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40
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.56%
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45
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.96%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,398
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.00
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$
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10,797
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.28
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$
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11,211
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.90
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$
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11,642
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.44
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$
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12,089
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.51
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$
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12,553
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.74
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$
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13,035
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.81
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$
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13,536
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.38
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$
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14,056
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.18
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$
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14,595
|
.94
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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104
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.03
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$
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122
|
.93
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$
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127
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.65
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$
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132
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.56
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$
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137
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.65
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$
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142
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.93
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$
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148
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.42
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$
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154
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.12
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$
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160
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.04
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$
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166
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.18
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8 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be available to insurance companies issuing variable
products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VILCG-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Taxes
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.70
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Distribution and/or Service
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0.25
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Other Expenses
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0.45
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.41
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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0.14
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Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.27
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.26% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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3 Years
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129
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of large capitalization issuers. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio. The Fund invests primarily in equity
securities.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
smaller than the smallest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
1000
®
Index during the most recent 11-month period (based on month-end
data) plus the most recent data during the current month. As of
December 31, 2009, the capitalization of companies in the
Russell
1000
®
Index range from $262.5 million to $323.7 billion.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
The Funds portfolio managers seek to identify large-cap
issuers with the potential to meet or exceed consensus earnings
estimates and that can generate sustainable growth
characteristics. They utilize a rules-based approach that
balances proprietary quantitative analysis with rigorous
fundamental analysis. They also incorporate a proprietary sell
model that seeks to identify and eliminate securities at high
risk of underperformance.
First, the portfolio managers use a quantitative model to rank
issuers based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness
factors.
The portfolio managers then use fundamental analysis which
includes an examination of financial statements to gain a
critical understanding of growth drivers. They analyze industry
trends, growth rates and the competitive landscape. Valuation is
also a key consideration.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security due to deteriorating business prospects, negative
changes to the investment thesis,
and/or
signals from their sell model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track
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the referenced index; and (5) holding troubled securities
in the referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication of
management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund
indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by
the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in
which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests
in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any
losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 13.23%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (19.77)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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Inception
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25.68
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S&P
500
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Index: Inception (08/31/03)
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26.47
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0.42
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Russell
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Growth Index: Inception (08/31/03)
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37.21
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1.63
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Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index: Inception (08/31/03)
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37.73
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1.47
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Geoffrey Keeling
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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2003
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Robert Shoss
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of large capitalization issuers. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, ETFs and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
smaller than the smallest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
1000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
1000
®
Index range from $262.5 million to $323.7 billion. The
Russell
1000
®
Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of equity
securities that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest
issuers in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers based on total market capitalization.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
The Funds portfolio managers seek to identify large-cap
issuers with the potential to meet or exceed consensus earnings
estimates and that can generate sustainable growth
characteristics. To accomplish this goal, they utilize a
rules-based approach that balances proprietary quantitative
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V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
analysis with rigorous fundamental analysis. They also
incorporate a proprietary sell model that seeks to identify and
eliminate securities at high risk of underperformance.
First, the portfolio managers use a quantitative model to rank
issuers based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness
factors. This model provides an objective approach to
identifying new investment opportunities. They focus their
fundamental analysis on the highest ranked securities in the
quantitative model.
The portfolio managers then use fundamental analysis to
determine the issuers drivers of earnings. This
fundamental analysis includes an examination of financial
statements to gain a critical understanding of growth drivers,
allowing the portfolio managers to quantify earnings power. They
analyze industry trends, growth rates and the competitive
landscape. Valuation is also a key consideration which helps
reduce the risk of holding highly priced securities and
determine the potential for capital appreciation.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security due to deteriorating business prospects, negative
changes to the investment thesis,
and/or
signals from their sell model.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.55% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Geoffrey Keeling, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with
Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1995.
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Robert Shoss, Senior Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or its affiliates since 1995.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding, i.e., to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly of
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the fund:
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approved by the Board.
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is
4 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor the Fund will
be successful in their efforts to minimize or eliminate such
activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the
5 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
provisions of these contracts, and variable product owners
should consult their contract prospectus for more information on
these tax consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
fund). Because the Fund pays this fee out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time this fee will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf ). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance
companies differently depending typically on the level and/or
type of considerations provided by the insurance companies. The
payments Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of
shares of the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the
offering price of all shares sold through variable products
during the particular period. Such payments also may be
calculated on the average daily net assets of the Fund
attributable to that particular insurance company (Asset-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such cash payments
shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets during a
defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives
to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain assets of the Fund in
insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of large-cap growth variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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to average net
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net assets
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assets without
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value,
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investment
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Year ended
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Year ended
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the
litigation proceeds not been received, net gains (losses) on
securities (both realized and unrealized) per share would have
been $2.41 for Series II shares, respectively and total
returns would have been lower.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $675 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Year 1
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.73%
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7
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.45%
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11
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.31%
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15
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.31%
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19
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.45%
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23
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.74%
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28
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.18%
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32
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.78%
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37
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.55%
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42
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.48%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,373
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.00
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$
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10,745
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.39
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$
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11,131
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.15
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$
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11,530
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.76
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$
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11,944
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.71
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$
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12,373
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.53
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$
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12,817
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.74
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$
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13,277
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.89
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$
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13,754
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.57
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$
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14,248
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.36
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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129
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.37
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$
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148
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.88
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$
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154
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.23
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$
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159
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.77
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$
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165
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.50
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$
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171
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.44
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$
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177
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.60
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$
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183
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.97
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$
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190
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.58
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$
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197
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.42
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VILCG-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Leisure Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
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%
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Other Expenses
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0.99
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.75
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
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0.73
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.02
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.01% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$
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104
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$
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480
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$
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881
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$
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2,002
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers that are
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
and services related to leisure activities of individuals (the
leisure sector).
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in the design,
production and distribution of products and services related to
leisure activities of individuals (the leisure sector). The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in the leisure
sector if it meets at least one of the following tests:
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales come
from products or services related to leisure activities of
individuals; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues through products or services related to
leisure activities of individuals; or (3) based on other
available information, the portfolio managers determine that its
primary business is in products or services related to leisure
activities of individuals. The principle type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Issuers
in the leisure sector include, but are not limited to, those
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
or services related to the leisure activities of individuals.
These companies operate in the following industries: hotel,
gaming, publishing, advertising, beverage, audio/video,
broadcasting-radio/television, cable and satellite, motion
picture, recreation services and entertainment, retail and toy.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in the leisure-related
industries.
In constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers take
macroeconomic and industry trends into consideration.
Quantitative screens are used to help identify attractive
security candidates within the universe of leisure-related
issuers. Portfolio candidates are further refined by fundamental
analysis performed at the issuer level which includes an
evaluation of industry dynamics, competitive intensity and
drivers of growth. Financial models are used to review
historical performance and forecast two to three years into the
future. Internally generated
earnings-per-share
(EPS) estimates are used to calculate valuation targets and a
combination of multiples are used to establish price targets.
The portfolio managers construct the portfolio with the goal of
holding approximately 50 individual securities with an average
investment horizon of 18 to 24 months. In general, the
portfolio managers favor issuers with attractive revenue growth,
strong free cash flow generation and returns on invested capital
that are in excess of the issuers weighted average cost of
capital. Additionally, the portfolio managers seek issuers which
do not require high levels of debt or leverage to finance their
operations and that possess management teams that appear to be
good stewards of capital.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified, (2) the valuation reaches the
portfolio managers target price, (3) a change in
fundamentals occureither issuer specific or industry wide,
or (4) a securities technical profile indicates negative
underlying information which is further determined to have
violated a fundamental investment thesis.
1 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Leisure Industry Risk.
The leisure sector depends on
consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during
economic downturns. Securities of gambling casinos are often
subject to high price volatility and are considered speculative.
Video and electronic games are subject to the risk of rapid
obsolescence.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark and a style specific benchmark with similar
investment objectives to the Fund. The benchmarks may not
reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The performance
table below does not reflect charges assessed in connection with
your variable product: if it did, the performance shown
would be lower. The Funds past performance is not
necessarily an indication of its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 17.25%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (24.75)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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1
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5
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Since
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Year
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Years
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Inception
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Series I shares: Inception (04/30/02)
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32.78
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%
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(1.58
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)%
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1.81
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%
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S&P
500
®
Index
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26.47
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0.42
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2.46
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S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index
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41.30
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(1.95
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1.19
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Juan Hartsfield
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2009
|
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Jonathan Mueller
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers that are
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
and services related to leisure activities of individuals (the
leisure sector).
2 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in the design,
production and distribution of products and services related to
leisure activities of individuals (the leisure sector). The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in the leisure
sector if it meets at least one of the following tests:
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales come
from products or services related to leisure activities of
individuals; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues through products or services related to
leisure activities of individuals; or (3) based on other
available information, the portfolio managers determine that its
primary business is in products or services related to leisure
activities of individuals. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Issuers
in the leisure sector include, but are not limited to, those
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
or services related to the leisure activities of individuals.
These companies operate in the following industries: hotel,
gaming, publishing, advertising, beverage, audio/video,
broadcasting-radio/television, cable and satellite, motion
picture, recreation services and entertainment, retail and toy.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in the leisure-related
industries.
In constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers take
macroeconomic and industry trends into consideration.
Quantitative screens are used to help identify attractive
security candidates within the universe of leisure-related
issuers. Portfolio candidates are further refined by fundamental
analysis performed at the issuer level which includes an
evaluation of industry dynamics, competitive intensity and
drivers of growth. Financial models are used to review
historical performance and forecast two to three years into the
future. Internally generated
earnings-per-share
(EPS) estimates are used to calculate valuation targets and a
combination of multiples are used to establish price targets.
The portfolio managers construct the portfolio with the goal of
holding approximately 50 individual securities with an average
investment horizon of 18 to 24 months. In general, the
portfolio managers favor issuers with attractive revenue growth,
strong free cash flow generation and returns on invested capital
that are in excess of the issuers weighted average cost of
capital. Additionally, the portfolio managers seek issuers which
do not require high levels of debt or leverage to finance their
operations and that possess management teams that appear to be
good stewards of capital.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified, (2) the valuation reaches the
portfolio managers target price, (3) a change in
fundamentals occureither issuer specific or industry wide,
or (4) a securities technical profile indicates negative
underlying information which is further determined to have
violated a fundamental investment thesis.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the leisure sector. This means that the Funds investment
concentration in the leisure sector is higher than most mutual
funds and the broad securities market. Consequently, the Fund
may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and consequently
the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to rise and fall
more rapidly.
Leisure Industry Risk.
The leisure sector depends on
consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during
economic downturns. Securities of gambling casinos are often
subject to high price volatility and are considered speculative.
Video and electronic games are subject to the risk of rapid
obsolescence.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
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The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.02% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with
Invesco
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its
affiliates since 2004.
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for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
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affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of
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variable product owners. Variable product owners should refer to
the applicable contract and related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor to
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V.I. Leisure Fund
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 market value as of the close
of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser believes,
at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is not
reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the advisor may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to
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V.I. Leisure Fund
receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such
reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Under
this arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that
insurance companies issuing variable products will provide,
certain variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of the payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the consumer discretionary market.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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(0.12
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)
|
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|
(1.98
|
)
|
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|
(2.10
|
)
|
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|
5.02
|
|
|
|
(43.04
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)
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|
18,003
|
|
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|
1.01
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|
1.44
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1.15
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7
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Year ended
12/31/07
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13.82
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0.09
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|
(0.15
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)
|
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|
(0.06
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)
|
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|
(0.24
|
)
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|
|
(0.85
|
)
|
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|
(1.09
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)
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|
12.67
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|
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|
(0.79
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)
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|
42,593
|
|
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|
1.01
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1.28
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|
0.50
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15
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
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11.86
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|
0.07
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|
2.83
|
|
|
|
2.90
|
|
|
|
(0.16
|
)
|
|
|
(0.78
|
)
|
|
|
(0.94
|
)
|
|
|
13.82
|
|
|
|
24.61
|
|
|
|
52,820
|
|
|
|
1.01
|
|
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|
1.26
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|
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0.54
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|
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|
14
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
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12.38
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|
0.04
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|
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|
(0.19
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)
|
|
|
(0.15
|
)
|
|
|
(0.14
|
)
|
|
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
(0.37
|
)
|
|
|
11.86
|
|
|
|
(1.19
|
)
|
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|
54,192
|
|
|
|
1.16
|
|
|
|
1.31
|
|
|
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
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|
(a)
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|
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 on year and do
not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable
product, which if included would reduce total returns, if
applicable.
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(b)
|
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $18,218 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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|
n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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|
Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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|
Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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|
Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1
|
.02%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
|
|
1
|
.75%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.98%
|
|
|
7
|
.36%
|
|
|
10
|
.85%
|
|
|
14
|
.45%
|
|
|
18
|
.17%
|
|
|
22
|
.01%
|
|
|
25
|
.98%
|
|
|
30
|
.07%
|
|
|
34
|
.30%
|
|
|
38
|
.66%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,398
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,735
|
.94
|
|
$
|
11,084
|
.85
|
|
$
|
11,445
|
.11
|
|
$
|
11,817
|
.08
|
|
$
|
12,201
|
.13
|
|
$
|
12,597
|
.67
|
|
$
|
13,007
|
.09
|
|
$
|
13,429
|
.82
|
|
$
|
13,866
|
.29
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
104
|
.03
|
|
$
|
184
|
.92
|
|
$
|
190
|
.93
|
|
$
|
197
|
.14
|
|
$
|
203
|
.54
|
|
$
|
210
|
.16
|
|
$
|
216
|
.99
|
|
$
|
224
|
.04
|
|
$
|
231
|
.32
|
|
$
|
238
|
.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your annual expenses may be higher or lower than these shown.
|
9 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds SAI or
annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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|
|
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|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund Series I
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
I-VILEI-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Leisure Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual Fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
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1
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3
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4
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The Adviser
|
|
4
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
4
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
4
|
|
|
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|
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|
4
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
7
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8
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9
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Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
|
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
1.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.26% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 Waivers
and/or Expense Reimbursement to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
$
|
557
|
|
|
$
|
1,010
|
|
|
$
|
2,269
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers that are
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
and services related to leisure activities of individuals
(leisure sector).
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replace by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in the design,
production and distribution of products and services related to
leisure activities of individuals (the leisure sector). The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in the leisure
sector if it meets at least one of the following tests:
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales come
from products or services related to leisure activities of
individuals; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues through products or services related to
leisure activities of individuals; or (3) based on other
available information, the portfolio managers determine that its
primary business is in products or services related to leisure
activities of individuals. The principle type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Issuers
in the leisure sector include, but are not limited to, those
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
or services related to the leisure activities of individuals.
These companies operate in the following industries: hotel,
gaming, publishing, advertising, beverage, audio/video,
broadcasting-radio/television, cable and satellite, motion
picture, recreation services and entertainment, retail and toy.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in the leisure-related
industries.
In constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers take
macroeconomic and industry trends into consideration.
Quantitative screens are used to help identify attractive
security candidates within the universe of leisure-related
issuers. Portfolio candidates are further refined by fundamental
analysis performed at the issuer level which includes an
evaluation of industry dynamics, competitive intensity and
drivers of growth. Financial models are used to review
historical performance and forecast two to three years into the
future. Internally generated
earnings-per-share
(EPS) estimates are used to calculate valuation targets and a
combination of multiples are used to establish price targets.
The portfolio managers construct the portfolio with the goal of
holding approximately 50 individual securities with an average
investment horizon of 18 to 24 months. In general, the
portfolio managers favor issuers with attractive revenue growth,
strong free cash flow generation and returns on invested capital
that are in excess of the issuers weighted average cost of
capital. Additionally, the portfolio managers seek issuers which
do not require high levels of debt or leverage to finance their
operations and that possess management teams that appear to be
good stewards of capital.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified, (2) the valuation reaches the
portfolio managers target price, (3) a change in
fundamentals occureither issuer specific or industry wide,
or (4) a securities technical profile indicates negative
underlying information which is further determined to have
violated a fundamental investment thesis.
1 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Leisure Industry Risk.
The leisure sector depends on
consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during
economic downturns. Securities of gambling casinos are often
subject to high price volatility and are considered speculative.
Video and electronic games are subject to the risk of rapid
obsolescence.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark and a style specific benchmark with similar
investment objectives to the Fund. The benchmarks may not
reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes. The performance
table below does not reflect charges assessed in connection with
your variable product; if it did, the performance shown would be
lower. The Funds past performance is not necessarily an
indication of its future performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. Series II shares performance shown prior to
the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted to
reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2009): 17.29%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (24.84)%
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S&P
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception date
is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the 12b-1 fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares performance
reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The inception date of the Funds Series I shares is April
30, 2002.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Juan Hartsfield
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Jonathan Mueller
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing
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the insurance company or other intermediary and your salesperson
or financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or financial adviser or visit
your financial intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers that are
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
and services related to leisure activities of individuals
(leisure sector).
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replace by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in the design,
production and distribution of products and services related to
leisure activities of individuals (the leisure sector). The Fund
invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in the leisure
sector if it meets at least one of the following tests:
(1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales come
from products or services related to leisure activities of
individuals; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues through products or services related to
leisure activities of individuals; or (3) based on other
available information, the portfolio managers determine that its
primary business is in products or services related to leisure
activities of individuals. The principal type of equity
securities purchased by the Fund is common securities. Issuers
in the leisure sector include, but are not limited to, those
engaged in the design, production and distribution of products
or services related to the leisure activities of individuals.
These companies operate in the following industries: hotel,
gaming, publishing, advertising, beverage, audio/video,
broadcasting-radio/television, cable and satellite, motion
picture, recreation services and entertainment, retail and toy.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in the leisure-related
industries.
In constructing the portfolio, the portfolio managers take
macroeconomic and industry trends into consideration.
Quantitative screens are used to help identify attractive
security candidates within the universe of leisure-related
issuers. Portfolio candidates are further refined by fundamental
analysis performed at the issuer level which includes an
evaluation of industry dynamics, competitive intensity and
drivers of growth. Financial models are used to review
historical performance and forecast two to three years into the
future. Internally generated
earnings-per-share
(EPS) estimates are used to calculate valuation targets and a
combination of multiples are used to establish price targets.
The portfolio managers construct the portfolio with the goal of
holding approximately 50 individual securities with an average
investment horizon of 18 to 24 months. In general, the
portfolio managers favor issuers with attractive revenue growth,
strong free cash flow generation and returns on invested capital
that are in excess of the issuers weighted average cost of
capital. Additionally, the portfolio managers seek issuers
requiring low capital intensity with management teams that
appear to be good stewards of capital.
The portfolio managers will consider selling a security for the
following reasons: (1) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified, (2) the valuation reaches the
portfolio managers target price, (3) a change in
fundamentals occureither issuer specific or industry wide,
or (4) a securities technical profile indicates negative
underlying information which is further determined to have
violated a fundamental investment thesis.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the leisure sector. This means that the Funds investment
concentration in the leisure sector is higher than most mutual
funds and the broad securities market. Consequently, the Fund
may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and consequently
the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to rise and fall
more rapidly.
Leisure Industry Risk.
The leisure sector depends on
consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during
economic downturns. Securities of gambling casinos are often
subject to high price volatility and are considered speculative.
Video and electronic games are subject to the risk of rapid
obsolescence.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for a ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline
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more or less in correlation with any decline in the value of
the index they seek to track. ETFs may involve duplication of
management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund
indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by
the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in
which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests
in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any
losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.02% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Juan Hartsfield (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2004.
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Jonathan Mueller, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
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Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such affiliates
collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use the
following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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
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V.I. Leisure Fund
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
makes these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not
6 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold through
variable products during the particular period. Such payments
also may be calculated on the average daily net assets of the
Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payment for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of the consumer discretionary market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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net assets
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assets without
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securities (both
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from net
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Net asset
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fee waivers
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income
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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expenses
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expenses
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of period
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income
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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Return
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
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$
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5.02
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(c)
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1.61
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1.63
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(0.10
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(0.10
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6.55
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32.47
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9
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1.26
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(d)
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1.99
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%
(d)
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0.44
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(d)
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61
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Year ended
12/31/08
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12.63
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0.09
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(c)
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(5.64
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(5.55
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(0.08
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(1.98
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(2.06
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5.02
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(43.17
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6
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1.26
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1.69
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0.90
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7
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Year ended
12/31/07
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13.78
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0.05
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(0.15
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(0.20
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(0.85
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(1.05
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12.63
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(1.13
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9
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1.26
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1.53
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0.25
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15
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Year ended
12/31/06
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11.84
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0.04
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2.82
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2.86
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(0.14
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(0.78
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(0.92
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13.78
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24.28
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14
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1.26
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1.51
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0.29
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Year ended
12/31/05
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12.37
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0.02
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(0.19
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(0.17
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(0.23
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11.84
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(1.37
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11
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1.36
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1.56
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0.14
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(a)
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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 on year and do
not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable
product, which if included would reduce total returns, if
applicable.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $7 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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.27%
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.00%
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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2
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.00%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.73%
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6
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.84%
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10
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.05%
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13
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.35%
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16
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.75%
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20
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.25%
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23
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.86%
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27
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.57%
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31
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.40%
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35
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.34%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,373
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.00
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$
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10,684
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.19
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$
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11,004
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.72
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$
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11,334
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.86
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$
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11,674
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.90
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$
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12,025
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.15
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$
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12,385
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.90
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$
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12,757
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.48
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$
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13,140
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.21
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$
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13,534
|
.41
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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129
|
.37
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$
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210
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.57
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$
|
216
|
.89
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$
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223
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.40
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$
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230
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.10
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$
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237
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.00
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$
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244
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.11
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$
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251
|
.43
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$
|
258
|
.98
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$
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266
|
.75
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1
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Your annual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Leisure Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form
N-Q, will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VILEI-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.73
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%
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Other Expenses
|
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0.31
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.03
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Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
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1.07
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1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any
time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of mid-capitalization companies. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
The Fund considers a company to be a mid-capitalization company
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized
companies included in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and ROIC. The process they use to identify potential
investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial
analysis, business analysis and valuation analysis. The
portfolio managers will generally invest in an issuer when they
have determined it potentially has high or improving ROIC,
quality management, a strong competitive position and is trading
at an attractive valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small and MidCapitalization Risk.
Stocks of
small and mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to
adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or
no operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
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V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the
ETFs shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to
develop an active trading market for the ETFs
shares; (3) the listing exchange halting trading of
the ETFs shares; (4) failure of the ETFs shares to
track the referenced index; and (5) holding troubled
securities in the referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication
of management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund
indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by
the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in
which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests
in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any
losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 17.80%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (22.28)%
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December 31, 2009)
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(08/31/01)
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33.03
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Brian Nelson
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
Information Purchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of mid-capitalization companies. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, ETFs and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
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V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
The Fund considers a company to be a mid-capitalization company
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized
companies included in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The
Russell
Midcap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 companies with the
lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
®
Index. The Russell
1000
®
Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks
of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3000 largest
U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. The
companies in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized companies.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital (ROIC). The process
they use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes
three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and
valuation analysis. Financial analysis evaluates an
issuers capital allocation, and provides vital insight
into historical and potential ROIC which is a key indicator of
business quality and caliber of management. Business analysis
allows the team to determine an issuers competitive
positioning by identifying key drivers of the issuer,
understanding industry challenges and evaluating the
sustainability of competitive advantages. Both the financial and
business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models
that help estimate an issuers value. The portfolio
managers use three primary valuation techniques: discounted cash
flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value. At
the conclusion of their research process, the portfolio managers
will generally invest in an issuer when they have determined it
potentially has high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and is trading at an attractive
valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally invests a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. As a result, the
Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small and MidCapitalization Risk.
Stocks of
small and mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to
adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or
no operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
To the extent the Fund holds
cash or cash equivalents rather than securities in which it
primarily invests or uses to manage risk, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objectives and may underperform.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained; (3)
trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing exchanges
officials deem such action appropriate; (4) ETFs may not be
actively managed and may not accurately track the performance of
the reference index; (5) ETFs would not necessarily sell a
security because the issuer of the security was in financial
trouble unless the security is removed from the index that the
ETF seeks to track; and (6) the value of an investment in ETFs
will decline more or less in correlation with any decline in the
value of the index they seek to track. ETFs may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain
of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more
a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage
will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
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V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.70% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval of the
investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the fund is available in the funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Brian Nelson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
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V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the advisor routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the advisor will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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
5 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the fund. Because the net
asset value of fund shares is determined only on business days
of the fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the Statement of
Additional Information to determine what types of securities in
which the Fund may invest. You may obtain copies of these
reports or of the SAI from the insurance company that issued
your variable product, or from the Adviser as described on the
back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of fund shares and the
retention of those
6 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
investments by clients of insurance companies. To the extent
insurance companies sell more shares of the fund or retain
shares of the Fund in their variable product owners
accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or indirectly benefit
from the incremental management and other fees paid to Invesco
Affiliates by the fund with respect to those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the advisor are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market
7 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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on securities
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Dividends
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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(both
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from net
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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of period
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Series I
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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8.59
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$
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0.06
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(c)
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$
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2.53
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$
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2.59
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(0.13
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(0.13
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$
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(0.26
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$
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10.92
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30.21
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%
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$
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432,233
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1.02
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%
(d)
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1.04
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%
(d)
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0.60
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%
(d)
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41
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Year ended
12/31/08
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14.57
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0.14
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(c)
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(4.33
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(4.19
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(0.22
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(1.57
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(1.79
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8.59
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(28.52
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352,788
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1.01
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1.04
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1.05
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Year ended
12/31/07
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13.52
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0.19
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1.11
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1.30
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(0.04
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(0.21
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(0.25
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14.57
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9.55
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585,608
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1.00
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1.01
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1.23
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Year ended
12/31/06
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13.61
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0.14
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1.39
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1.53
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(0.14
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(1.48
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(1.62
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13.52
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11.24
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581,154
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1.04
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1.04
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0.93
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Year ended
12/31/05
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13.11
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0.06
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0.94
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1.00
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(0.07
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(0.43
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(0.50
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13.61
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7.62
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584,860
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1.03
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1.03
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0.50
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70
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $372,836 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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1
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.07%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.93%
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8
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.01%
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12
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.26%
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16
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.67%
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21
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.26%
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26
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.02%
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30
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.97%
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36
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.12%
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41
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.47%
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47
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.03%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,393
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.00
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$
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10,801
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.44
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$
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11,225
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.94
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$
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11,667
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.12
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$
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12,125
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.64
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$
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12,602
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.18
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$
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13,097
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.44
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$
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13,612
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.17
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$
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14,147
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.13
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$
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14,703
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.11
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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109
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.10
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$
|
113
|
.39
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$
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117
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.85
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$
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122
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.48
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$
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127
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.29
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$
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132
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.29
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$
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137
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Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIMCCE-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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April 30,
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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lose value; and
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not guaranteed by a bank.
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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0.73
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Distribution and/or Service
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Other Expenses
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any
time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of mid-capitalization companies. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) and American Depositary receipts. These derivatives
and other investments may have the effect of leveraging the
Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
The Fund considers a company to be a mid-capitalization company
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized
companies included in Russell
Midcap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on
month-end
data) plus the most recent data during the current month. As of
December 31, 2009, the capitalization of companies in the
Russell
Midcap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and ROIC. The process they use to identify potential
investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial
analysis, business analysis and valuation analysis. The
portfolio managers will generally invest in an issuer when they
have determined it potentially has high or improving ROIC,
quality management, a strong competitive position and is trading
at an attractive valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
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V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product: if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 17.70%.
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (22.28)%
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December 31, 2009)
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Russell
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Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index: Inception (08/31/01)
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Ronald Sloan
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2001
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Brian Nelson
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Portfolio Manager
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2007
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Douglas Asiello
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Portfolio Manager
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2007
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of mid-capitalization companies. In complying with
the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may also invest in
investments with economic characteristics similar to the
Funds direct investments: derivatives, ETFs and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The portfolio management team seeks to construct a portfolio of
issuers that have high or improving return on invested capital
(ROIC), quality management, a strong competitive position and
which are trading at compelling valuations.
The Fund considers a company to be a mid-capitalization company
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of
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the largest and smallest capitalized companies included in the
Russell
Midcap
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
MidCap
®
Index range from $262 million to $15.5 billion. The
Russell
Midcap
®
Index measures the performance of the 800 companies with
the lowest market capitalization in the Russell
1000
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Index. The Russell
1000
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Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks
of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3000 largest
U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. The
companies in the Russell
Midcap
®
Index are considered representative of medium-sized companies.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
securities.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers
conduct fundamental research of issuers to gain a thorough
understanding of their business prospects, appreciation
potential and return on invested capital (ROIC). The process
they use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes
three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and
valuation analysis. Financial analysis evaluates an
issuers capital allocation, and provides vital insight
into historical and potential ROIC which is a key indicator of
business quality and caliber of management. Business analysis
allows the team to determine an issuers competitive
positioning by identifying key drivers of the issuer,
understanding industry challenges and evaluating the
sustainability of competitive advantages. Both the financial and
business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models
that help estimate an issuers value. The portfolio
managers use three primary valuation techniques: discounted cash
flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value. At
the conclusion of their research process, the portfolio managers
will generally invest in an issuer when they have determined it
potentially has high or improving ROIC, quality management, a
strong competitive position and is trading at an attractive
valuation.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security when it
exceeds the target price, has not shown a demonstrable
improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment
opportunity exists.
The Fund employs a risk management strategy to help minimize
loss of capital and reduce excessive volatility. Pursuant to
this strategy, the Fund generally invests a substantial amount
of its assets in cash and cash equivalents. As a result, the
Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk.
The Fund may
invest in obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
To the extent the Fund holds
cash or cash equivalents rather than securities in which it
primarily invests or uses to manage risk, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objectives and may underperform.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
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Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.70% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2001 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998.
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Brian Nelson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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Douglas Asiello, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
4 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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
5 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying Fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
fund). Because the Fund pays this fee out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time this fee will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliates, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not
6 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold through
variable products during the particular period. Such payments
also may be calculated on the average daily net assets of the
Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profit on these
payments for those services, since the amount of the payments
may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of mid-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
7 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Year ended
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0.13
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1.12
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1.25
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(0.01
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)
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(0.21
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)
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(0.22
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)
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14.45
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|
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9.29
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|
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|
79,079
|
|
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|
1.25
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1.26
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0.98
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62
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
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13.52
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|
0.10
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1.38
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|
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|
1.48
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|
|
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
|
(1.48
|
)
|
|
|
(1.58
|
)
|
|
|
13.42
|
|
|
|
10.98
|
|
|
|
56,766
|
|
|
|
1.29
|
|
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|
1.29
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|
0.68
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|
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|
83
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
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13.04
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|
0.03
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|
0.92
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|
0.95
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|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
|
(0.47
|
)
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|
13.52
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|
|
|
7.27
|
|
|
|
50,380
|
|
|
|
1.28
|
|
|
|
1.28
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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|
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(c)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(d)
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|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $51,067 for Series II shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals
Office (the settlement) arising out of certain market timing and
unfair pricing allegations made against Invesco and certain of
its affiliates, Invesco and certain of its affiliates agreed,
among other things, to disclose certain hypothetical information
regarding investment and expense information to Fund
shareholders. The chart below is intended to reflect the annual
and cumulative impact of the Funds expenses, including
investment advisory fees and other Fund costs, on the
Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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|
n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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|
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|
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|
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Series II
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|
Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
|
|
1
|
.32%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.68%
|
|
|
7
|
.50%
|
|
|
11
|
.45%
|
|
|
15
|
.55%
|
|
|
19
|
.80%
|
|
|
24
|
.21%
|
|
|
28
|
.78%
|
|
|
33
|
.52%
|
|
|
38
|
.44%
|
|
|
43
|
.53%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,368
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,749
|
.54
|
|
$
|
11,145
|
.13
|
|
$
|
11,555
|
.27
|
|
$
|
11,980
|
.50
|
|
$
|
12,421
|
.38
|
|
$
|
12,878
|
.49
|
|
$
|
13,352
|
.42
|
|
$
|
13,843
|
.79
|
|
$
|
14,353
|
.24
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
134
|
.43
|
|
$
|
139
|
.38
|
|
$
|
144
|
.50
|
|
$
|
149
|
.82
|
|
$
|
155
|
.34
|
|
$
|
161
|
.05
|
|
$
|
166
|
.98
|
|
$
|
173
|
.12
|
|
$
|
179
|
.49
|
|
$
|
186
|
.10
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown
above.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q, will also be available to insurance companies
issuing variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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|
|
By Mail:
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|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
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|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIMCCE-PRO-2
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|
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Funds investment objective is
to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
|
|
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2
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3
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The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
4
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|
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
5
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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|
Back Cover
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|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is to provide as high a
level of current income as is consistent with the preservation
of capital and liquidity.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.40
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
0.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense
on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
92
|
|
|
$
|
287
|
|
|
$
|
498
|
|
|
$
|
1,108
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests only in high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated
short-term debt obligations, including: (1) securities
issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies;
(2) bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, and
time deposits from U.S. or foreign banks; (3) repurchase
agreements; (4) commercial paper; (5) taxable
municipal securities; (6) master notes; and (7) cash
equivalents.
The Fund seeks to maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by
using the amortized cost method to value portfolio securities
and rounding the share value to the nearest cent. The Fund
invests in accordance with industry standard requirements for
money market funds for the quality, maturity and diversification
of investments.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign securities. The Fund may invest in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the financial
services industry.
The Fund will limit investments to those which are First
Tier Securities at the time of acquisition.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on securities that offer safety,
liquidity, and a competitive yield. The portfolio managers
conduct a credit analysis of each potential issuer prior to the
purchase of its securities. The portfolio managers normally hold
portfolio securities to maturity. The portfolio managers
consider selling a security: (1) if the issuers
credit quality declines, (2) as a result of interest rate
changes, or (3) to enhance yield.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Money Market Fund Risk.
The Fund is a money market
fund and an investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
the Fund seeks to preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per
share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Additionally, the Funds yield will vary as the short-term
securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds
are reinvested in other securities.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Municipal Securities Risk.
Constitutional amendments,
legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative
regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuers regional
economic conditions may affect the municipal securitys
value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the
Funds ability to sell it. Failure of a municipal security
issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make
income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the
securitys value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The value of the Funds
foreign investments will be adversely affected by political and
social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies;
difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity;
and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to
less regulation resulting in less publicly available information
about the companies.
Repurchase Agreement Risk.
If the seller of a repurchase
agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation
or declares bankruptcy, the Fund may experience delays in
selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement,
resulting in losses.
1 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Industry Focus Risk.
To the extent a Fund invests in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and
financial services industries, the Funds performance will
depend on the overall condition of those industries, which may
be affected by the following factors: the supply of short-term
financing; changes in government regulation and interest rates;
and overall economy.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table below does
not reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower. The
Funds past performance is not necessarily an indication of
its future performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended September 30, 2000 and
December 31, 2000): 1.49%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2009): 0.01%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series I shares: Inception (05/05/93)
|
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
|
2.68
|
%
|
|
|
2.52
|
%
|
|
The Invesco V.I. Money Market Funds seven day yield on
December 31, 2009 was 0.02%. For the current seven day
yield, call
(800) 959-4246.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be
purchased through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide as high a
level of current income as is consistent with the preservation
of capital and liquidity.
The Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests only in high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated
short-term debt obligations, including: (1) securities
issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies;
(2) bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, and
time deposits from U.S. or foreign banks; (3) repurchase
agreements; (4) commercial paper; (5) taxable
municipal securities; (6) master notes; and (7) cash
equivalents.
As permitted by
Rule 2a-7
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund seeks to
maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by using the
amortized cost method to value portfolio securities and rounding
the share value to the nearest cent. The Fund invests in
accordance with industry standard requirements for money market
funds for the quality, maturity and diversification of
investments. The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar denominated
securities maturing within 13 months of the date of
purchase, with certain exceptions permitted by applicable
regulations, and the Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted
portfolio maturity of no more than 90 days. Each investment
must be determined to present minimal credit risks by the
Funds investment adviser pursuant to guidelines approved
by the Funds Board, and must be an Eligible
Security as defined under applicable regulations.
(Eligible Securities generally include securities
within the top two rating categories by rating agencies
(commonly referred to as First or Second
Tier Securities), unrated securities determined to be
of comparable quality by the investment adviser under the
supervision of the Board, U.S. Government securities and shares
of other registered money market funds.)
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign securities. The Fund may invest in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the financial
services industry.
The Fund will limit investments to those which are First
Tier Securities at the time of acquisition.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on securities that offer safety,
liquidity, and a competitive yield. The portfolio managers
conduct a credit analysis of each potential issuer prior to the
purchase of its securities. The portfolio managers normally hold
portfolio securities to maturity. The portfolio managers
consider selling a security: (1) if the issuers
credit quality declines, (2) as a result of interest rate
changes, or (3) to enhance yield.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions by holding cash, shortening the Funds
dollar-weighted average maturity or investing in other
securities that are eligible securities for purchase by money
market funds as described in this prospectus and the Funds
SAI and that are consistent with the Funds principal
investment strategies, in anticipation of or in response to
adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. It is
possible that such investments could affect the Funds
returns.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this
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prospectus. Any percentage limitations with respect to assets of
the Fund are applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Money Market Fund Risk.
The Fund is a money market
fund and an investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
the Fund seeks to preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per
share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Additionally, the Funds yield will vary as the short-term
securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds
are reinvested in other securities. The following factors could
reduce the Funds income
and/or
share
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investments, including political and economic upheaval, seizure
of nationalization of deposits, and imposition of taxes or other
restrictions on the payment of principal and interest; or
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the risk that a given portfolio instrument that has been
structured as to its credit quality, duration, liquidity, or
other features to meet existing industry standards regarding the
appropriateness of such instrument for investment by a money
market fund.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Municipal Securities Risk.
Constitutional amendments,
legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative
regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuers regional
economic conditions may affect the municipal securitys
value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the
Funds ability to sell it. Revenue bonds are generally not
backed by the taxing power of the issuing municipality. To the
extent that a municipal security is not heavily followed by the
investment community or such security issue is relatively small,
the security may be difficult to value or sell at a desirable
price. If the Internal Revenue Service determines that an issuer
of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax
requirements, interest from the security could be treated as
taxable, which could result in a decline in the securitys
value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Repurchase Agreement Risk.
If the seller of a repurchase
agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation
or declares bankruptcy, the Fund may experience delays in
selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement. As a
result, the Fund may incur losses arising from decline in the
value of those securities, reduced levels of income and expenses
of enforcing its rights.
Industry Focus Risk.
To the extent a Fund invests in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and
financial services industries, the Funds performance will
depend on the overall condition of those industries. Financial
services companies are highly dependent on the supply of
short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the
banking and financial services industry can be sensitive to
changes in government regulation and interest rates and to
economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.14% of the Funds
average daily net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
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A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activity in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
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V.I. Money Market Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund value portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Fund values all its securities
at amortized cost.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent a Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund determines its net asset value as of 12:00 noon
Eastern Time on each day the NYSE is open for business.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares dividends from net investment
income, if any, daily and pays them monthly to separate accounts
of insurance companies issuing the variable products.
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V.I. Money Market Fund
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund may distribute long-term and short-term capital gains
(net of any capital loss), if any, at least annually to separate
accounts of insurance companies issuing the variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
advisor out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
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V.I. Money Market Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series I shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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income
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beginning
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end of period
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to average
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Year ended
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49,004
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0.86
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2.02
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Year ended
12/31/07
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1.00
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0.04
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(0.04
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)
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1.00
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4.54
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46,492
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0.86
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4.45
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|
Year ended
12/31/06
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1.00
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0.04
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(0.04
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)
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1.00
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4.27
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43,568
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0.90
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4.20
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Year ended
12/31/05
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1.00
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0.02
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(0.02
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)
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1.00
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2.51
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44,923
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|
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0.82
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2.46
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(a)
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Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Total
returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(c)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $41,663 for Series I shares.
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(d)
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After fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements. Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements was 0.90% for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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|
n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
0
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.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
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0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
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|
0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
|
|
0
|
.90%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
4
|
.10%
|
|
|
8
|
.37%
|
|
|
12
|
.81%
|
|
|
17
|
.44%
|
|
|
22
|
.25%
|
|
|
27
|
.26%
|
|
|
32
|
.48%
|
|
|
37
|
.91%
|
|
|
43
|
.57%
|
|
|
49
|
.45%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,410
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,836
|
.81
|
|
$
|
11,281
|
.12
|
|
$
|
11,743
|
.65
|
|
$
|
12,225
|
.13
|
|
$
|
12,726
|
.37
|
|
$
|
13,248
|
.15
|
|
$
|
13,791
|
.32
|
|
$
|
14,356
|
.76
|
|
$
|
14,945
|
.39
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
91
|
.85
|
|
$
|
95
|
.61
|
|
$
|
99
|
.53
|
|
$
|
103
|
.61
|
|
$
|
107
|
.86
|
|
$
|
112
|
.28
|
|
$
|
116
|
.89
|
|
$
|
121
|
.68
|
|
$
|
126
|
.67
|
|
$
|
131
|
.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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|
By Mail:
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|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
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|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VIMKT-PRO-1
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|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Funds investment objective is
to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read it
before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
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3
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Adviser Compensation
|
|
4
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4
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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4
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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4
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|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
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|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
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|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
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|
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Share Classes
|
|
6
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Distribution Plan
|
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6
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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6
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7
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offers the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is to provide as high a
level of current income as is consistent with the preservation
of capital and liquidity.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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|
|
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.40
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees and the Fund may mutually agree to terminate
the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
117
|
|
|
$
|
365
|
|
|
$
|
633
|
|
|
$
|
1,398
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests only in high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated
short-term debt obligations, including: (1) securities
issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies;
(2) bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, and
time deposits from U.S. or foreign banks; (3) repurchase
agreements; (4) commercial paper; (5) taxable
municipal securities; (6) master notes; and (7) cash
equivalents.
The Fund seeks to maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by
using the amortized cost method to value portfolio securities
and rounding the share value to the nearest cent. The Fund
invests in accordance with industry standard requirements for
money market funds for the quality, maturity and diversification
of investments.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign securities. The Fund may invest in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the financial
services industry.
The Fund will limit investments to those which are First
Tier Securities at the time of acquisition.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on securities that offer safety,
liquidity, and a competitive yield. The portfolio managers
conduct a credit analysis of each potential issuer prior to the
purchase of its securities. The portfolio managers normally hold
portfolio securities to maturity. The portfolio managers
consider selling a security: (1) if the issuers
credit quality declines, (2) as a result of interest rate
changes, or (3) to enhance yield.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Money Market Fund Risk.
The Fund is a money market
fund and an investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
the Fund seeks to preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per
share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Additionally, the Funds yield will vary as the short-term
securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds
are reinvested in other securities.
Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics,
including duration.
Credit Risk.
The issuer of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease
in value and lowering the issuers credit rating.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government, which could affect the Funds ability
to recover should they default.
Municipal Securities Risk.
Constitutional amendments,
legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative
regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuers regional
economic conditions may affect the municipal securitys
value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the
Funds ability to sell it. Failure of a municipal security
issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make
income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the
securitys value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The value of the Funds
foreign investments will be adversely affected by political and
social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies;
difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity;
and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to
less regulation resulting in less publicly available information
about the companies.
Repurchase Agreement Risk.
If the seller of a repurchase
agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation
or declares bankruptcy,
1 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
the Fund may experience delays in selling the securities
underlying the repurchase agreement, resulting in losses.
Industry Focus Risk.
To the extent a Fund invests in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and
financial services industries, the Funds performance will
depend on the overall condition of those industries, which may
be affected by the following factors: the supply of short-term
financing; changes in government regulation and interest rates;
and overall economy.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table below does
not reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower. The
Funds past performance is not necessarily an indication of
its future performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares restated
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2001 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. All performance shown
assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the
effect of the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not
reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable
product; if it did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2000): 1.43%
Worst Quarter (ended June 30, 2009 through
December 31, 2009): 0.01%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
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|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series II shares: Inception (12/16/01)
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
2.47
|
%
|
|
|
2.29
|
%
|
|
Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is May 5, 1993.
The Invesco V.I. Money Market Funds seven day
yield on December 31, 2009 was 0.02%. For the current seven
day yield, call
(800) 959-4246.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income. Because shares of the Fund must be
purchased through variable annuity contracts (variable
contract), such distributions will be exempt from current
taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide as high a
level of current income as is consistent with the preservation
of capital and liquidity.
The Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests only in high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated
short-term debt obligations, including: (1) securities
issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies;
(2) bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, and
time deposits from U.S. or foreign banks; (3) repurchase
agreements; (4) commercial paper; (5) taxable
municipal securities; (6) master notes; and (7) cash
equivalents.
As permitted by
Rule 2a-7
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund seeks to
maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by using the
amortized cost method to value portfolio securities and rounding
the share value to the nearest cent. The Fund invests in
accordance with industry standard requirements for money market
funds for the quality, maturity and diversification of
investments. The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar denominated
securities maturing within 13 months of the date of
purchase, with certain exceptions permitted by applicable
regulations, and the Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted
portfolio maturity of no more than 90 days. Each investment
must be determined to present minimal credit risks by the
Funds investment adviser pursuant to guidelines approved
by the Funds Board, and must be an Eligible
Security as defined under applicable regulations.
(Eligible Securities generally include securities
within the top two rating categories by rating agencies
(commonly referred to as First or Second
Tier Securities), unrated securities determined to be
of comparable quality by the investment adviser under the
supervision of the Board, U.S. Government securities and shares
of other registered money market funds.)
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign securities. The Fund may invest in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the financial
services industry.
The Fund will limit investments to those which are First
Tier Securities at the time of acquisition.
In selecting securities for the Funds portfolio, the
portfolio managers focus on securities that offer safety,
liquidity, and a competitive yield. The portfolio managers
conduct a credit analysis of each potential issuer prior
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to the purchase of its securities. The portfolio managers
normally hold portfolio securities to maturity. The portfolio
managers consider selling a security: (1) if the
issuers credit quality declines, (2) as a result of
interest rate changes, or (3) to enhance yield.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions by holding cash, shortening the Funds
dollar-weighted average maturity or investing in other
securities that are eligible securities for purchase by money
market funds as described in this prospectus and the Funds
SAI and that are consistent with the Funds principal
investment strategies, in anticipation of or in response to
adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. It is
possible that such investments could affect the Funds
returns.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Money Market Fund Risk.
The Fund is a money market
fund and an investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
the Fund seeks to preserve the value of investments at $1.00 per
share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Additionally, the Funds yield will vary as the short-term
securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds
are reinvested in other securities. The following factors could
reduce the Funds income
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investments, including political and economic upheaval, seizure
of nationalization of deposits, and imposition of taxes or other
restrictions on the payment of principal and interest; or
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the risk that a given portfolio instrument that has been
structured as to its credit quality, duration, liquidity, or
other features to meet existing industry standards regarding the
appropriateness of such instrument for investment by a money
market fund.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk
that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise;
conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall.
Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in
interest rates depending on their individual characteristics.
One measure of this sensitivity is called duration. The longer
the duration of a particular bond, the greater is its price
sensitivity is to interest rates. Similarly, a longer duration
portfolio of securities has greater price sensitivity. Falling
interest rates may also prompt some issuers to refinance
existing debt, which could affect the Funds performance.
Credit Risk.
The issuers of instruments in which the Fund
invests may be unable to meet interest
and/or
principal payments. This risk is increased to the extent the
Fund invests in junk bonds. An issuers securities may
increase in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk
. The Fund may invest in
obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support
from the government. 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
which case if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding
securities of the issuer might not be able to recover its
investment from the U.S. Government.
Municipal Securities Risk.
Constitutional amendments,
legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative
regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuers regional
economic conditions may affect the municipal securitys
value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the
Funds ability to sell it. Revenue bonds are generally not
backed by the taxing power of the issuing municipality. To the
extent that a municipal security is not heavily followed by the
investment community or such security issue is relatively small,
the security may be difficult to value or sell at a desirable
price. If the Internal Revenue Service determines that an issuer
of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax
requirements, interest from the security could be treated as
taxable, which could result in a decline in the securitys
value.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Repurchase Agreement Risk.
If the seller of a repurchase
agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation
or declares bankruptcy, the Fund may experience delays in
selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement. As a
result, the Fund may incur losses arising from decline in the
value of those securities, reduced levels of income and expenses
of enforcing its rights.
Industry Focus Risk.
To the extent a Fund invests in
securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and
financial services industries, the Funds performance will
depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of those
industries. Financial services companies are highly dependent on
the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of
issuers in the banking and financial services industry can be
sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates
and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
the former investment
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adviser to certain Invesco Funds), Invesco Advisers, Inc.
successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco
Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim
Distributors, Inc., (the distributor of the Invesco Funds)
and/or related entities and individuals, depending on the
lawsuit, alleging among other things that the defendants
permitted improper market timing and related activity in the
Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the Funds fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Adviser received compensation of 0.14% of average daily net
assets after fee waives and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
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V.I. Money Market Fund
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Fund values all its securities
at amortized cost.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent a Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund determines its net asset value as of 12:00 noon
Eastern Time on each day the NYSE is open for business.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it
5 Invesco
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distributes to shareholders. Insurance company separate
accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn, may offer variable
products to investors through insurance contracts. Because the
insurance company separate accounts are generally the
shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product owners), all
of the tax characteristics of the Funds investments flow
into the separate accounts. The tax consequences from each
variable product owners investment in a variable product
contract will depend upon the provisions of these contracts, and
variable product owners should consult their contract prospectus
for more information on these tax consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist
primarily of ordinary income.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares dividends from net investment
income, if any, daily and pays them monthly to separate accounts
of insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund may distribute long-term and short-term capital gains
(net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least annually
to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the variable
products.
At the election of participating life insurance companies,
dividends and distributions are automatically reinvested at net
asset value in shares of the fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 Plan which is described in this
prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1 plan for its Series II shares.
The plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to life
insurance companies and others to promote the sale and
distribution of Series II shares. The plan provides for a
maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets of the fund). Because the
Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the Funds financial performance of the
Funds Series II shares. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose reports, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,690
|
|
|
|
0.70
|
%
(c)(d)
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
(c)
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
(b)
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
2,266
|
|
|
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
1.77
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
2,515
|
|
|
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
4.20
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
4.01
|
|
|
|
2,341
|
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
3.95
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
2.26
|
|
|
|
3,080
|
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Total
returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
|
(b)
|
|
Calculated using average shares outstanding.
|
(c)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $1,919 for Series II shares.
|
(d)
|
|
After fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements. Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements was 1.15% for Series II shares.
|
7 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
Year 1
|
|
|
Year 2
|
|
|
Year 3
|
|
|
Year 4
|
|
|
Year 5
|
|
|
Year 6
|
|
|
Year 7
|
|
|
Year 8
|
|
|
Year 9
|
|
|
Year 10
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
|
10.25
|
%
|
|
|
15.76
|
%
|
|
|
21.55
|
%
|
|
|
27.63
|
%
|
|
|
34.01
|
%
|
|
|
40.71
|
%
|
|
|
47.75
|
%
|
|
|
55.13
|
%
|
|
|
62.89
|
%
|
|
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3.85
|
%
|
|
|
7.85
|
%
|
|
|
12.00
|
%
|
|
|
16.31
|
%
|
|
|
20.79
|
%
|
|
|
25.44
|
%
|
|
|
30.27
|
%
|
|
|
35.29
|
%
|
|
|
40.49
|
%
|
|
|
45.90
|
%
|
|
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,385.00
|
|
|
$
|
10,784.82
|
|
|
$
|
11,200.04
|
|
|
$
|
11,631.24
|
|
|
$
|
12,079.04
|
|
|
$
|
12,544.09
|
|
|
$
|
13,027.03
|
|
|
$
|
13,528.57
|
|
|
$
|
14,049.42
|
|
|
$
|
14,590.33
|
|
|
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
117.21
|
|
|
$
|
121.73
|
|
|
$
|
126.41
|
|
|
$
|
131.28
|
|
|
$
|
136.33
|
|
|
$
|
141.58
|
|
|
$
|
147.03
|
|
|
$
|
152.69
|
|
|
$
|
158.57
|
|
|
$
|
164.68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed in
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund Series II
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VIMKT-PRO-2
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
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|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
3
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|
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|
4
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|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
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|
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7
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.15% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds
that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the
underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has
incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset
arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may
mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series I shares
|
|
$
|
111
|
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
|
$
|
1,329
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of small-capitalization issuers.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the affect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers a company to be a small-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
2000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
2000
®
Index range from $20 million to $5.5 billion.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers utilize a
disciplined portfolio construction process that aligns the Fund
with the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. The security selection
process is based on a three-step process that includes
fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis focused on
identifying high quality, fundamentally sound issuers operating
in an attractive industry; attractively valued securities given
their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon; and the
timeliness of a purchase, respectively.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if a change
in industry or issuer fundamentals indicates a problem, the
price target set at purchase is exceeded or a change in
technical outlook indicates poor relative strength.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
1 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 20.02%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (23.80)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
Since
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Inception
|
|
Series I shares: Inception (08/29/03)
|
|
|
21.29
|
%
|
|
|
2.16
|
%
|
|
|
5.28
|
%
|
|
S&P
500
®
Index:
Inception (08/31/03)
|
|
|
26.47
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
3.67
|
|
|
Russell
2000
®
Index: Inception (08/31/03)
|
|
|
27.17
|
|
|
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
5.03
|
|
|
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index:
Inception (08/31/03)
|
|
|
29.83
|
|
|
|
0.14
|
|
|
|
4.29
|
|
|
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
Title
|
|
Service Date
|
|
Juliet Ellis
|
|
Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Juan Hartsfield
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of small-capitalization issuers.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the affect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers a company to be a small-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
2000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
2000
®
Index range from $20 million to $5.5 billion. The
Russell
2000
®
Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest issuers in
the Russell
3000
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Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers. The Russell
2000
®
Index is widely regarded as representative of small
capitalization issuers.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers utilize a
disciplined portfolio construction process that diversifies the
fund based on the industry group diversification of the S&P
Small Cap 600 Index and generally maintains a maximum deviation
from index industry groups of 350 basis points.
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models, as well as conducting in-depth interviews with
management. The goal is to find high quality, fundamentally
sound issuers operating in an attractive industry.
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securities given their growth potential over a one- to two-year
horizon.
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strength, trading volume characteristics and trend analysis to
look for signs of deterioration. If a stock shows signs of
deterioration, it is generally not considered a candidate for
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in industry or issuer fundamentals indicates a problem, the
price target set
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at purchase is exceeded or a change in technical outlook
indicates poor relative strength.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be more illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2004.
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Juan Hartsfield, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
3 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding, i.e., to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
Fund of Funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of the variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
4 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
5 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan. This prospectus relates to the Series I shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed
0.25% per annum of those assets during a defined period.
Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives to make sales
of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to retain assets of the Fund in insurance company
separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and Fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of small-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of
the U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report along with the Funds financial statements, is
included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
|
|
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to average
|
|
to average net
|
|
Ratio of net
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset
|
|
Net
|
|
(losses) on
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
net assets
|
|
assets without
|
|
investment
|
|
|
|
|
value,
|
|
investment
|
|
securities (both
|
|
Total from
|
|
from net
|
|
from net
|
|
|
|
Net asset
|
|
|
|
Net assets,
|
|
with fee waivers
|
|
fee waivers
|
|
income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
beginning
|
|
income
|
|
realized and
|
|
investment
|
|
investment
|
|
realized
|
|
Total
|
|
value, end
|
|
Total
|
|
end of period
|
|
and/or
expenses
|
|
and/or
expenses
|
|
to average
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
|
of period
|
|
(loss)
(a)
|
|
unrealized)
|
|
operations
|
|
income
|
|
gains
|
|
Distributions
|
|
of period
|
|
Return
(b)
|
|
(000s omitted)
|
|
absorbed
|
|
absorbed
|
|
net assets
|
|
turnover
(c)
|
|
|
Series I
|
Year ended
12/31/09
|
|
$
|
10.62
|
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
2.26
|
|
|
$
|
2.26
|
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
12.86
|
|
|
|
21.29
|
%
|
|
$
|
178,949
|
|
|
|
1.09
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
1.09
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)%
(d)
|
|
|
46
|
%
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
15.53
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
(4.88
|
)
|
|
|
(4.86
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
|
10.62
|
|
|
|
(31.31
|
)
|
|
|
152,310
|
|
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
15.19
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
0.81
|
|
|
|
0.80
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
|
(0.46
|
)
|
|
|
15.53
|
|
|
|
5.19
|
|
|
|
168,286
|
|
|
|
1.12
|
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
45
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
13.46
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
2.37
|
|
|
|
2.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
|
15.19
|
|
|
|
17.44
|
|
|
|
93,243
|
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
1.33
|
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
12.45
|
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
1.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.46
|
|
|
|
8.11
|
|
|
|
42,752
|
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
|
|
1.57
|
|
|
|
(0.44
|
)
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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 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 period ending December 31, 2007, the portfolio turnover
calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of
$17,709,035 and sold of $19,432,514 in the effort to realign the
Funds portfolio holdings after the reorganization of AIM
V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund into the Fund
|
(d)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $158,191 for Series I shares.
|
7 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Year 1
|
|
Year 2
|
|
Year 3
|
|
Year 4
|
|
Year 5
|
|
Year 6
|
|
Year 7
|
|
Year 8
|
|
Year 9
|
|
Year 10
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
|
|
1
|
.09%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
3
|
.91%
|
|
|
7
|
.97%
|
|
|
12
|
.19%
|
|
|
16
|
.58%
|
|
|
21
|
.14%
|
|
|
25
|
.88%
|
|
|
30
|
.80%
|
|
|
35
|
.91%
|
|
|
41
|
.23%
|
|
|
46
|
.75%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,391
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,797
|
.29
|
|
$
|
11,219
|
.46
|
|
$
|
11,658
|
.14
|
|
$
|
12,113
|
.98
|
|
$
|
12,587
|
.63
|
|
$
|
13,079
|
.81
|
|
$
|
13,591
|
.23
|
|
$
|
14,122
|
.65
|
|
$
|
14,674
|
.84
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
111
|
.13
|
|
$
|
115
|
.48
|
|
$
|
119
|
.99
|
|
$
|
124
|
.68
|
|
$
|
129
|
.56
|
|
$
|
134
|
.62
|
|
$
|
139
|
.89
|
|
$
|
145
|
.36
|
|
$
|
151
|
.04
|
|
$
|
156
|
.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund Series I
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
VISCE-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Funds investment
objective is long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund.
Please read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
The Adviser
|
|
3
|
|
|
Adviser Compensation
|
|
3
|
|
|
Portfolio Managers
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
|
|
|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obtaining Additional Information
|
|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.34
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
|
|
|
1.34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.40% of
average daily nets assets. In determining the advisors
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
136
|
|
|
$
|
425
|
|
|
$
|
734
|
|
|
$
|
1,613
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of small-capitalization issuers.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the affect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers a company to be a small-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell 2000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the
Russell 2000
®
Index range from $20 million to $5.5 billion.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers utilize a
disciplined portfolio construction process that aligns the Fund
with the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. The security selection
process is based on a three-step process that includes
fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis focused on
identifying high quality, fundamentally sound issuers operating
in an attractive industry; attractively valued securities given
their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon; and the
timeliness of a purchase, respectively.
The portfolio managers consider selling a security if a change
in industry or issuer fundamentals indicates a problem, the
price target set at purchase is exceeded or a change in
technical outlook indicates poor relative strength.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
1 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule
12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2009): 20.04%
Worst Quarter (ended December 31, 2008): (23.77)%
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27.17
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Juliet Ellis
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2004
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Juan Hartsfield
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity
securities of small-capitalization issuers.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in the following investments with economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the affect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers a company to be a small-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no
larger than the largest capitalized issuer included in the
Russell
2000
®
Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of December 31, 2009, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
2000
®
Index range from $20 million to $5.5 billion. The
Russell
2000
®
Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest issuers in
the Russell
3000
®
Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.
issuers. The Russell
2000
®
Index is widely regarded as representative of small
capitalization issuers.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in
foreign securities.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers utilize a
disciplined portfolio construction process that diversifies the
fund based on the industry group diversification of the
S&P Small Cap 600 Index and generally maintains a
maximum deviation from index industry groups of 350 basis
points.
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Fundamental analysis involves building a series of financial
models, as well as conducting in-depth interviews with
management. The goal is to find high quality, fundamentally
sound issuers operating in an attractive industry.
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Valuation analysis focuses on identifying attractively valued
securities given their growth potential over a one- to two-year
horizon.
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The timeliness analysis includes a review of relative price
strength, trading volume characteristics and trend analysis to
look for signs of deterioration. If a stock shows signs of
deterioration, it is generally not considered a candidate for
the portfolio.
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The portfolio managers consider selling a security if a change
in industry or issuer fundamentals indicates a problem, the
price target set at purchase is exceeded or a change in
technical outlook indicates poor relative strength.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk.
Stocks of small and
mid sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse
developments in the above factors and may have little or no
operating history or track record of success, and limited
product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The
securities of small and mid sized companies may be more volatile
due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or
restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in
smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when
establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc. successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Juliet Ellis (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2004 and has been associated
with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2004.
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Juan Hartsfield, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2006 and has been associated with Invesco and/or
its affiliates since 2004.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding, i.e., to separate accounts of affiliated
and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable products.
The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance company
separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer them to
pension and retirement plans that qualify for special federal
income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax treatment and
other considerations, the interests of Fund shareholders,
including variable product owners and plan participants
investing in the Fund (whether directly or indirectly through
Fund of Funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (i.e., purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of the variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of the fund for which market quotations
are not readily available are to be valued at fair value
determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board.
An effect of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of
frequent traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities
resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio
holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of
frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is
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the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor the Fund will
be successful in their efforts to minimize or eliminate such
activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end Funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing Fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend
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upon the provisions of these contracts, and variable product
owners should consult their contract prospectus for more
information on these tax consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays this fee out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time this fee will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed
0.25% per annum of those assets during a defined period.
Sales-Based Payments primarily create incentives to make sales
of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to retain assets of the Fund in insurance company
separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index
considered representative of small-cap core variable insurance
underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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Net gains
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expenses
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expenses
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Ratio of net
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(losses)
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to average
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to average net
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investment
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Net asset
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on securities
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Distributions
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net assets
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assets without
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income
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value,
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investment
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from net
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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(loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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Total
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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expenses
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to average
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Portfolio
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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Distributions
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Return
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Series II
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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10.51
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$
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(0.03
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$
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2.23
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$
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2.20
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$
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(0.02
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$
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$
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(0.02
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$
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12.69
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20.90
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%
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$
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14,048
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1.34
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%
(d)
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1.34
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%
(d)
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(0.26
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)%
(d)
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46
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%
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Year ended
12/31/08
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15.39
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0.00
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(4.83
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(4.83
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(0.05
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(0.05
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10.51
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(31.40
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5,557
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1.34
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1.34
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(0.09
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55
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Year ended
12/31/07
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15.10
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(0.05
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)
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0.79
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0.74
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(0.45
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(0.45
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15.39
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4.84
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32
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1.37
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1.40
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(0.32
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)
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45
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Year ended
12/31/06
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13.41
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(0.04
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)
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2.36
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2.32
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(0.63
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(0.63
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15.10
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17.20
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854
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1.40
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1.58
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(0.31
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52
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Year ended
12/31/05
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12.43
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(0.08
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1.06
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0.98
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13.41
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7.88
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679
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1.42
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1.82
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(0.64
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70
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For
the period ending December 31, 2007, the portfolio turnover
calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of
$17,709,035 and sold of $19,432,514 in the effort to realign the
Funds portfolio holdings after the reorganization of AIM
V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund into the Fund
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $9,244 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did the expenses
shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown would be
lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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1
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.34%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.66%
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7
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.45%
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11
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.39%
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15
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.46%
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19
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.69%
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24
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.07%
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28
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.61%
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33
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.32%
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38
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.20%
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43
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.26%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,366
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.00
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$
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10,745
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.40
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$
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11,138
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.68
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$
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11,546
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.35
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$
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11,968
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.95
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$
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12,407
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.01
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$
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12,861
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.11
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$
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13,331
|
.83
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$
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13,819
|
.77
|
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$
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14,325
|
.57
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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136
|
.45
|
|
$
|
141
|
.45
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$
|
146
|
.62
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$
|
151
|
.99
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$
|
157
|
.55
|
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$
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163
|
.32
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$
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169
|
.30
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$
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175
|
.49
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$
|
181
|
.92
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$
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188
|
.57
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1
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|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds SAI or
annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
VISCE-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Technology Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the Fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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5
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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6
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.75
|
%
|
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Other Expenses
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0.44
|
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
1
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 to exceed the number reflected
above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend
expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
Expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers engaged
primarily in technology-related industries.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
technology-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in technology-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in technology-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
technology-related industries.
The principal type of equity securities purchased by the Fund is
equity securities. Issuers in technology-related industries
include, but are not limited to, those involved in the design,
manufacture, distribution, licensing, or provision of various
applied technologies, hardware, software, semiconductors,
telecommunications equipment and services, medical technology,
biotechnology, as well as service-related companies in
information technology.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in technology-related
industries.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals and growth
prospects. Security selection is then further refined by
valuation and timeliness analysis. In general, the Fund invests
in issuers that the managers believe currently exhibit or will
develop a sustainable competitive advantage, a free cash flow
generating business model and strong returns on invested
capital. Technology issuers able to capitalize on the key
secular themes identified by the advisor are emphasized.
Valuation plays a critical role in the security selection
process. The primary metric used by the managers to determine a
securities target valuation is cash flow. In addition to
valuation analysis, the portfolio managers analyze product cycle
and seasonality-driven measures to help determine the best time
to purchase or sell a security.
While the portfolio managers may invest in securities of any
market capitalization, they tend to favor mid- and large-cap
securities to avoid liquidity problems that can be associated
with some small-cap securities.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
40-60
individual securities.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securities price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; or (4) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor
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sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or
global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Technology Sector Risk.
Many of the products and services
offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid
obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this
sector.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 38.09%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (42.18)%
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December 31, 2009)
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S&P North American Technology Sector Index
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The Fund has elected to use the B of A Merrill Lynch 100
Technology Index (price-only) as its style specific benchmark
instead of the S&P North American Technology Sector Index
because it will better align the Funds style specific
benchmark with its investment processes and restrictions.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Warren Tennant
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2008
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Brian Nelson
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask
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your salesperson or financial adviser or visit your financial
intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers engaged
primarily in technology-related industries.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
technology-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in technology-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in technology-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
technology-related industries.
The principal type of equity securities purchased by the Fund is
equity securities. Issuers in technology-related industries
include, but are not limited to, those involved in the design,
manufacture, distribution, licensing, or provision of various
applied technologies, hardware, software, semiconductors,
telecommunications equipment and services, medical technology,
biotechnology, as well as service-related companies in
information technology.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in technology-related
industries.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals and growth
prospects. Security selection is then further refined by
valuation and timeliness analysis. In general, the Fund invests
in issuers that the managers believe currently exhibit or will
develop a sustainable competitive advantage, a free cash flow
generating business model and strong returns on invested
capital. Technology issuers able to capitalize on the key
secular themes identified by the advisor are emphasized.
Valuation plays a critical role in the security selection
process. The primary metric used by the managers to determine a
securitys target valuation is cash flow. In addition to
valuation analysis, the portfolio managers analyze product cycle
and seasonality-driven measures to help determine the best time
to purchase or sell a security.
While the portfolio managers may invest in securities of any
market capitalization, they tend to favor mid- and large-cap
securities to avoid liquidity problems that can be associated
with some small-cap securities.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
40-60
individual securities.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; or (4) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the technology sector. This means that the Funds
investment concentration in the technology sector is higher than
most mutual funds and the broad securities market. Consequently,
the Fund may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and
consequently the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to
rise and fall more rapidly.
Technology Sector Risk.
Many of the products and services
offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid
obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this
sector.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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responsible for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with
Invesco
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affiliates since 2000.
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Brian Nelson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2004
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor to
5 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
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 market value as of the close
of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser believes,
at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is not
reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss), if any, at least annually to
separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the variable
products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to
6 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such
reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Under
this arrangement, the Adviser provides, or assures that
insurance companies issuing variable products will provide,
certain variable product owner-related services. These services,
include, but are not limited to, facilitation of variable
product owners purchase and redemption requests;
distribution to existing variable product owners of copies of
Fund prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, and
other materials; maintenance of variable product owners
records; and fund services and communications. Currently, these
administrative service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser
are subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net
assets invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any
amounts paid by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of
0.25% of the average daily net assets invested in the Fund are
paid by the Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not
out of the Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn
profits on these payments for these services, since the amount
of the payment may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
B of A Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only)
is a price -only equal-dollar weighted index of 100 stocks
designed to measure the performance of a cross section of large,
actively traded technology stocks and American Depository
Receipts.
Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper Science & Technology
Funds category.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P North American Technology Sector Index is a
capitalization-weighted index considered representative of the
technology industry.
7 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net
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(losses) on
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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securities (both
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Total from
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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realized and
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investment
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value, end
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Total
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end of period
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and/or
expenses
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and/or
expenses
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to average
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(loss)
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unrealized)
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operations
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of period
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Return
(a)
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(000s omitted)
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absorbed
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absorbed
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net assets
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turnover
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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8.38
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(0.03
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$
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4.84
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4.81
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13.19
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57.40
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119,369
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1.18
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1.19
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(d)
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(0.27
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42
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Year ended
12/31/08
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15.10
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0.01
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(6.73
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(6.72
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8.38
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(44.50
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71,546
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1.15
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1.16
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0.05
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Year ended
12/31/07
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14.02
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(0.06
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1.14
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1.08
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15.10
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7.70
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158,739
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1.10
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1.10
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(0.38
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Year ended
12/31/06
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12.69
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(0.08
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1.41
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1.33
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14.02
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10.48
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173,321
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1.12
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1.12
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(0.54
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Year ended
12/31/05
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12.42
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(0.07
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0.34
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0.27
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12.69
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2.17
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190,700
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1.12
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1.12
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(0.60
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114
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(a)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(b)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $91,378 for Series I shares.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series I
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
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.20%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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.63%
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.01%
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40
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.71%
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47
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.75%
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55
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.13%
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62
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.89%
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Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
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.80%
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7
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.74%
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11
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.84%
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16
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.09%
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20
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.50%
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25
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.08%
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29
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.83%
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34
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.77%
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39
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.89%
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45
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.20%
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End of Year Balance
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$
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10,380
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.00
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$
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10,774
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.44
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$
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11,183
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.87
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$
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11,608
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.86
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$
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12,049
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.99
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$
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12,507
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.89
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$
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12,983
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.19
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13,476
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.55
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$
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13,988
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.66
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$
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14,520
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.23
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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122
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.28
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$
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126
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.93
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$
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131
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.75
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$
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136
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.76
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$
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141
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.95
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$
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147
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.35
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$
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152
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.95
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$
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158
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.76
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$
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164
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.79
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$
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171
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.05
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1
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q,
will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund Series I
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SEC 1940 Act file
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invesco.com
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Prospectus
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April 30,
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Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Technology Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is
long-term
growth of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series II shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series II shares
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Management Fees
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Distribution and/or Service
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Other Expenses
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.45% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 to exceed the number
reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary
or
non-routine
items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually agree
to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual returns may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers engaged
primarily in technology-related industries.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other instruments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
technology-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in technology-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in technology-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
technology-related industries.
The principal type of equity securities purchased by the Fund is
equity securities. Issuers in technology-related industries
include, but are not limited to, those involved in the design,
manufacture, distribution, licensing, or provision of various
applied technologies, hardware, software, semiconductors,
telecommunications equipment and services, medical technology,
biotechnology, as well as service-related companies in
information technology.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in technology-related
industries.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals and growth
prospects. Security selection is then further refined by
valuation and timeliness analysis. In general, the Fund invests
in issuers that the managers believe currently exhibit or will
develop a sustainable competitive advantage, a free cash flow
generating business model and strong returns on invested
capital. Technology issuers able to capitalize on the key
secular themes identified by the advisor are emphasized.
Valuation plays a critical role in the security selection
process. The primary metric used by the managers to determine a
securities target valuation is cash flow. In addition to
valuation analysis, the portfolio managers analyze product cycle
and seasonality-driven measures to help determine the best time
to purchase or sell a security.
While the portfolio managers may invest in securities of any
market capitalization, they tend to favor mid- and large-cap
securities to avoid liquidity problems that can be associated
with some small-cap securities.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
40-60
individual securities.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securities price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; or (4) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor
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V.I. Technology Fund
sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or
global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Technology Sector Risk.
Many of the products and services
offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid
obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this
sector.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.
Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the
more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown relates to a predecessor
fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended December 31, 2001): 38.01%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (42.22)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
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December 31, 2009)
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S&P
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B of A Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only)
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66.86
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S&P North American Technology Sector Index
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63.19
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Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds
Category Average
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The Fund has elected to use the B of A Merrill
Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only) as its style
specific benchmark instead of the S&P North American
Technology Sector Index because it will better align the
Funds style specific benchmark with its investment
processes and restrictions.
Series II shares performance shown prior to the
inception date is that of Series I shares restated to
reflect the 12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares.
Series I shares performance reflects any applicable fee
waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the
Funds Series I shares is May 20, 1997.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Service Date
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Warren Tennant
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Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2008
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Brian Nelson
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
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V.I. Technology Fund
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers engaged
primarily in technology-related industries.
Effective July 31, 2010, the preceding sentence will be
replaced by the following paragraph:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other instruments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio.
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
technology-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in technology-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in technology-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
technology-related industries.
The principal type of equity securities purchased by the Fund is
equity securities. Issuers in technology-related industries
include, but are not limited to, those involved in the design,
manufacture, distribution, licensing, or provision of various
applied technologies, hardware, software, semiconductors,
telecommunications equipment and services, medical technology,
biotechnology, as well as service-related companies in
information technology.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in technology-related
industries.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the portfolio managers use
a research-oriented
bottom-up
investment approach, focusing on issuer fundamentals and growth
prospects. Security selection is then further refined by
valuation and timeliness analysis. In general, the Fund invests
in issuers that the managers believe currently exhibit or will
develop a sustainable competitive advantage, a free cash flow
generating business model and strong returns on invested
capital. Technology issuers able to capitalize on the key
secular themes identified by the advisor are emphasized.
Valuation plays a critical role in the security selection
process. The primary metric used by the managers to determine a
securitys target valuation is cash flow. In addition to
valuation analysis, the portfolio managers analyze product cycle
and seasonality-driven measures to help determine the best time
to purchase or sell a security.
While the portfolio managers may invest in securities of any
market capitalization, they tend to favor mid- and large-cap
securities to avoid liquidity problems that can be associated
with some small-cap securities.
The resulting target portfolio consists of
40-60
individual securities.
The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an
issuer if, among other things, (1) a securitys price
reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuers
fundamentals deteriorate; (3) it no longer meets the
investment criteria; or (4) a more attractive investment
opportunity is identified.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the technology sector. This means that the Funds
investment concentration in the technology sector is higher than
most mutual funds and the broad securities market. Consequently,
the Fund may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and
consequently the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to
rise and fall more rapidly.
Technology Sector Risk.
Many of the products and services
offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid
obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this
sector.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting requirements
and auditing and accounting controls. As a result, there
generally is less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S.
securities due to the size of the market or other factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the
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ETF seeks to track; and (6) the value of an investment in
ETFs will decline more or less in correlation with any decline
in the value of the index they seek to track. ETFs may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain
of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more
a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage
will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.74% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Warren Tennant (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
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affiliates since 2000.
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Brian Nelson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2004.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund
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shareholders, if the Adviser believes the change would be in the
best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
If market quotations are available
and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the
securities will be valued at
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V.I. Technology Fund
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 are significant
and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair
value the security. If an issuer specific event has occurred
that the Adviser determines, in its judgment, is likely to have
affected the closing price of a foreign security, it will price
the security at fair value. The Adviser also relies on a
screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For
foreign securities where the Adviser believes, at the approved
degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective of current
market value, the Adviser will use the indication of fair value
from the pricing service to determine the fair value of the
security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of
certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of the day net present values,
spreads, ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate
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V.I. Technology Fund
the insurance company for including the Fund in its variable
products (on its sales shelf). Invesco Affiliates
compensate insurance companies differently depending typically
on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the
insurance companies. The payments Invesco Affiliates make may be
calculated on sales of shares of the Fund (Sales-Based
Payments), in which case the total amount of such payments shall
not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of all shares sold
through variable products during the particular period. Such
payments also may be calculated on the average daily net assets
of the Fund attributable to that particular insurance company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such
cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per annum of those assets
during a defined period. Sales-Based Payments primarily create
incentives to make sales of shares of the Fund and Asset-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to retain assets of the
Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets.
Insurance companies may earn profits on these payments for these
services, since the amount of the payments may exceed the cost
of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
B of A Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only) is a
price-only equal-dollar weighted index of 100 stocks designed to
measure the performance of a cross section of large, actively
traded technology stocks and American Depository Receipts.
Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Category Average
represents an average of all of the variable insurance
underlying funds in the Lipper Science & Technology
Funds category.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P North American Technology Sector Index is a
capitalization-weighted index considered representative of the
technology industry.
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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Ratio of
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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to average
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to average net
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Ratio of net
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Net asset
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Net
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(losses)
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net assets
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assets without
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investment
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value,
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investment
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on securities
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Total from
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Net asset
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Net assets,
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with fee waivers
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fee waivers
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income (loss)
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beginning
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income
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(both realized
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value, end
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end of period
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and/or
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and unrealized)
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operations
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
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Year ended
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1.29
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13.91
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10.22
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134
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1.37
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1.86
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142
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1.37
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $194 for Series II shares.
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V.I. Technology Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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.45%
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.45%
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.45%
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.45%
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.45%
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.45%
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.25%
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.76%
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.55%
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.63%
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.01%
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.71%
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.75%
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.13%
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.89%
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.55%
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.23%
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.03%
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.97%
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.06%
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.28%
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.66%
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.19%
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.88%
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.74%
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10,722
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.60
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11,103
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11,905
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12,328
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.23
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12,765
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.88
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13,219
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.07
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13,688
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.34
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14,174
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.28
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Estimated Annual Expenses
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$
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.57
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$
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.81
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$
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.24
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163
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.85
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169
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.67
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175
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.70
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181
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.93
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188
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.39
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195
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Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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9 Invesco
V.I. Technology Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q, will also be made available to insurance
companies issuing variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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By Telephone:
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(800) 959-4246
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On the Internet:
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You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
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You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VITEC-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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April 30,
2010
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Series I shares
Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current income.
This prospectus contains important information about the
Series I class shares (Series I shares) of the fund. Please
read it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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The Adviser
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Dividends and Distributions
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Share Classes
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Payments to Insurance Companies
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series I shares of the Fund but
does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Series I shares
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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N/A
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
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N/A
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N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Series I shares
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Management Fees
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0.60
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Other Expenses
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0.44
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.01
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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1.05
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
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0.11
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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0.94
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.93% of average
daily net assets. In determining the Advisers 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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but
did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement.
The Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually
agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$
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96
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323
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569
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1,273
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in utilities-related
industries.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers seek to
identify dividend-paying issuers primarily within the electric
utility, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries.
The investment team emphasizes issuers with solid balance sheets
and operational cash flow that supports sustained or increasing
dividends. Through fundamental research, financial statement
analysis and the use of several valuation techniques, the
management team estimates a target price for each security over
a 2-3 year investment horizon. The portfolio managers then
construct a portfolio which they believe provides the best
combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and
risk profile.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security when any of these factors materially change.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Utilities Sector Risk.
The following factors may affect
the Funds investments in the utilities sector:
governmental regulation, economic factors, the ability of issuer
to obtain financing, the prices of natural resources and risks
associated with nuclear power.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate
share of
1 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further,
certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may invest are leveraged.
The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this
leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series I shares from year to year as of
December 31. For periods prior to April 30, 2004,
performance shown relates to a predecessor fund advised by
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of Invesco
Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Funds
expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect charges assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2003): 14.54%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (21.60)%
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Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
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14.93
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6.57
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1.24
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S&P
500
®
Index
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26.47
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0.42
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(0.95
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S&P
500
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Utilities Index
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11.91
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6.05
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4.88
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Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average
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22.30
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6.66
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3.16
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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Meggan Walsh
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2009
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Davis Paddock
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Portfolio Manager
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2009
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income. The Funds
investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
utilities-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in utilities-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in utilities-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
utilities-related industries. Companies in utilities-related
industries may include, but are not limited to, those that
produce, generate, transmit, store or distribute natural gas,
oil, water or electricity as well as companies that provide
telecommunications services, including local, long distance and
wireless services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in utilities-related
industries.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers seek to
identify dividend-paying issuers primarily within the electric
utility, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries.
The investment team emphasizes issuers with solid balance sheets
and operational cash flow that supports sustained or increasing
dividends. Through fundamental research, financial statement
analysis and the use of several valuation techniques, the
management team estimates a target price for each security over
a 2-3 year investment horizon. The portfolio managers then
construct a portfolio which they believe provides the best
combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and
risk profile.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security when any of these factors materially change.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
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V.I. Utilities Fund
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the utilities sector. This means that the Funds investment
concentration in the utilities sector is higher than most mutual
funds and the broad securities market. Consequently, the Fund
may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and consequently
the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to rise and fall
more rapidly.
Utilities Sector Risk.
Governmental regulation,
difficulties in obtaining adequate financing and investment
return, environmental issues, prices of fuel for generation of
electricity, availability of natural gas, risks associated with
power marketing and trading, and risks associated with nuclear
power facilities may adversely affect the market value of the
Funds holdings. Deregulation in the utility industries
presents special risks. Some companies may be faced with
increased competition and may become less profitable.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.49% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the fund is available in the funds most
recent report to shareholders for the six-month period ended
June 30.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the funds portfolio:
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been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated
with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
3 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive short-term trading activity in violation of our
policies described below. Excessive short-term trading activity
in the Funds shares (
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares
followed shortly thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or
vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by
requiring it to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to
liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus
interfering with the efficient management of the Fund by causing
it to incur increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where
excessive short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of
arbitrage opportunities from stale prices for portfolio
securities, the value of Fund shares held by long-term investors
may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
4 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
5 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends net of investment
income, if any, annually to separate accounts of insurance
companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan that is described in the prospectus relating to the
Series II shares.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and an Invesco
Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make cash payments
to the insurance company that issued your variable product or
its affiliates in connection with promotion of the Fund and
certain other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates
make these payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
considerations provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
Adviser provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profit on these
payments for these services, since the amount of the payments
may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average represents an average
of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper
Utility Funds category.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P
500
®
Utilities Index is an unmanaged index considered representative
of the utilities market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series I shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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%
(d)
|
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|
3.35
|
%
(d)
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
Year ended
12/31/08
|
|
|
23.97
|
|
|
|
0.52
|
|
|
|
(8.36
|
)
|
|
|
(7.84
|
)
|
|
|
(0.59
|
)
|
|
|
(2.16
|
)
|
|
|
(2.75
|
)
|
|
|
13.38
|
|
|
|
(32.35
|
)
|
|
|
80,704
|
|
|
|
0.93
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
2.53
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Year ended
12/31/07
|
|
|
21.23
|
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
|
|
3.94
|
|
|
|
4.41
|
|
|
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|
|
(1.20
|
)
|
|
|
(1.67
|
)
|
|
|
23.97
|
|
|
|
20.64
|
|
|
|
155,748
|
|
|
|
0.93
|
|
|
|
0.94
|
|
|
|
1.97
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Year ended
12/31/06
|
|
|
17.83
|
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
|
|
4.06
|
|
|
|
4.53
|
|
|
|
(0.70
|
)
|
|
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
|
(1.13
|
)
|
|
|
21.23
|
|
|
|
25.46
|
|
|
|
139,080
|
|
|
|
0.93
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
2.40
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
Year ended
12/31/05
|
|
|
15.61
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
|
2.63
|
|
|
|
(0.41
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.41
|
)
|
|
|
17.83
|
|
|
|
16.83
|
|
|
|
114,104
|
|
|
|
0.93
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
2.49
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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 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)
|
|
Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $69,012 for Series I shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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|
|
n
|
You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year period;
|
|
n
|
Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
|
|
n
|
The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
|
There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Series I
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|
Year 1
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|
Year 2
|
|
Year 3
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|
Year 4
|
|
Year 5
|
|
Year 6
|
|
Year 7
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|
Year 8
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|
Year 9
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|
Year 10
|
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
1
|
|
|
0
|
.94%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
|
|
1
|
.05%
|
Cumulative Return Before Expenses
|
|
|
5
|
.00%
|
|
|
10
|
.25%
|
|
|
15
|
.76%
|
|
|
21
|
.55%
|
|
|
27
|
.63%
|
|
|
34
|
.01%
|
|
|
40
|
.71%
|
|
|
47
|
.75%
|
|
|
55
|
.13%
|
|
|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
|
|
|
4
|
.06%
|
|
|
8
|
.17%
|
|
|
12
|
.44%
|
|
|
16
|
.88%
|
|
|
21
|
.50%
|
|
|
26
|
.30%
|
|
|
31
|
.29%
|
|
|
36
|
.48%
|
|
|
41
|
.87%
|
|
|
47
|
.47%
|
End of Year Balance
|
|
$
|
10,406
|
.00
|
|
$
|
10,817
|
.04
|
|
$
|
11,244
|
.31
|
|
$
|
11,688
|
.46
|
|
$
|
12,150
|
.15
|
|
$
|
12,630
|
.09
|
|
$
|
13,128
|
.97
|
|
$
|
13,647
|
.57
|
|
$
|
14,186
|
.65
|
|
$
|
14,747
|
.02
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
95
|
.91
|
|
$
|
111
|
.42
|
|
$
|
115
|
.82
|
|
$
|
120
|
.40
|
|
$
|
125
|
.15
|
|
$
|
130
|
.10
|
|
$
|
135
|
.24
|
|
$
|
140
|
.58
|
|
$
|
146
|
.13
|
|
$
|
151
|
.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your annual expenses may be higher or lower than these shown.
|
8 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form
N-Q, will also be made available to insurance companies issuing
variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copy copies of the Funds
current SAI or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the
insurance company that issued your variable product, or you may
call us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
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|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800) 959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund Series I
|
|
|
SEC 1940 Act file
number: 811-07452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
invesco.com
I-VIUTI-PRO-1
|
|
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
April 30,
2010
|
Series II shares
Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Shares of the Fund are currently offered only to insurance
company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Funds investment objective is
long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current income.
This prospectus contains important information about the Series
II class shares (Series II shares) of the Fund. Please read
it before investing and keep it for future reference.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined whether the information in this
prospectus is adequate or accurate. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is committing a crime.
An investment in the Fund:
n
is
not FDIC insured;
n
may
lose value; and
n
is
not guaranteed by a bank.
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1
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2
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3
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The Adviser
|
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3
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Adviser Compensation
|
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3
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Portfolio Managers
|
|
4
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4
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
|
|
4
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|
Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
|
|
4
|
|
|
Pricing of Shares
|
|
5
|
|
|
Taxes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Dividends and Distributions
|
|
6
|
|
|
Share Classes
|
|
6
|
|
|
Distribution Plan
|
|
6
|
|
|
Payments to Insurance Companies
|
|
6
|
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6
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7
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8
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Obtaining Additional Information
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|
Back Cover
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund are used as investment vehicles for variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (variable
products) issued by certain insurance companies. You cannot
purchase shares of the Fund directly. As an owner of a variable
product (variable product owner) that offer the Fund as an
investment option, however, you may allocate your variable
product values to a separate account of the insurance company
that invests in shares of the Fund.
Your variable product is offered through its own prospectus,
which contains information about your variable product,
including how to purchase the variable product and how to
allocate variable product values to the Fund.
Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Investment
Objective
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred,
directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys,
holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate
account that invests in the Series II shares of the Fund
but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses
assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it
did, expenses would be higher.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of
original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is
less)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
N/A in the above table means not
applicable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
|
|
Management Fees
|
|
|
0.60
|
%
|
|
|
|
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1)
Fees
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expenses
|
|
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1.30
|
|
|
|
|
Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement
1
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement
|
|
|
1.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least
April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse
expenses of Series II shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain
items discussed below) of Series II shares to 1.18% of
average daily net assets. In determining the Advisers
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 number reflected above:
(1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items;
(5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid
indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying
funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did
not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The
Board of Trustees or Invesco Advisers, Inc. may mutually
agree to terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
|
Example.
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of
investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or
expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and
if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
5 Years
|
|
10 Years
|
|
|
|
Series II shares
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
401
|
|
|
$
|
702
|
|
|
$
|
1,558
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio
turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These
costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses
or in the example, affect the Funds performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover
rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and American
Depositary Receipts. These derivatives and other investments may
have the effect of leveraging the Funds portfolio
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in utilities-related
industries.
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers seek to
identify dividend-paying issuers primarily within the electric
utility, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries.
The investment team emphasizes issuers with solid balance sheets
and operational cash flow that supports sustained or increasing
dividends. Through fundamental research, financial statement
analysis and the use of several valuation techniques, the
management team estimates a target price for each security over
a 2-3 year investment horizon. The portfolio managers then
construct a portfolio which they believe provides the best
combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and
risk profile.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security when any of these factors materially change.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
which may make the Fund more volatile.
Utilities Sector Risk.
The following factors may affect
the Funds investments in the utilities sector:
governmental regulation, economic factors, the ability of issuer
to obtain financing, the prices of natural resources and risks
associated with nuclear power.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the foreign
countrys exchange rates; political and social instability;
changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when
enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased
volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation
resulting in less publicly available information about the
companies.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
The Fund may invest a
large percentage of its assets in a limited number of
securities, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the ETFs
shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an
active trading market for the ETFs shares; (3) the listing
exchange halting trading of the ETFs shares; (4) failure of
the ETFs shares to track the referenced index; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index.
ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain
other expenses, as the Fund
1 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid
by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in
which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests
in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any
losses on those investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance
Information
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund. The performance table compares
the Funds performance to that of a broad-based securities
market benchmark, a style specific benchmark and a peer group
benchmark with similar investment objectives to the Fund. The
benchmarks may not reflect payment of fees, expenses or taxes.
The performance table below does not reflect charges assessed in
connection with your variable product; if it did, the
performance shown would be lower. The Funds past
performance is not necessarily an indication of its future
performance.
Series I shares are not offered by this prospectus. The
Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the
same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar
performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by
each share class differ. Series II shares have higher
expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its
Rule 12b-1
plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate
of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund).
Annual Total
Returns
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the
Funds Series II shares from year to year as of
December 31. Series II shares performance shown prior
to the inception date is that of Series I shares adjusted
to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. Series II shares
performance shown for 2004 is the blended return of
Series II shares since their inception and restated
performance of Series I shares adjusted to reflect the
Rule 12b-1
fees applicable to Series II shares. For periods prior to
April 30, 2004, performance shown relates to a predecessor
fund advised by INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), an affiliate of
Invesco Advisers, Inc. All performance shown assumes the
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of
the Funds expenses. The bar chart shown does not reflect
charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if it
did, the performance shown would be lower.
Best Quarter (ended June 30, 2003): 14.47%
Worst Quarter (ended September 30, 2001): (21.65)%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2009)
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
10
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Series II shares: Inception (04/30/04)
|
|
|
14.61
|
%
|
|
|
6.32
|
%
|
|
|
0.99
|
%
|
|
S&P 500
®
Index
|
|
|
26.47
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(0.95
|
)
|
|
S&P 500 Utilities Index
|
|
|
11.91
|
|
|
|
6.05
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4.88
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Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average
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22.30
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6.66
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3.16
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Series II shares performance shown prior to the inception
date is that of Series I shares restated to reflect the
12b-1 fees
applicable to the Series II shares. Series I shares
performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense
reimbursements. The inception date of the Funds
Series I shares is December 30, 1994.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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Portfolio Managers
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Meggan Walsh
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Senior Portfolio Manager (Lead)
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2009
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Davis Paddock
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Portfolio Manager
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You cannot purchase or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund
directly. Please contact the insurance company that issued your
variable product for more information on the purchase and sale
of Fund shares. For more information, see Other
InformationPurchase and Sale of Shares in the
prospectus.
Tax
Information
The Fund expects, based on its investment objective and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Because shares of the Fund must be purchased through variable
annuity contracts (variable contract), such
distributions will be exempt from current taxation if left to
accumulate within the variable contract.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
If you purchase the Fund through an insurance company or other
financial intermediary, the Fund and the Funds distributor
or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale
of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company or
other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson
or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediarys
Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital and, secondarily, current income. The Funds
investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees
(Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in
securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related
industries. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities.
In complying with the 80% investment requirement, the Fund may
also invest in other investments that have economic
characteristics similar to the Funds direct investments:
derivatives, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts. These
derivatives and other investments may have the effect of
leveraging the Funds portfolio
The Fund considers an issuer to be doing business in
utilities-related industries if it meets at least one of the
following tests: (1) at least 50% of its gross income or
its net sales come from activities in utilities-related
industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in utilities-related industries; or
(3) based on other available information, the portfolio
managers determine that its primary business is within
utilities-related industries. Companies in utilities-related
industries may include, but are not limited to, those that
produce, generate, transmit, store or distribute natural gas,
oil, water or electricity as well as companies that provide
telecommunications services, including local, long distance and
wireless services.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign
securities of issuers doing business in utilities-related
industries.
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V.I. Utilities Fund
In selecting investments, the portfolio managers seek to
identify dividend-paying issuers primarily within the electric
utility, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries.
The investment team emphasizes issuers with solid balance sheets
and operational cash flow that supports sustained or increasing
dividends. Through fundamental research, financial statement
analysis and the use of several valuation techniques, the
management team estimates a target price for each security over
a 2-3 year investment horizon. The portfolio managers then
construct a portfolio which they believe provides the best
combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and
risk profile.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular
security when any of these factors materially change.
The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive
positions in cash and other securities that are less risky and
inconsistent with the Funds principal investment
strategies in anticipation of or in response to adverse market,
economic, political or other conditions. As a result, the Fund
may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities described
in this prospectus vary from time to time, and at any time, the
Fund may not be invested in all types of securities described in
this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and
other investments not described in this prospectus. Any
percentage limitations with respect to assets of the Fund are
applied at the time of purchase.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Market Risk.
The prices of and the income generated by
the Funds securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market
conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and
interest rate fluctuations.
Sector Fund Risk.
The Funds investments are
concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy,
the utilities sector. This means that the Funds investment
concentration in the utilities sector is higher than most mutual
funds and the broad securities market. Consequently, the Fund
may be more volatile than other mutual funds, and consequently
the value of an investment in the Fund may tend to rise and fall
more rapidly.
Utilities Sector Risk.
Governmental regulation,
difficulties in obtaining adequate financing and investment
return, environmental issues, prices of fuel for generation of
electricity, availability of natural gas, risks associated with
power marketing and trading, and risks associated with nuclear
power facilities may adversely affect the market value of the
Funds holdings. Deregulation in the utility industries
presents special risks. Some companies may be faced with
increased competition and may become less profitable.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds foreign investments will be affected by changes in
the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in
which those investments are traded. The value of the Funds
foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and
social instability in their home countries, by changes in
economic or taxation policies in those countries, or by the
difficulty in enforcing obligations in those countries. Foreign
companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations
than U.S. companies, including financial reporting
requirements and auditing and accounting controls. As a result,
there generally is less publicly available information about
foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Trading in
many foreign securities may be less liquid and more volatile
than U.S. securities due to the size of the market or other
factors.
Limited Number of Holdings Risk.
Because a large
percentage of the Funds assets may be invested in a
limited number of securities, a change in the value of these
securities could significantly affect the value of your
investment in the Fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by an
underlying fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary
risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may
be subject to the following risks that do not apply to Invesco
mutual funds: (1) the market price of ETFs shares may trade
above or below their net asset value; (2) an active trading
market for the ETFs shares may not develop or be maintained;
(3) trading ETFs shares may be halted if the listing
exchanges officials deem such action appropriate;
(4) ETFs may not be actively managed and may not accurately
track the performance of the reference index; (5) ETFs
would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the
security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed
from the index that the ETF seeks to track; and (6) the
value of an investment in ETFs will decline more or less in
correlation with any decline in the value of the index they seek
to track. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it
invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which the Fund may
invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged
ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those
investments.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results.
Portfolio
Holdings
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with
respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings
is available in the Funds Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), which is available at www.invesco.com.
The
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the
Funds investment adviser. The Adviser manages the
investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment
portfolios that encompass a broad range of investment
objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the
performance of the Funds day-to-day management. The
Adviser is located at 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, as successor in interest to
multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser
since 1976.
Civil lawsuits, including a regulatory proceeding and purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed
against certain Invesco Funds, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG)
(the former investment adviser to certain Invesco Funds),
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco
Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., (the
distributor of the Invesco Funds) and/or related entities and
individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging among other
things that the defendants permitted improper market timing and
related activity in the Funds.
Additional civil lawsuits related to the above or other matters
may be filed by regulators or private litigants against Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Distributors and/or related
entities and individuals in the future. More detailed
information concerning all of the above matters, including the
parties to the civil lawsuits and summaries of the various
allegations and remedies sought in such lawsuits, can be found
in the SAI.
Adviser
Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser
received compensation of 0.49% of the Funds average daily
net assets after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards approval
of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund is available in the Funds most
recent report to shareholders for the
six-month
period ended June 30.
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V.I. Utilities Fund
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio:
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Meggan Walsh (lead manager), Senior Portfolio Manager, who has
been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated
with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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Davis Paddock, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2001.
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A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of
a portion of the Funds investment portfolio, including but
not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities,
portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment,
and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with
portfolio holdings. The degree to which a lead manager may
perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may
change from time to time.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com. The Web site is not part of the prospectus.
The Funds SAI provides additional information about the
portfolio managers investments in the Fund, a description
of the compensation structure and information regarding other
accounts managed.
Purchase
and Redemption of Shares
The Fund ordinarily effects orders to purchase and redeem shares
at the Funds next computed net asset value after it
receives an order. Insurance companies participating in the Fund
serve as the Funds designee for receiving orders of
separate accounts that invest in the Fund. The Fund may postpone
the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as
allowed by the SEC, such as when the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) restricts or suspends trading.
Although the Fund generally intends to pay redemption proceeds
solely in cash, the Fund reserves the right to determine, in its
sole discretion, whether to satisfy redemption requests by
making payment in securities or other property (known as a
redemption in kind).
Shares of the Fund are offered in connection with mixed and
shared funding,
i.e.,
to separate accounts of
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies funding variable
products. The Fund currently offers shares only to insurance
company separate accounts. In the future, the Fund may offer
them to pension and retirement plans that qualify for special
federal income tax treatment. Due to differences in tax
treatment and other considerations, the interests of Fund
shareholders, including variable product owners and plan
participants investing in the Fund (whether directly or
indirectly through fund of funds), may conflict.
Mixed and shared funding may present certain conflicts of
interest. For example, violation of the federal tax laws by one
insurance company separate account investing directly or
indirectly in a fund could cause variable products funded
through another insurance company separate account to lose their
tax-deferred status, unless remedial actions were taken. The
Board will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts
and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Funds net asset value could decrease if it had to sell
investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate
account (or plan) withdrawing because of a conflict.
Excessive
Short-Term Trading Activity Disclosure
The Funds investment programs are designed to serve
long-term investors and are not designed to accommodate
excessive
short-term
trading activity in violation of our policies described below.
Excessive short-term trading activity in the Funds shares
(
i.e.
, purchases of Fund shares followed shortly
thereafter by redemptions of such shares, or vice versa) may
hurt the long-term performance of the Fund by requiring it to
maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio
holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the
efficient management of the Fund by causing it to incur
increased brokerage and administrative costs. Where excessive
short-term trading activity seeks to take advantage of arbitrage
opportunities from stale prices for portfolio securities, the
value of Fund shares held by long-term investors may be diluted.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading of Fund shares. The Fund
may alter its policies and procedures at any time without giving
prior notice to Fund shareholders, if the Adviser believes the
change would be in the best interests of long-term investors.
Pursuant to the Funds policies and procedures, Invesco and
certain of its corporate affiliates (Invesco and such
affiliates, collectively, the Invesco Affiliates) currently use
the following tools designed to discourage excessive short-term
trading in the Fund:
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trade activity monitoring; and
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Each of these tools is described in more detail below.
In addition, restrictions designed to discourage or curtail
excessive short-term trading activity may be imposed by the
insurance companies and/or their separate accounts that invest
in the Fund on behalf of variable product owners. Variable
product owners should refer to the applicable contract and
related prospectus for more details.
Trade Activity
Monitoring
To detect excessive short-term trading activities, the Invesco
Affiliates will monitor, on a daily basis, selected aggregate
purchase, or redemption trade orders placed by insurance
companies and/or their separate accounts. The Invesco Affiliates
will seek to work with insurance companies to discourage
variable product owners from engaging in abusive trading
practices. However, the ability of the Invesco Affiliates to
monitor trades that are placed by variable product owners is
severely if not completely limited due to the fact that the
insurance companies trade with the Fund through omnibus
accounts, and maintain the exclusive relationship with, and are
responsible for maintaining the account records of, their
variable product owners. There may also be legal and
technological limitations on the ability of insurance companies
to impose restrictions on the trading practices of their
variable product owners. As a result, there can be no guarantee
that the Invesco Affiliates will be able to detect or deter
market timing by variable product owners.
If, as a result of this monitoring, the Invesco Affiliates
believe that a variable product owner has engaged in excessive
short-term trading (regardless of whether or not the insurance
companys own trading restrictions are exceeded), the
Invesco Affiliates will seek to act in a manner that they
believe is consistent with the best interests of long-term
investors, which may include taking steps such as
(1) asking the insurance company to take action to stop
such activities, or (2) refusing to process future
purchases related to such activities in the insurance
companys account with the Fund. The Invesco Affiliates
will use reasonable efforts to apply the Funds policies
uniformly given the potential limitations described above.
Fair Value
Pricing
Securities owned by the Fund are to be valued at current market
value if market quotations are readily available. All other
securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are
not readily available are to be valued at fair value determined
in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. An effect
of fair value pricing may be to reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
See Pricing of SharesDetermination of Net Asset
Value for more information.
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V.I. Utilities Fund
Risks
There is the risk that the Funds policies and procedures
will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent
excessive short-term trading. Although these policies and
procedures, including the tools described above, are designed to
discourage excessive short-term trading, they do not eliminate
the possibility that excessive short-term trading activity in
the Fund will occur. Moreover, each of these tools involves
judgments that are inherently subjective. The Invesco Affiliates
seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a
manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests
of long-term investors. However, there can be no assurance that
the Invesco Affiliates will be able to gain access to any or all
of the information necessary to detect or prevent excessive
short-term trading by a variable product owner. While the
Invesco Affiliates and the Fund may seek to take actions with
the assistance of the insurance companies that invest in the
Fund, there is the risk that neither the Invesco Affiliates nor
the Fund will be successful in their efforts to minimize or
eliminate such activity.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of the Funds shares is the Funds net asset
value per share. The Fund values portfolio securities for which
market quotations are readily available at market value. The
Fund values all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in
good faith using procedures approved by the Board. The Board has
delegated the daily determination of good faith fair value
methodologies to Invescos Valuation Committee, which acts
in accordance with Board approved policies. On a quarterly
basis, Invesco provides the Board various reports indicating the
quality and effectiveness of its fair value decisions on
portfolio holdings. Securities and other assets quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on the
prevailing exchange rates on that day.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
they may be unreliable because the security is not traded
frequently, trading on the security ceased before the close of
the trading market or issuer specific events occurred after the
security ceased trading or because of the passage of time
between the close of the market on which the security trades and
the close of the NYSE and when the Fund calculates its net asset
value. Issuer specific events may cause the last market
quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include a merger or
insolvency, events which affect a geographical area or an
industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters,
or market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S.
market. Where market quotations are not readily available,
including where the Adviser determines that the closing price of
the security is unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board. Fair value pricing may reduce the ability of frequent
traders to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting
from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings.
However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. Fair value
requires consideration of all appropriate factors, including
indications of fair value available from pricing services. A
fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the
prices used by other mutual Funds to calculate their net asset
values.
The Adviser may use indications of fair value from pricing
services approved by the Board. In other circumstances, the
Adviser valuation committee may fair value securities in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a means of
evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely
compares closing market prices, the next days opening
prices for the security in its primary market if available, and
indications of fair value from other sources. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Domestic Exchange Traded Equity Securities:
Market
quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic
exchange traded equity securities. If market quotations are not
available or are unreliable, the Adviser will value the security
at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the
Board.
Foreign Securities:
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 are significant and may make the closing
price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If an
issuer specific event has occurred that the Adviser determines,
in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of
a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value.
The Adviser also relies on a screening process from a pricing
vendor 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 market value as of
the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where the Adviser
believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is
not reflective of current market value, the Adviser will use the
indication of fair value from the pricing service to determine
the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing
methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time.
Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on
days that are not business days of the Fund. Because the net
asset value of Fund shares is determined only on business days
of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of the Fund
that invests in foreign securities may change on days when you
will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Fixed Income Securities:
Government, corporate,
asset-backed and municipal bonds and convertible securities,
including high yield or junk bonds, and loans, normally are
valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing
services. Prices provided by the pricing services 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 special
securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data.
Prices received from pricing services are fair value prices. In
addition, if the price provided by the pricing service and
independent quoted prices are unreliable, the Adviser valuation
committee will fair value the security using procedures approved
by the Board.
Short-term Securities:
The Funds short-term
investments are valued at amortized cost when the security has
60 days or less to maturity.
Futures and Options:
Futures contracts are valued at the
final settlement price set by the exchange on which they are
principally traded. Options are valued on the basis of market
quotations, if available.
Swap Agreements:
Swap Agreements are fair valued using an
evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service.
Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a
model that may include end of day net present values, spreads,
ratings, industry and company performance.
Open-end Funds:
To the extent the Fund invests in other
open-end funds, other than open-end Funds that are exchange
traded, the investing fund will calculate its net asset value
using the net asset value of the underlying fund in which it
invests.
The Fund discloses portfolio holdings at different times to
insurance companies issuing variable products that invest in the
Fund, and in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. Refer
to such reports to determine the types of securities in which
the Fund has invested. You may also refer to the SAI to
determine what types of securities in which the Fund may invest.
You may obtain copies of these reports or of the SAI from the
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V.I. Utilities Fund
insurance company that issued your variable product, or from the
Adviser as described on the back cover of this prospectus.
The Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business, as of the close of the
customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that day.
Taxes
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment
company, and, as such, is not subject to entity-level tax on the
income and gain it distributes to shareholders. Insurance
company separate accounts may invest in the Fund and, in turn,
may offer variable products to investors through insurance
contracts. Because the insurance company separate accounts are
generally the shareholders in the Fund (not the variable product
owners), all of the tax characteristics of the Funds
investments flow into the separate accounts. The tax
consequences from each variable product owners investment
in a variable product contract will depend upon the provisions
of these contracts, and variable product owners should consult
their contract prospectus for more information on these tax
consequences.
Dividends
and Distributions
The Fund expects, based on its investment objectives and
strategies, that its distributions, if any, will consist of
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both.
Dividends
The Fund generally declares and pays dividends from net
investment income, if any, annually to separate accounts of
insurance companies issuing the variable products.
Capital Gains
Distributions
The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital
gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, at least
annually to separate accounts of insurance companies issuing the
variable products.
At the election of insurance companies issuing the variable
products, dividends and distributions are automatically
reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Fund.
Share
Classes
The Fund has two classes of shares, Series I shares and
Series II shares. Each class is identical except that
Series II shares has a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
Plan which is described in this prospectus.
Distribution
Plan
The Fund has adopted a distribution or
Rule 12b-1
plan for its Series II shares. The plan allows the Fund to
pay distribution fees to life insurance companies and others to
promote the sale and distribution of Series II shares. The
plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25%
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the
Fund). Because the Fund pays these fees out of its assets on an
ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of
your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of
charges.
Payments
to Insurance Companies
The insurance company that issued your variable product, or one
of its affiliates may receive all the
Rule 12b-1
distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those
payments, Invesco Distributors, the distributor of the Fund and
an Invesco Affiliate, and other Invesco Affiliates may make
additional cash payments to the insurance company or an
affiliate in connection with promotion of the Fund and certain
other marketing support services. Invesco Affiliates make these
payments from their own resources.
Invesco Affiliates make these payments as incentives to certain
insurance companies to promote the sale and retention of shares
of the Fund. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they
make these payments may include, among other things, adding the
Fund to the list of underlying investment options in the
insurance companys variable products, and access (in some
cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of an insurance companys sales force or
to an insurance companys management. These payments are
sometimes referred to as shelf space payments
because the payments compensate the insurance company for
including the Fund in its variable products (on its sales
shelf). Invesco Affiliates compensate insurance companies
differently depending typically on the level and/or type of
consideration provided by the insurance companies. The payments
Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated on sales of shares of
the Fund (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount
of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the offering price of
all shares sold through variable products during the particular
period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the Fund attributable to that particular
insurance company (Asset-Based Payments), in which case the
total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25% per
annum of those assets during a defined period. Sales-Based
Payments primarily create incentives to make sales of shares of
the Fund and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to
retain assets of the Fund in insurance company separate accounts.
Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described
above in order to promote the sale of Fund shares and the
retention of those investments by clients of insurance
companies. To the extent insurance companies sell more shares of
the Fund or retain shares of the Fund in their variable product
owners accounts, Invesco Affiliates may directly or
indirectly benefit from the incremental management and other
fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Fund with respect to
those assets.
In addition to the payments listed above, the Adviser may also
reimburse insurance companies for certain administrative
services provided to variable product owners. Under a Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the Fund
reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as
may be approved by the Board. Under this arrangement, the
advisor provides, or assures that insurance companies issuing
variable products will provide, certain variable product
owner-related services. These services, include, but are not
limited to, facilitation of variable product owners
purchase and redemption requests; distribution to existing
variable product owners of copies of Fund prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic Fund reports, and other materials;
maintenance of variable product owners records; and fund
services and communications. Currently, these administrative
service payments made by the Fund to the Adviser are subject to
an annual limit of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
invested in the Fund by each insurance company. Any amounts paid
by the Adviser to an insurance company in excess of 0.25% of the
average daily net assets invested in the Fund are paid by the
Adviser out of its own financial resources, and not out of the
Funds assets. Insurance companies may earn profits on
these payments for these services, since the amount of the
payments may exceed the cost of providing the service.
You can find further details in the SAI about these payments and
the services provided by insurance companies. In certain cases
these payments could be significant to the insurance company.
Your insurance company may charge you additional fees or
commissions, on your variable product other than those disclosed
in this prospectus. You can ask your insurance company about any
payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates, or the Fund, as
well as about fees and/or commissions it charges. The prospectus
for your variable product may also contain additional
information about these payments.
Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average represents an average
of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper
Utility Funds category.
S&P
500
®
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the
U.S. stock market.
S&P 500 Utilities Index is an unmanaged index considered
representative of the utilities market.
6 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
The financial highlights table is intended to help you
understand the financial performance of the Funds
Series II shares. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single Series II share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
The table shows the financial highlights for a share of the Fund
outstanding during the fiscal years indicated.
This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
whose report, along with the Funds financial statements,
is included in the Funds annual report, which is available
upon request.
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expenses
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expenses
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Net gains
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net assets
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beginning
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investment
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realized and
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investment
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investment
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realized
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value, end
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end of period
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of period
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unrealized)
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operations
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income
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gains
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absorbed
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net assets
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Year ended
12/31/09
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$
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13.30
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$
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0.41
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$
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1.52
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$
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1.93
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$
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(0.63
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$
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(0.17
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$
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(0.80
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$
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14.43
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14.61
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%
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$
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1,702
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1.18
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%
(d)
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1.29
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%
(d)
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3.10
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(d)
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14
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Year ended
12/31/08
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23.80
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0.46
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(8.28
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(7.82
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(0.52
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(2.16
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(2.68
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13.30
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(32.51
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1,717
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1.18
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1.21
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2.28
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15
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Year ended
12/31/07
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21.12
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0.41
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3.91
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4.32
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(0.44
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(1.20
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(1.64
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23.80
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20.32
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3,293
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1.18
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1.19
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1.72
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30
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Year ended
12/31/06
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17.76
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0.42
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4.06
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4.48
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(0.69
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(0.43
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(1.12
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21.12
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25.25
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2,462
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1.18
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1.21
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2.15
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38
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Year ended
12/31/05
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15.57
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0.38
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2.20
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2.58
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(0.39
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(0.39
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17.76
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16.55
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801
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1.18
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1.21
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2.24
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(a)
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Calculated using average shares outstanding.
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(b)
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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 do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a
variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
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(c)
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Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not
annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
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(d)
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Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000s
omitted) of $1,572 for Series II shares.
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7 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Hypothetical
Investment and Expense Information
In connection with the final settlement reached between Invesco
and certain of its affiliates with certain regulators, including
the New York Attorney Generals Office, the SEC and the
Colorado Attorney Generals Office (the settlement) arising
out of certain market timing and unfair pricing allegations made
against Invesco and certain of its affiliates, Invesco and
certain of its affiliates agreed, among other things, to
disclose certain hypothetical information regarding investment
and expense information to Fund shareholders. The chart below is
intended to reflect the annual and cumulative impact of the
Funds expenses, including investment advisory fees and
other Fund costs, on the Funds returns over a
10-year
period. The example reflects the following:
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n
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You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire
10-year
period;
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n
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Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and
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n
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The Funds current annual expense ratio includes any
applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for
the period committed.
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There is no assurance that the annual expense ratio will be the
expense ratio for the Fund for any of the years shown. The chart
does not take into account any fees or other expenses assessed
in connection with your variable product; if it did, the
expenses shown would be higher, while the ending balance shown
would be lower. This is only a hypothetical presentation made to
illustrate what expenses and returns would be under the above
scenarios; your actual returns and expenses are likely to differ
(higher or lower) from those shown below.
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Series II
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Annual Expense
Ratio
1
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1
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.19%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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1
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.30%
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Cumulative Return Before Expenses
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5
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.00%
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10
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.25%
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15
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.76%
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21
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.55%
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27
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.63%
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34
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.01%
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40
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.71%
|
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47
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.75%
|
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|
55
|
.13%
|
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|
62
|
.89%
|
Cumulative Return After Expenses
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3
|
.81%
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7
|
.65%
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11
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.63%
|
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15
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.76%
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20
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.05%
|
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24
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.49%
|
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29
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.10%
|
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|
33
|
.87%
|
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|
38
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.83%
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|
43
|
.96%
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End of Year Balance
|
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$
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10,381
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.00
|
|
$
|
10,765
|
.10
|
|
$
|
11,163
|
.41
|
|
$
|
11,576
|
.45
|
|
$
|
12,004
|
.78
|
|
$
|
12,448
|
.96
|
|
$
|
12,909
|
.57
|
|
$
|
13,387
|
.22
|
|
$
|
13,882
|
.55
|
|
$
|
14,396
|
.20
|
Estimated Annual Expenses
|
|
$
|
121
|
.27
|
|
$
|
137
|
.45
|
|
$
|
142
|
.54
|
|
$
|
147
|
.81
|
|
$
|
153
|
.28
|
|
$
|
158
|
.95
|
|
$
|
164
|
.83
|
|
$
|
170
|
.93
|
|
$
|
177
|
.25
|
|
$
|
183
|
.81
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown.
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8 Invesco
V.I. Utilities Fund
Obtaining
Additional Information
More information may be obtained free of charge upon request.
The SAI, a current version of which is on file with the SEC,
contains more details about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into the prospectus (is legally a part of the
prospectus). Annual and semiannual reports to shareholders
contain additional information about the Funds
investments. The Funds annual report also discusses the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly
affected the Funds performance during its last fiscal
year. The Fund also files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Funds most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on
Form N-Q, will also be made available to insurance
companies issuing variable products that invest in the Fund.
If you wish to obtain free copies of the Funds current SAI
or annual or semiannual reports, please contact the insurance
company that issued your variable product, or you may contact us.
|
|
|
By Mail:
|
|
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739
|
|
|
|
By Telephone:
|
|
(800)
959-4246
|
|
|
|
On the Internet:
|
|
You can send us a request by e-mail or download prospectuses,
SAIs, annual or semiannual reports via our Web site:
www.invesco.com
|
You can also review and obtain copies of SAIs, annual or
semiannual reports,
Forms N-Q
and other information at the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SECs Web site
(http://www.sec.gov);
or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the
SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-1520
or by sending an electronic mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Please call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090
for information about the Public Reference Room.
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund Series II
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-07452
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invesco.com
I-VIUTI-PRO-2
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Statement of Additional Information
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
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|
April 30, 2010
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This Statement of Additional Information relates to each portfolio (each a Fund,
collectively the Funds) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance
Funds) listed below. Each Fund offers Series I and Series II shares of the following
Prospectuses:
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Invesco V.I Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I Basic Value Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
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|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
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|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
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|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
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|
Series I and Series II
|
(formerly known as AIM V.I. PowerShares
ETF Allocation Fund
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Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
Series I and Series II
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
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Series I and Series II
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Statement of Additional Information
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
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April 30, 2010
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This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus, and it should be read in
conjunction with the Prospectuses for the Funds listed below. Portions of each Funds financial
statements are incorporated into this Statement of Additional Information by reference to such
Funds most recent Annual Report to shareholders. You may obtain, without charge, a copy of any
Prospectus and/or Annual Report for any Fund listed below from an authorized dealer or by writing
to:
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, Texas 77210-4739
or by calling (800) 959-4246
or on the Internet: www.invesco.com
This Statement of Additional Information, dated April 30, 2010, relates to Series I and Series II
shares of the following Prospectuses:
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Series I
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Series II
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Invesco V.I Basic Balanced Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I Basic Value Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
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April 30, 2010
|
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April 30, 2010
|
(formerly known as AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund)
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Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
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April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
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|
April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
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|
April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
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|
April 30, 2010
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
April 30, 2010
|
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
April 30, 2010
|
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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April 30, 2010
|
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
April 30, 2010
|
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April 30, 2010
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
April 30, 2010
|
|
April 30, 2010
|
Statement of Additional Information
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
Fund History
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (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 Trust was originally organized as a MD corp on
January 22, 1993 and re-organized as a DE trust onMay 1, 2000. Under the Trusts Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, as amended, (the Trust Agreement), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the
Board) is authorized to create new series of shares without the necessity of a vote of shareholders
of the Trust. Prior to April 30, 2010, the Trust was known as AIM Variable Insurance Funds and the
Funds were known as AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund, AIM V.I. Capital
Appreciation Fund, AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund, AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund, AIM V.I.
Diversified Dividend Fund, AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund, AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund, AIM V.I.
Global Health Care Fund, AIM V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund (formerly known as AIM V.I. PowerShares
ETF Allocation Fund), AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund, AIM
V.I. High Yield Fund, AIM V.I. International Growth Fund, AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund, AIM V.I.
Leisure Fund, AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund, AIM V.I. Money Market Fund, AIM V.I. Small Cap
Equity Fund, AIM V.I. Technology Fund and AIM V.I. Utilities Fund.
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Shares of beneficial interest of the Trust are redeemable at their net asset value at the
option of the shareholder or at the option of the Trust in certain circumstances, subject in
certain circumstances to contingent deferred sales charge or redemption fee.
The Trust allocates moneys and other property it receives from the issue or sale of shares of
each of its series of shares, and all income, earnings and profits from such issuance and sales,
subject only to the rights of creditors, to the appropriate Fund. These assets constitute the
underlying assets of each Fund, are segregated on the Trusts books of account, and are charged
with the expenses of such Fund and its respective classes. The Trust allocates any general
expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular Fund subject to
oversight by the Board, primarily on the basis of relative net assets, or other relevant factors.
Each share of each Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund with each
other share and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of the income belonging to such
Fund as are declared by the Board.
Each class of shares represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments. Expenses
will result in differing net asset values and dividends and distributions. Upon any liquidation of
the Trust, shareholders of each class are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets belonging to
the applicable Fund allocable to such class available for distribution after satisfaction of
outstanding liabilities of the Fund allocable to such class.
The Trust is not required to hold annual or regular meetings of shareholders. Meetings of
shareholders of a Fund or class will be held from time to time to consider matters requiring a vote
of such shareholders in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, state law or the
provisions of the Trust Agreement. It is not expected that shareholder meetings will be held
annually.
The Trust understands that insurance company separate accounts owning shares of the Funds will
vote their shares in accordance with the instructions received from owners of variable
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annuity
contracts and variable life insurance policies (Contract Owners), annuitants and beneficiaries.
Fund shares held by a separate account as to which no instructions have been received will be voted
for or against any proposition, or in abstention, in the same proportion as the shares of that
separate account as to which instructions have been received. Fund shares held by a separate
account that are not attributable to Contract Owners will also be voted for or against any
proposition in the same proportion as the shares for which voting instructions are received by that
separate account. If an insurance company determines, however, that it is permitted to vote any
such shares of the Funds in its own right, it may elect to do so, subject to the then current
interpretation of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.
Each share of a Fund generally has the same voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights;
however, each class of shares of a Fund is subject to different class-specific expenses. Only
shareholders of a specific class may vote on matters relating to that classs distribution plan.
Except as specifically noted above, shareholders of each Fund are entitled to one vote per
share (with proportionate voting for fractional shares), irrespective of the relative net asset
value of the shares of a Fund. However, on matters affecting an individual Fund or class of
shares, a separate vote of shareholders of that Fund or class is required. Shareholders of a Fund
or class are not entitled to vote on any matter which does not affect that Fund or class but that
requires a separate vote of another Fund or class. An example of a matter that would be voted on
separately by shareholders of each Fund is the approval of the advisory agreement with Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco). When issued, shares of each Fund are fully paid and
nonassessable, have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and are freely transferable.
Shares do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that when shareholders elect trustees,
holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of trustees can elect all of the
trustees of the Trust, and the holders of fewer than 50% of the shares voting for the election of
trustees will not be able to elect any trustees.
Under Delaware law, shareholders of a Delaware statutory trust shall be entitled to the same
limitation of personal liability extended to shareholders of private for-profit corporations
organized under Delaware law. There is a remote possibility, however, that shareholders could,
under certain circumstances, be held liable for the obligations of the Trust to the extent the
courts of another state, which does not recognize such limited liability, were to apply the laws of
such state to a controversy involving such obligations. The Trust Agreement disclaims shareholder
liability for acts or obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given
in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or the trustees
to all parties, and each party thereto must expressly waive all rights of action directly against
shareholders of the Trust. The Trust Agreement provides for indemnification out of the property of
a Fund for all losses and expenses of any shareholder of such Fund held liable on account of being
or having been a shareholder. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss due to
shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a Fund is unable to meet its obligations
and the complaining party is not held to be bound by the disclaimer.
The trustees and officers of the Trust will not be liable for any act, omission or obligation
of the Trust or any trustee or officer; however, a trustee or officer is not protected against any
liability to the Trust or to the shareholders to which a trustee or officer would otherwise be
subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his or her office with the Trust (Disabling Conduct). The
Trusts Bylaws generally provide for indemnification by the Trust of the trustees, officers and
employees or agents of the Trust, provided that such persons have not engaged in Disabling Conduct.
Indemnification does not extend to judgments or amounts paid in settlement in any actions by or in
the right of the Trust. The Trust Agreement also authorizes the purchase of liability insurance on
behalf of trustees and officers. The Trusts Bylaws provide for the advancement of payments
of expenses to current and former trustees, officers and employees or agents of the Trust, or
anyone serving at their request, in connection with
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the preparation and presentation of a defense
to any claim, action, suit or proceeding, for which such person would be entitled to
indemnification; provided that any advancement of expenses would be reimbursed unless it is
ultimately determined that such person is entitled to indemnification for such expenses.
Share Certificates
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Shareholders of the Funds do not have the right to demand or require the Trust to issue
share certificates and share certificates are not issued.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
Classification
The Trust is an open-end management investment company. Each of the Funds except for Invesco V.I.
Financial Services Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund are diversified for purposes of
the 1940 Act. Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund are
non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means these Funds can invest a greater
percentage of their assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
Investment Strategies and Risks
Set forth below are detailed descriptions of the various types of securities and investment
techniques that Invesco and/or Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (PowerShares Capital)
investment advisor to Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund, and/or the Sub-Advisers (as defined
herein) may use in managing the Funds, as well as the risks associated with those types of
securities and investment techniques. The descriptions of the types of securities and investment
techniques below supplement the discussion of principal investment strategies and risks contained
in each Funds Prospectus. Where a particular type of security or investment technique is not
discussed in a Funds Prospectus, that security or investment technique is not a principal
investment strategy.
The underlying funds in which Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund primarily invests are
exchange-traded funds advised by PowerShares Capital, an affiliate of Invesco (such funds are
referred to as the PowerShares ETFs). Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund may also invest in
affiliated mutual funds advised by Invesco, unaffiliated mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and
other securities. Invesco and PowerShares Capital are affiliates of each other as they are both
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. The PowerShares ETFs and other underlying funds
are referred to as the Underlying Funds.
Unless otherwise indicated, an Underlying Fund may invest in all of the following types of
investments. Not all of the Funds or Underlying Funds invest in all of the types of securities or
use all of the investment techniques described below. A Fund or Underlying Fund might not invest in
all of these types of securities or use all of these techniques at any one time. Invesco, the
Sub-Adviser, and/or PowerShares Capital may invest in other types of securities and may use other
investment techniques in managing the Funds and the Underlying Funds, including those described
below for Funds and the Underlying Funds not specifically mentioned as investing in the security or
using the investment technique A Funds or Underlying Funds transactions in a particular type of
security or use of a particular technique is subject to limitations imposed by a Funds or the
Underlying Funds investment objective, policies and restrictions described in that Funds or the
Underlying Funds Prospectus and/or this Statement of Additional Information, as well as the
federal securities laws.
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The Funds and the Underlying Funds investment objectives, policies, strategies and practices
described below are non-fundamental unless otherwise indicated.
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund is a fund of funds which invests in Underlying Funds
and generally does not directly invest in the securities or use the investment techniques discussed
below. With respect to Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund, the types of securities and
investment techniques discussed below generally are those of the Underlying Funds.
Equity Investments
Common Stock.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund, Invesco V.I. High
Yield Fund and Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and/or the Underlying Funds may invest in common
stock. Common stock is issued by a company principally to raise cash for business purposes and
represents an equity or ownership interest in the issuing company. Common stockholders are
typically entitled to vote on important matters of the issuing company, including the selection of
directors, and may receive dividends on their holdings. A Fund participates in the success or
failure of any company in which it holds common stock. In the event a company is liquidated or
declares bankruptcy, the claims of bondholders, other debt holders, owners of preferred stock and
general creditors take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
The prices of common stocks change in response to many factors including the historical and
prospective earnings of the issuing company, the value of its assets, general economic conditions,
interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
Preferred Stock.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund and Invesco V.I.
Money Market Fund) and/or the Underlying Funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock,
unlike common stock, often offers a specified dividend rate payable from a companys earnings.
Preferred stock also generally has a preference over common stock on the distribution of a
companys assets in the event the company is liquidated or declares bankruptcy; however, the rights
of preferred stockholders on the distribution of a companys assets in the event of a liquidation
or bankruptcy are generally subordinate to the rights of the companys debt holders and general
creditors. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive,
causing the price of preferred stocks to decline.
Some fixed rate preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions which provide for
the stock to be retired or redeemed on a predetermined schedule, as well as call/redemption
provisions prior to maturity, which can limit the benefit of any decline in interest rates that
might positively affect the price of preferred stocks. Preferred stock dividends may be
cumulative, requiring all or a portion of prior unpaid dividends to be paid before dividends are
paid on the issuers common stock. Preferred stock may be participating, which means that it may
be entitled to a dividend exceeding the stated dividend in certain cases. In some cases an issuer
may offer auction rate preferred stock, which means that the interest to be paid is set by auction
and will often be reset at stated intervals.
Convertible Securities.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund and Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund) and/or the Underlying Funds may invest in convertible securities.
Convertible securities are generally bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities
or investments that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of
the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio
or predetermined price (the conversion price). A convertible security is designed to provide
current income and also the potential for capital appreciation through the conversion feature,
which enables the holder to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying common
stock. A convertible security may be called for redemption or conversion by
the issuer after a particular date and under
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certain circumstances (including a specified
price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a Fund is called for redemption or
conversion, the Fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying
common stock, or sell it to a third party, which may have an adverse effect on the Funds ability
to achieve its investment objectives. Convertible securities have general characteristics similar
to both debt and equity securities.
A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued until
the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion,
convertible securities have characteristics similar to non-convertible debt obligations and are
designed to provide for a stable stream of income with generally higher yields than common stocks.
However, there can be no assurance of current income because the issuers of the convertible
securities may default on their obligations. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in
a corporations capital structure and, therefore, generally entail less risk than the corporations
common stock. Convertible securities are subordinate in rank to any senior debt obligations of the
issuer, and, therefore, an issuers convertible securities entail more risk than its debt
obligations. Moreover, convertible securities are often rated below investment grade or not rated
because they fall below debt obligations and just above common stock in order of preference or
priority on an issuers balance sheet. To the extent that a Fund invests in convertible securities
with credit ratings below investment grade, such securities may have a higher likelihood of
default, although this may be somewhat offset by the convertibility feature.
Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible
debt securities of similar credit quality because of the potential for capital appreciation. The
common stock underlying convertible securities may be issued by a different entity than the issuer
of the convertible securities.
The value of convertible securities is influenced by both the yield of non-convertible
securities of comparable issuers and by the value of the underlying common stock. The value of a
convertible security viewed without regard to its conversion feature (
i.e.
, strictly on the basis
of its yield) is sometimes referred to as its investment value. The investment value of the
convertible security typically will fluctuate based on the credit quality of the issuer and will
fluctuate inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates. However, at the same time, the
convertible security will be influenced by its conversion value, which is the market value of the
underlying common stock that would be obtained if the convertible security were converted.
Conversion value fluctuates directly with the price of the underlying common stock, and will
therefore be subject to risks relating to the activities of the issuer and general market and
economic conditions. Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of
the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt
instrument.
If, because of a low price of the common stock, the conversion value is substantially below
the investment value of the convertible security, the price of the convertible security is governed
principally by its investment value. Generally, if the conversion value of a convertible security
increases to a point that approximates or exceeds its investment value, the value of the security
will be principally influenced by its conversion value. A convertible security will sell at a
premium over its conversion value to the extent investors place value on the right to acquire the
underlying common stock while holding an income-producing security.
While a Fund uses the same criteria to rate a convertible debt security that it uses to rate a
more conventional debt security, a convertible preferred stock is treated like a preferred stock
for the Funds financial reporting, credit rating and investment limitation purposes.
Alternative Entity Securities
. Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund and
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and/or the Underlying Funds may invest in alternative entity
securities which are the securities of entities that are formed as limited partnerships, limited
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liability companies, business trusts or other non-corporate entities that are similar to
common or preferred stock of corporations.
Foreign Investments
Foreign Securities.
Each Fund may invest in foreign securities.
Foreign securities are equity or debt securities issued by issuers outside the U.S., and
include securities in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts
(EDRs), or other securities representing underlying securities of foreign issuers (foreign
securities). ADRs are receipts, issued by U.S. banks, for the shares of foreign corporations, held
by the bank issuing the receipt. ADRs are typically issued in registered form, denominated in U.S.
dollars and designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. EDRs are similar to ADRs, except they
are typically issued by European banks or trust companies, denominated in foreign currencies and
designed for use outside the U.S. securities markets. ADRs and EDRs entitle the holder to all
dividends and capital gains on the underlying foreign securities, less any fees paid to the bank.
Purchasing ADRs or EDRs gives a Fund the ability to purchase the functional equivalent of foreign
securities without going to the foreign securities markets to do so. ADRs or EDRs that are
sponsored means that the foreign corporation whose shares are represented by the ADR or EDR is
actively involved in the issuance of the ADR or EDR, and generally provides material information
about the corporation to the U.S. market. An unsponsored ADR or EDR program means that the
foreign corporation whose shares are held by the bank is not obligated to disclose material
information in the United States, and, therefore, the market value of the ADR or EDR may not
reflect important facts known only to the foreign company.
Foreign debt securities include corporate debt securities of foreign issuers, certain foreign
bank obligations (see Bank Instruments) and U.S. dollar or foreign currency denominated obligations
of foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities (see Foreign
Government Obligations), international agencies and supranational entities.
The Funds consider various factors when determining whether a company is in a particular
country, including whether (1) it is organized under the laws of a country; (2) it has a principal
office in a country; (3) it derives 50% or more of its total revenues from businesses in a country;
and/or (4) its securities are traded principally on a stock exchange, or in an over-the-counter
market, in a particular country.
Investments by a Fund in foreign securities, including ADRs and EDRs, whether denominated in
U.S. dollars or foreign currencies, may entail all of the risks set forth below in addition to
those accompanying an investment in issuers in the U.S.
Currency Risk.
The value in U.S. Dollars of the Funds non-dollar denominated foreign
investments will be affected by changes in currency exchange rates. The U.S. dollar value of a
foreign security decreases when the value of the U.S. dollar rises against the foreign currency in
which the security is denominated and increases when the value of the U.S. dollar falls against
such currency.
Political and Economic Risk.
The economies of many of the countries in which the Funds may
invest may not be as developed as the United States economy and may be subject to significantly
different forces. Political, economic or social instability and development, expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, and limitations on the removal of funds or other assets could also adversely
affect the value of the Funds investments.
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Regulatory Risk.
Foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls
imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publicly available
information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Foreign
companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards,
corporate governance practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic
companies. Therefore, financial information about foreign companies may be incomplete, or may not
be comparable to the information available on U.S. companies. Income from foreign securities owned
by the Funds may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce dividend
income payable to the Funds shareholders.
There is generally less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges,
brokers, dealers, and listed companies in foreign countries than in the U.S., thus increasing the
risk of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio
securities. Foreign markets may also have different clearance and settlement procedures. If a Fund
experiences settlement problems it may result in temporary periods when a portion of the Funds
assets are uninvested and could cause the Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities or a
potential liability to the Fund arising out of the Funds inability to fulfill a contract to sell
such securities.
Market Risk.
Investing in foreign markets generally involves certain risks not typically
associated with investing in the United States. The securities markets in many foreign countries
will have substantially less trading volume than the United States markets. As a result, the
securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and experience more price volatility than
comparable domestic securities. Obtaining and/or enforcing judgments in foreign countries may be
more difficult, which may make it more difficult to enforce contractual obligations. Increased
custodian costs as well as administrative costs (such as the need to use foreign custodians) may
also be associated with the maintenance of assets in foreign jurisdictions. In addition,
transaction costs in foreign securities markets are likely to be higher, since brokerage commission
rates in foreign countries are likely to be higher than in the United States.
Risks of Developing Countries.
Certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in securities of
companies located in developing countries and each Fund (excluding Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund)
may invest up to 5%, Invesco V.I. Technology Fund may invest up to 10%, Invesco V.I. High Yield
Fund and Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund may invest up to 15%, Invesco V.I. International
Growth Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund may
invest up to 20% and Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund may invest up to 50% of their
respectivetotal assets in securities of companies located in developing countries. The Funds
consider developing countries to be those countries that are not included in the MSCI World Index.
Investments in developing countries present risks in addition to, or greater than, those presented
by investments in foreign issuers generally, and may include the following risks:
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currency exchange rates, currency control regulations or currency devaluation;
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on the economies and securities markets of certain developing countries;
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less diverse, have low trading volumes, suffer periods of relative illiquidity, and are
characterized by significant price volatility; and
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crisis could lead to price controls, forced mergers of companies, expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or creation of government monopolies.
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Foreign Government Obligations
. Each Fund (other than Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund, Invesco
V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund, Invesco V.I. Core Equity
Fund, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund, Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund and Invesco V.I.
Mid Cap Core Equity Fund) and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in debt securities of
foreign governments. Debt securities issued by foreign governments are often, but not always,
supported by the full faith and credit of the foreign governments, or their subdivisions, agencies
or instrumentalities, that issue them. These securities involve the risks discussed above under
Foreign Securities. Additionally, the issuer of the debt or the governmental authorities that
control repayment of the debt may be unwilling or unable to pay interest or repay principal when
due. Political or economic changes or the balance of trade may affect a countrys willingness or
ability to service its debt obligations. Periods of economic uncertainty may result in the
volatility of market prices of sovereign debt obligations, especially debt obligations issued by
the governments of developing countries. Foreign government obligations of developing countries,
and some structures of emerging market debt securities, both of which are generally below
investment grade, are sometimes referred to as Brady Bonds.
Foreign Exchange Transactions
. Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and certain
of the Underlying Funds that may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities has the
authority to purchase and sell foreign currency options, foreign currency futures contracts and
related options, and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e., for prompt
delivery and settlement) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time
or through forward currency contracts (referred to also as forward contracts; see also Forward
Currency Contracts). Because forward contracts are privately negotiated transactions, there can be
no assurance that a counterparty will honor its obligations.
The Funds will incur costs in converting assets from one currency to another. Foreign
exchange dealers may charge a fee for conversion. In addition, dealers may realize a profit based
on the difference between the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies in the spot and
forward markets.
A Fund will generally engage in these transactions in order to complete a purchase or sale of
foreign currency denominated securities The Funds may also use foreign currency options and
forward contracts to increase or reduce exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure from
one foreign currency to another in a cross currency hedge. Forward contracts are intended to
minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies; however, at the
same time, they tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such
currencies increase. Certain Funds may also engage in foreign exchange transactions, such as
forward contracts, for non-hedging purposes to enhance returns. Open positions in forward
contracts used for non-hedging purposes will be covered by the segregation of a sufficient amount
of liquid assets.
The Fund may purchase and sell currency futures and purchase and write currency options to
increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. The Fund also may purchase and
write currency options in connection with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures
contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on
exchanges and have standard contract sizes and delivery dates. Most currency futures contracts call
for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The uses and risks of currency futures are similar to
those of futures relating to securities or indices (see also Futures and Options). Currency
futures values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates but may not reflect other factors
that affect the value of the Funds investments.
Whether or not any hedging strategy will be successful is highly uncertain, and use of hedging
strategies may leave a Fund in a less advantageous position than if a hedge had not been
established. Moreover, it is impossible to forecast with precision the market value of portfolio
securities at the expiration of a foreign currency forward contract. Accordingly, a Fund may be
required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of
such
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transaction) if Invescos or the Sub-Advisers predictions regarding the movement of
foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate.
Certain Funds may hold a portion of their assets in bank deposits denominated in foreign
currencies, so as to facilitate investment in foreign securities as well as protect against
currency fluctuations and the need to convert such assets into U.S. dollars (thereby also reducing
transaction costs). To the extent these monies are converted back into U.S. dollars, the value of
the assets so maintained will be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency
exchange rates and exchange control regulations. Foreign exchange transactions may involve some of
the risks of investments in foreign securities. See Dividends, Distributions, and Tax Matters
Tax Matters Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions.
Foreign Bank Obligations
. Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income
Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield and Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund may invest in foreign bank
obligations. Foreign bank obligations include certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and
fixed time deposits and other obligations (a) denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by a foreign
branch of a domestic bank (Eurodollar Obligations), (b) denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by a
domestic branch of a foreign bank (Yankee dollar Obligations), and (c) issued by foreign branches
of foreign banks. Foreign banks are not generally subject to examination by any U. S. government
agency or instrumentality.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund will limit its aggregate investments in foreign bank
obligations, including Eurodollar obligations and Yankee dollar obligations, to 50% of its total
assets at the time of purchase, provided that there is no limitation upon the Funds investments in
(a) Eurodollar Obligations (as defined below), if the domestic parent of the foreign branch issuing
the obligation is unconditionally liable in the event that the foreign branch for any reason fails
to pay on the Eurodollar obligation; and (b) Yankee Dollar Obligations (as defined below), if the
U.S. branch of the foreign bank is subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Exchange-Traded Funds.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and certain of the
Underlying Funds may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Most ETFs are registered
under the 1940 Act as investment companies. Therefore, a Funds purchase of shares of an ETF may
be subject to the restrictions on investments in other investment companies discussed under Other
Investment Companies. ETFs have management fees, which increase their cost. The Fund may invest
in exchange-traded funds advised by PowerShares Capital. Invesco, the Sub-Advisers and PowerShares
Capital are affiliates of each other as they are all indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco
Ltd.
ETFs hold portfolios of securities, commodities and/or currencies that are designed to
replicate, as closely as possible before expenses, the price and/or yield of (i) a specified market
or other index, (ii) a basket of securities, commodities or currencies, or (iii) a particular
commodity or currency. The performance results of ETFs will not replicate exactly the performance
of the pertinent index, basket, commodity or currency due to transaction and other expenses,
including fees to service providers, borne by ETFs. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that
the portfolio of securities, commodities and/or currencies purchased by an ETF will replicate a
particular index or basket or price of a commodity or currency. ETF shares are sold and redeemed
at net asset value only in large blocks called creation units and redemption units, respectively.
ETF shares also may be purchased and sold in secondary market trading on national securities
exchanges, which allows investors to purchase and sell ETF shares at their market price throughout
the day.
Investments in ETFs generally present the same primary risks as an investment in a
conventional mutual fund that has the same investment objective, strategy and policies.
Investments
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in ETFs further involve the same risks associated with a direct investment in the
commodity or currency, or in the types of securities, commodities and/or currencies included in the
indices or baskets the ETFs are designed to replicate. In addition, shares of an ETF may trade at
a market price that is higher or lower than their net asset value and an active trading market in
such shares may not develop or continue. Moreover, trading of an ETFs shares may be halted if the
listing exchanges officials deem such action to be appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the
exchange, or the activation of market-wide circuit breakers (which are tied to large decreases in
stock prices) halts stock trading generally.
Debt Investments
U.S. Government Obligations.
Each Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in U.S.
Government obligations, which include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies and instrumentalities, including bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, as
well as stripped or zero coupon U.S. Treasury obligations.
U.S. Government Obligations may be, (i) supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury, (ii) supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, (iii)
supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agencys
obligations, or (iv) supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. There is a risk that the
U.S. Government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In that case, if the issuer were to
default, a Portfolio holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment
from the U.S. Government. For example, while the U.S. Government has recently provided financial
support to Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (Freddie Mac), no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will always do so,
since the U.S. Government is not so obligated by law. There also is no guarantee that the
government would support Federal Home Loan Banks. Accordingly, securities of Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac and Federal Home Loan Banks, and other agencies, may involve a risk of non-payment of principal
and interest.
Temporary Investments
. Each Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest a portion of
its assets in affiliated money market funds or in the types of money market instruments in which
those Funds would invest or other short-term U.S. government securities for cash management
purposes. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent
with the Funds principal investment strategies for temporary defensive purposes in anticipation of
or in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, or atypical
circumstances such as unusually large cash inflows or redemptions. As a result, the Fund may not
achieve its investment objective.
Rule 2a-7 Requirements.
As permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended, Invesco V.I.
Money Market Fund, a money market fund, seeks to maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by
using the amortized cost method to value portfolio securities and rounding the share value to the
nearest cent. Rule 2a-7 imposes requirements as to the diversification of each Portfolio, quality
of portfolio securities and maturity of the Portfolio and of individual securities.
Diversification.
In summary, Rule 2a-7 requires that a Portfolio may not invest in the
securities of any issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of the Portfolios total assets would be
invested in that issuer; provided that, each Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in
the First Tier Securities of a single issuer for up to three business days after acquisition.
Certain securities are not subject to this diversification requirement. These include: a security
subject to a guarantee from a non-controlled person (as defined in Rule 2a-7) of the issuer of the
security; U.S. Government securities; certain repurchase agreements; and shares of certain money
market funds. Rule 2a-7 imposes a separate diversification test upon the acquisition of a
guarantee or
demand feature. (A
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demand feature is, in summary, a right to sell a security at a price equal
to its approximate amortized cost plus accrued interest).
For purposes of these diversification requirements with respect to issuers of Municipal
Securities (defined under the caption Municipal Securities), each state (including the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico), territory and possession of the United States, each political
subdivision, agency, instrumentality, and authority thereof, and each multi-state agency of which a
state is a member is a separate issuer. When the assets and revenues of an agency, authority,
instrumentality, or other political subdivision are separate from the government creating the
subdivision and the security is backed only by assets and revenues of the subdivision, such
subdivision would be deemed to be the sole issuer. Similarly, in the case of an industrial
development bond or private activity bond, if such bond is backed only by the assets and revenues
of the non-governmental user, then such non-governmental user would be deemed to be the sole
issuer.
In summary, a First Tier Security is rated (or issued by an issuer that is rated) in the
highest short-term rating category by the Requisite NRSROs, or, if unrated, is determined by the
Portfolios investment adviser(subject to oversight and pursuant to guidelines established by the
Board) to be of comparable quality to such a rated security. Securities issued by a registered
investment company that is a money market fund and U.S. Government securities are also considered
to be First Tier Securities. The term Requisite NRSRO means (a) any two nationally recognized
statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) that have issued a rating with respect to a security or
class of debt obligations of an issuer, or (b) if only one NRSRO has issued a rating with respect
to such security or issuer at the time a Portfolio acquires the security, that NRSRO.
Quality.
The Portfolios may invest only in U.S. dollar denominated securities that the
Portfolios investment adviser (subject to oversight and pursuant to guidelines established by the
Board) determines present minimal credit risk and that are Eligible Securities as defined in Rule
2a-7. Rule 2a-7 defines an Eligible Security, in summary, as a security with a remaining maturity
of 397 calendar days or less that has been rated (or whose issuer has been rated) by the Requisite
NRSROs in one of the two highest short-term rating categories. Eligible Securities may also
include unrated securities determined by the Portfolios investment adviser (subject to oversight
and pursuant to guidelines established by the Board) to be of comparable quality to such rated
securities. The eligibility of a security with a guarantee may be determined based on whether the
guarantee is an Eligible Security.
The Portfolios will limit investments to those which are First Tier Securities at the time of
acquisition.
Maturity.
Under Rule 2a-7, each Portfolio may invest only in securities having remaining
maturities of 397 days or less and maintains a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity of 90
days or less. The maturity of a security is determined in compliance with Rule 2a-7, which permits,
among other things, certain securities bearing adjustable interest rates to be deemed to have a
maturity shorter than their stated maturity.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I.
Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund, Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund, Invesco
V.I. Global Health Care Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Government
Securities Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund, Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund, Invesco V.I. Technology
Fund, Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund and certain of the Underlying Fundsmay invest in mortgage-backed
and asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities are mortgage-related securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or issued by nongovernment
entities. Mortgage-related securities represent ownership in pools of mortgage loans assembled for
sale to investors by various government
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agencies such as GNMA and government-related organizations such as FNMA and the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) , as well as by nongovernment issuers such as commercial banks,
savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers and private mortgage insurance companies. Although
certain mortgage-related securities are guaranteed by a third party or otherwise similarly secured,
the market value of the security, which may fluctuate, is not so secured. These securities differ
from conventional bonds in that the principal is paid back to the investor as payments are made on
the underlying mortgages in the pool. Accordingly, a Fund receives monthly scheduled payments of
principal and interest along with any unscheduled principal prepayments on the underlying
mortgages. Because these scheduled and unscheduled principal payments must be reinvested at
prevailing interest rates, mortgage-backed securities do not provide an effective means of locking
in long-term interest rates for the investor.
In addition, there are a number of important differences among the agencies and
instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the
securities they issue. Mortgage-related securities issued by GNMA include GNMA Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates (also known as Ginnie Maes) which are guaranteed as to the timely payment
of principal and interest. That guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury. GNMA is a corporation wholly owned by the U.S. Government within the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Mortgage-related securities issued by FNMA include FNMA Guaranteed
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as Fannie Maes) and are guaranteed as to payment of
principal and interest by FNMA itself and backed by a line of credit with the U.S. Treasury. FNMA
is a government-sponsored entity wholly owned by public stockholders. Mortgage-related securities
issued by FHLMC include FHLMC Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as Freddie Macs)
guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by FHLMC itself and backed by a line of credit
with the U.S. Treasury. FHLMC is a government-sponsored entity wholly owned by public
stockholders.
In September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed FNMA and Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) into conservatorship, and FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers
and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC. The U.S. Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement with each of FNMA and FHLMC pursuant to which the U.S. Treasury will purchase up to an
aggregate of $200 billion of each of FNMA and FHLMC to maintain a positive net worth in each
enterprise; this agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprises
operation. The U.S. Treasury also announced the creation of a new secured lending facility that is
available to FNMA and FHLMC as a liquidity backstop and announced the creation of a temporary
program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA has the power to
repudiate any contract entered into by FNMA or FHLMC prior to FHFAs appointment if FHFA determines
that performance of the contract is burdensome and the repudiation of the contract promotes the
orderly administration of FNMAs or FHLMCs affairs. FHFA has indicated that it has no intention
to repudiate the guaranty obligations of FNMA or FHLMC. FHFA also has the right to transfer or
sell any asset or liability of FNMA or FHLMC without any approval, assignment or consent, although
FHFA has stated that is has no present intention to do so. In addition, holders of mortgage-backed
securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC may not enforce certain rights related to such securities
against FHFA, or the enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship.
Asset-backed securities are structured like mortgage-backed securities, but instead of
mortgage loans or interests in mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as
motor vehicle installment sales contracts or installment loan contracts, leases of various types of
real and personal property, and receivables from credit card agreements and from sales of personal
property. Regular payments received on asset-backed securities include both interest and
principal. Asset-backed securities typically have no U.S. Government backing. Additionally, the
ability of an issuer of asset-backed securities to enforce its security interest in the underlying
assets may be limited.
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If a Fund purchases a mortgage-backed or other asset-backed security at a premium, the premium
may be lost if there is a decline in the market value of the security whether resulting from
changes in interest rates or prepayments in the underlying collateral. As with other
interest-bearing securities, the prices of such securities are inversely affected by changes in
interest rates. Although the value of a mortgage-backed or other asset-backed security may decline
when interest rates rise, the converse is not necessarily true, since in periods of declining
interest rates the mortgages and loans underlying the securities are prone to prepayment, thereby
shortening the average life of the security and shortening the period of time over which income at
the higher rate is received. When interest rates are rising, the rate of prepayment tends to
decrease, thereby lengthening the period of time over which income at the lower rate is received.
For these and other reasons, a mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securitys average maturity
may be shortened or lengthened as a result of interest rate fluctuations and, therefore, it is not
possible to predict accurately the securitys return. In addition, while the trading market for
short-term mortgages and asset-backed securities is ordinarily quite liquid, in times of financial
stress the trading market for these securities may become restricted.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs).
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I.
Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Government Securities
Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in CMOs. A CMO is a hybrid between a
mortgage-backed bond and a mortgage pass-through security. A CMO is a type of mortgage-backed
security that creates separate classes with varying maturities and interest rates, called tranches.
Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, semiannually. CMOs may
be collateralized by whole mortgage loans, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of
mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.
CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different fixed or floating interest
rate and stated maturity. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the prepayment
experience of the collateral. CMOs provide for a modified form of call protection through a de
facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages according to how quickly the loans are repaid.
Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments,
is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer
maturity classes receive principal only after the first class has been retired. An investor is
partially guarded against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential
payments.
In a typical CMO transaction, a corporation (issuer) issues multiple series (e.g., Series A,
B, C and Z) of CMO bonds (Bonds). Proceeds of the Bond offering are used to purchase mortgages or
mortgage pass-through certificates (Collateral). The Collateral is pledged to a third party
trustee as security for the Bonds. Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to
pay principal on the Bonds in the following order: Series A, B, C and Z. The Series A, B, and C
Bonds all bear current interest. Interest on a Series Z Bond is accrued and added to principal and
a like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bond currently being paid off. Only
after the Series A, B, and C Bonds are paid in full does the Series Z Bond begin to receive
payment
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With some CMOs, the issuer serves as a conduit to allow loan originators (primarily
builders or savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios.
CMOs that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or by any of its agencies or
instrumentalities will be considered U.S. Government securities by the Funds, while other CMOs,
even if collateralized by U.S. Government securities, will have the same status as other privately
issued securities for purposes of applying the Funds diversification tests.
FHLMC CMOs are debt obligations of FHLMC issued in multiple classes having different maturity
dates which are secured by the pledge of a pool of conventional mortgage loans purchased by FHLMC.
Payments of principal and interest on the FHLMC CMOs are made semiannually. The amount of
principal payable on each semiannual payment date is determined
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FHLMCs mandatory sinking fund schedule, which, in turn, is equal to
approximately 100% of FHA prepayment experience applied to the mortgage collateral pool. All
sinking fund payments in the FHLMC CMOs are allocated to the retirement of the individual classes
of bonds in the order of their stated maturities. Payment of principal on the mortgage loans in
the collateral pool in excess of the amount of FHLMCs minimum sinking fund obligation for any
payment date are paid to the holders of the FHLMC CMOs as additional sinking fund payments.
Because of the pass-through nature of all principal payments received on the collateral pool in
excess of FHLMCs minimum sinking fund requirement, the rate at which principal of the FHLMC CMOs
is actually repaid is likely to be such that each class of bonds will be retired in advance of its
scheduled maturity date. If collection of principal (including prepayments) on the mortgage loans
during any semiannual payment period is not sufficient to meet FHLMC CMOs minimum sinking fund
obligation on the next sinking fund payment date, FHLMC agrees to make up the deficiency from its
general funds.
Classes of CMOs may also include interest only (IOs) and principal only (POs). IOs and POs are
stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages the cash flow
from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs (interest only
securities) receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs (principal only securities)
receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in
interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same
direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise
since this increases the rate at which the investment is returned and the yield to maturity on the
PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slow, the life of the PO is lengthened and the
yield to maturity is reduced.
CMOs are generally subject to the same risks as mortgage-backed securities. In addition, CMOs
may be subject to credit risk because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its
obligations and a Fund may not receive all or part of its principal. Obligations issued by U.S.
Government-related entities are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest, but are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. The performance of private label
mortgage-backed securities, issued by private institutions, is based on the financial health of
those institutions. Although GNMA guarantees timely payment of GNMA certificates even if
homeowners delay or default, tracking the pass-through payments may, at times, be difficult.
Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs).
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and
certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in CDOs. A CDO is a security backed by a pool of bonds,
loans and other debt obligations. CDOs are not limited to investing in one type of debt and
accordingly, a CDO may own corporate bonds, commercial loans, asset-backed securities, residential
mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and emerging market debt. The
CDOs securities are typically divided into several classes, or bond tranches, that have differing
levels of investment grade or credit tolerances. Most CDO issues are structured in a way that
enables the senior bond classes and mezzanine classes to receive investment-grade credit ratings.
Credit risk is shifted to the most junior class of securities. If any defaults occur in the assets
backing a CDO, the senior bond classes are first in line to receive principal and interest
payments, followed by the mezzanine classes and finally by the lowest rated (or non-rated) class,
which is known as the equity tranche. Similar in structure to a collateralized mortgage obligation
(described above) CDOs are unique in that they represent different types of debt and credit risk.
Credit Linked Notes (CLNs).
Invesco V.I. Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund,
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds invest in CLNs. A CLN is
a security with an embedded credit default swap allowing the issuer to transfer a specific credit
risk to credit investors.
CLNs are created through a Special Purpose Company (SPC), or trust, which is collateralized
with AAA-rated securities. The CLNs price or coupon is linked to the performance of the reference
asset of the second party. Generally, the CLN holder receives either fixed or floating coupon rate
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during the life of the CLN and par at maturity. The cash flows are dependent on specified
credit-related events. Should the second party default or declare bankruptcy, the CLN holder will
receive an amount equivalent to the recovery rate. In return for these risks, the CLN holder
receives a higher yield. The Fund bears the risk of default by the second party and any unforeseen
movements in the reference asset, which could lead to loss of principal and receipt of interest
payments. As with most derivative instruments, valuation of a CLN may be difficult due to the
complexity of the security.
Bank Instruments.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund,
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Money
Market Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in bank instruments. Bank instruments
are unsecured interest bearing bank deposits. Bank instruments include, but are not limited to,
certificates of deposits, time deposits, and bankers acceptances from U.S. or foreign banks as
well as Eurodollar certificates of deposit (Eurodollar CDs) and Eurodollar time deposits
(Eurodollar time deposits) of foreign branches of domestic banks. Some certificates of deposit is
a negotiable interest-bearing instrument with a specific maturity issued by banks and savings and
loan institutions in exchange for the deposit of funds, and can typically be traded in the
secondary market prior to maturity. Other certificates of deposit, like time deposits, are
non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds which earns a
specified rate of interest over a definite period of time; however, it cannot be traded in the
secondary market. A bankers acceptance is a bill of exchange or time draft drawn on and accepted
by a commercial bank.
An investment in Eurodollar CDs or Eurodollar time deposits may involve some of the same risks
that are described for Foreign Securities.
Commercial Instruments.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income
Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield, Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in commercial instruments, including commercial
paper, master notes and other short-term corporate instruments, that are denominated in U.S.
dollars or foreign currencies.
Commercial instruments are a type of instrument issued by large banks and corporations to
raise money to meet their short term debt obligations, and are only backed by the issuing bank or
corporations promise to pay the face amount on the maturity date specified on the note. Commercial
paper consists of short-term promissory notes issued by corporations. Commercial paper may be
traded in the secondary market after its issuance. Master notes are demand notes that permit the
investment of fluctuating amounts of money at varying rates of interest pursuant to arrangements
with issuers who meet the credit quality criteria of the Funds. The interest rate on a master note
may fluctuate based on changes in specified interest rates or may be reset periodically according
to a prescribed formula or may be a set rate. Although there is no secondary market in master
demand notes, if such notes have a demand feature, the payee may demand payment of the principal
amount of the note upon relatively short notice. Master notes are generally illiquid and therefore
subject to the Funds percentage limitations for investments in illiquid securities. Commercial
instruments may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Synthetic Municipal Instruments.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund and certain of the
Underlying Funds may invest in synthetic municipal instruments, the value of and return on which
are derived from underlying securities. The types of synthetic municipal instruments in which the
Fund may invest include tender option bonds and variable rate trust certificates. Both types of
instruments involve the deposit into a trust or custodial account of one or more long-term
tax-exempt bonds or notes (Underlying Bonds), and the sale of certificates evidencing interests in
the trust or custodial account to investors such as the Fund. The trustee or custodian
receives the long-term fixed rate interest payments on the Underlying Bonds, and pays certificate
holders short-term floating or variable interest rates which are reset periodically. A tender
option bond provides a certificate holder with the conditional right to sell its certificate to
the sponsor or some designated third party at specified intervals and receive the par value of the
certificate plus accrued interest (a demand
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feature). A variable rate trust certificate
evidences an interest in a trust entitling the certificate holder to receive variable rate interest
based on prevailing short-term interest rates and also typically provides the certificate holder
with the conditional demand feature the right to tender its certificate at par value plus accrued
interest.
Typically, a certificate holder cannot exercise the demand feature until the occurrence of
certain conditions, such as where the issuer of the Underlying Bond defaults on interest payments.
Moreover, because synthetic municipal instruments involve a trust or custodial account and a third
party conditional demand feature, they involve complexities and potential risks that may not be
present where a municipal security is owned directly.
The tax-exempt character of the interest paid to certificate holders is based on the
assumption that the holders have an ownership interest in the Underlying Bonds; however, the IRS
has not issued a ruling addressing this issue. In the event the IRS issues an adverse ruling or
successfully litigates this issue, it is possible that the interest paid to the Fund on certain
synthetic municipal instruments would be deemed to be taxable. The Fund relies on opinions of
special tax counsel on this ownership question and opinions of bond counsel regarding the
tax-exempt character of interest paid on the Underlying Bonds.
Municipal Securities.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate
Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund, Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund and certain of the Underlying
Funds may invest in Municipal Securities. Municipal Securities include debt obligations of
states, territories or possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their
political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, issued to obtain funds for various public
purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as airports,
bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer
works. Other public purposes for which Municipal Securities may be issued include the refunding of
outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for general operating expenses and lending such funds to
other public institutions and facilities.
The principal and interest payments for industrial development bonds or pollution control
bonds are often the sole responsibility of the industrial user and therefore may not be backed by
the taxing power of the issuing municipality. The interest paid on such bonds may be exempt from
federal income tax, although current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the purposes
and size of such issues. Such obligations are considered to be Municipal Securities provided that
the interest paid thereon, in the opinion of bond counsel, qualifies as exempt from federal income
tax. However, interest on Municipal Securities may give rise to a federal alternative minimum tax
(AMT) liability and may have other collateral federal income tax consequences. There is a risk that
some or all of the interest received by the Fund from tax-exempt Municipal Securities might become
taxable as a result of tax law changes or determinations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). See
Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters.
The two major classifications of Municipal Securities are bonds and notes. Bonds may be
further classified as general obligation or revenue issues. General obligation bonds are
secured by the issuers pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of
principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from the revenues derived from a particular
facility or class of facilities, and in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other
specific revenue source, but not from the general taxing power. Tax-exempt industrial development
bonds are in most cases revenue bonds and do not generally carry the pledge of the credit of the
issuing municipality. Notes are short-term instruments which usually mature in less than two
years. Most notes are general obligations of the issuing municipalities or agencies and are
sold in anticipation of a bond sale, collection of taxes or receipt of other revenues.
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Municipal Securities also include the following securities:
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Bond Anticipation Notes usually are general obligations of state and local
governmental issuers which are sold to obtain interim financing for projects that
will eventually be funded through the sale of long-term debt obligations or bonds.
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Tax Anticipation Notes are issued by state and local governments to finance the
current operations of such governments. Repayment is generally to be derived from
specific future tax revenues. Tax anticipation notes are usually general
obligations of the issuer.
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Revenue Anticipation Notes are issued by governments or governmental bodies
with the expectation that future revenues from a designated source will be used to
repay the notes. In general, they also constitute general obligations of the
issuer.
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Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper (Municipal Paper) is similar to taxable commercial
paper, except that tax-exempt commercial paper is issued by states, municipalities
and their agencies.
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The Fund also may purchase participation interests or custodial receipts from financial
institutions. These participation interests give the purchaser an undivided interest in one or
more underlying Municipal Securities.
After purchase by the Fund, an issue of Municipal Securities may cease to be rated by Moodys
Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or Standard and Poors Ratings Services (S&P), or another
nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or the rating of such a security may
be reduced below the minimum credit quality rating required for purchase by the Fund. Neither
event would require the Fund to dispose of the security. To the extent that the ratings applied by
Moodys, S&P or another NRSRO to Municipal Securities may change as a result of changes in these
rating systems, the Fund will attempt to use comparable credit quality ratings as standards for its
investments in Municipal Securities.
Since the Fund invests in Municipal Securities backed by insurance companies and other
financial institutions, changes in the financial condition of these institutions could cause losses
to the Fund and affect its share price.
The Fund may invest in Municipal Securities that are insured by financial insurance companies.
Since a limited number of entities provide such insurance, the Fund may invest more than 25% of
its assets in securities insured by the same insurance company.
The Fund may also invest in taxable municipal securities. Taxable municipal securities are
debt securities issued by or on behalf of states and their political subdivisions, the District of
Columbia, and possessions of the United States, the interest on which is not exempt from federal
income tax.
The yields on Municipal Securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including general
economic and monetary conditions, money market factors, conditions of the Municipal Securities
market, size of a particular offering, and maturity and rating of the obligation. Because many
Municipal Securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those related to education,
health care, transportation and various utilities, conditions in those sectors and the financial
condition of an individual municipal issuer can affect the overall municipal market. The market
values of the Municipal Securities held by the Fund will be affected by changes in the
yields available on similar securities. If yields increase following the purchase of a
Municipal Security, the market value of such Municipal Security will generally decrease.
Conversely, if yields decrease, the market value of a Municipal Security will generally increase.
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Municipal Lease Obligations.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified
Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield, Invesco V.I. Money
Market Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in municipal lease obligations by
purchasing such obligations directly or through participation interests.
Municipal lease obligations, a type of Municipal Security, may take the form of a lease, an
installment purchase contract or a conditional sales contract. Municipal lease obligations are
issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land, equipment and facilities
such as state and municipal vehicles, telecommunications and computer equipment, and other capital
assets. Interest payments on qualifying municipal lease obligations are generally exempt from
federal income taxes.
Municipal lease obligations are generally subject to greater risks than general obligation or
revenue bonds. State laws set forth requirements that states or municipalities must meet in order
to issue municipal obligations, and such obligations may contain a covenant by the issuer to budget
for, appropriate, and make payments due under the obligation. However, certain municipal lease
obligations may contain non-appropriation clauses which provide that the issuer is not obligated
to make payments on the obligation in future years unless funds have been appropriated for this
purpose each year. If not enough money is appropriated to make the lease payments, the leased
property may be repossessed as security for holders of the municipal lease obligation. In such an
event, there is no assurance that the propertys private sector or re-leasing value will be enough
to make all outstanding payments on the municipal lease obligation or that the payments will
continue to be tax-free. Additionally, it may be difficult to dispose of the underlying capital
asset in the event of non-appropriation or other default. Direct investments by the Fund in
municipal lease obligations may be deemed illiquid and therefore subject to the Funds percentage
limitations for investments in illiquid securities and the risks of holding illiquid securities.
Investment Grade Debt Obligations.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund)
and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations issued
or guaranteed by U.S. corporations or U.S. commercial banks, U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of
foreign issuers and debt obligations of foreign issuers denominated in foreign currencies. Debt
obligations include, among others, bonds, notes, debentures and variable rate demand notes.
These obligations must meet minimum ratings criteria set forth for the Fund or, if unrated, be
of comparable quality. Bonds rated Baa3 or higher by Moodys Investors Service and/or BBB or higher
by Standard & Poors or Fitch Ratings, Ltd are typically considered investment grade debt
obligations. The description of debt securities ratings may be found in Appendix A
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In choosing corporate debt securities on behalf of a Fund, portfolio managers may consider:
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earnings coverage of interest and dividends, (d) ability to operate under adverse
economic conditions, (e) fair market value of assets, and (f) in the case of foreign
issuers, unique political, economic or social conditions applicable to such issuers
country; and,
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Debt securities are subject to a variety of risks, such as interest rate risk, income risk,
prepayment risk, inflation risk, credit risk, currency risk and default risk.
Non-Investment Grade Debt Obligations (Junk Bonds).
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund,
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund and certain of the
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Underlying
Funds may invest in lower-rated or non-rated debt securities commonly known as junk bonds.
Bonds rated Ba or below by Moodys Investors Service and/or BB or below by Standard & Poors or
Fitch Ratings, Ltd are typically considered non- investment grade or junk bonds. Analysis of the
creditworthiness of junk bond issuers is more complex than that of investment-grade issuers and the
success of the Funds adviser in managing these decisions is more dependent upon its own credit
analysis than is the case with investment-grade bonds. Description of debt securities ratings are
found in Appendix A.
The capacity of junk bonds to pay interest and repay principal is considered speculative.
While junk bonds may provide an opportunity for greater income and gains, they are subject to
greater risks than higher-rated debt securities. The prices of and yields on junk bonds may
fluctuate to a greater extent than those of higher-rated debt securities. Junk bonds are generally
more sensitive to individual issuer developments, economic conditions and regulatory changes than
higher-rated bonds. Issuers of junk bonds are often issued by smaller, less-seasoned companies or
companies that are highly leveraged with more traditional methods of financing unavailable to them.
Junk bonds are generally at a higher risk of default because such issues are often unsecured or
otherwise subordinated to claims of the issuers other creditors. If a junk bond issuer defaults,
a Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery. The secondary markets in which junk bonds
are traded may be thin and less liquid than the market for higher-rated debt securities and a Fund
may have difficulty selling certain junk bonds at the desired time and price. Less liquidity in
secondary trading markets could adversely affect the price at which a Fund could sell a particular
junk bond, and could cause large fluctuations in the net asset value of that Funds shares. The
lack of a liquid secondary market may also make it more difficult for a Fund to obtain accurate
market quotations in valuing junk bond assets and elements of judgment may play a greater role in
the valuation.
Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund and certain of the
Underlying Funds may invest, subject to an overall 15% limit on loans, in loan participations or
assignments.
Loans and loan participations are interests are interests in amounts owed by a corporate,
governmental or other borrowers to another party. They may represent amounts owed to lenders or
lending syndicates, to suppliers of goods or services, or to other parties. The Fund will have the
right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the
lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the
borrower. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to
enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor
any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from any
collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund
will be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the
participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, a Fund may be
treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender
and the borrower.
When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the
borrower on the loan. However, because assignments are arranged through private negotiations
between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by a Fund
as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by
the assigning lender. In addition, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could be part owner of
any collateral and could bear the costs and liabilities of owning and disposing of the collateral.
Investments in loans, loan participations and assignments present the possibility that the
Fund could be held liable as a co-lender under emerging legal theories of lender liability. The
Fund anticipates that loans, loan participations and assignments could be sold only to a limited
number of institutional investors. If there is no active secondary market for a loan, it may be
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the interests in such a loan ay a price that is acceptable or to even obtain
pricing information. In addition, some loans, loan participations and assignments may not be rated
by major rating agencies and may not be protected by the securities laws.
Structured Notes and Indexed Securities.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I.
Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may
invest in structured notes or other indexed securities.
Structured notes are derivative debt instruments, the interest rate or principal of which is
linked to currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (reference
instruments). Indexed securities may include structured notes and other securities wherein the
interest rate or principal are determined by a reference instrument.
Most structured notes and indexed securities are fixed income securities that have maturities
of three years or less. The interest rate or the principal amount payable at maturity of an
indexed security may vary based on changes in one or more specified reference instruments, such as
a floating interest rate compared with a fixed interest rate. The reference instrument need not be
related to the terms of the indexed security. Structured notes and indexed 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 or to one or more options on
the underlying reference instrument.
Structured notes and indexed securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other
types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument.
Structured notes or indexed securities also may be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult
to accurately price than less complex securities and instruments or more traditional debt
securities. In addition to the credit risk of the structured note or indexed securitys issuer 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. Further, in the case of certain structured notes or indexed
securities in which the interest rate, or exchange rate in the case of currency, is linked to a
referenced instrument, the rate may be increased or decreased or the terms may provide that, under
certain circumstances, the principal amount payable on maturity may be reduced to zero resulting in
a loss to the Fund.
Other Investments
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate
Fund) and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest up to 15% of its total assets in equity
interests and/or debt obligations issued by REITs. Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund may invest
all of its total assets in equity and/or debt securities issued by REITs.
REITs are trusts that sell equity or debt securities to investors and use the proceeds to
invest in real estate or interests therein. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets
directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs
can also realize capital gains by selling property that has appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs
invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection
of interest payments.
Investments in REITS may be subject to many of the same risks as direct investments in real
estate. These risks include difficulties in valuing and trading real estate, declines in the value
of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, adverse changes in the
climate for real estate, environmental liability risks, increases in property taxes and operating
expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, limitations on rents, changes in
neighborhood values, the appeal of properties to tenants, heavy cash flow dependency and increases
in interest rates. To
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the extent that a Fund invests in REITs, the Fund could conceivably own real
estate directly as a result of a default on the REIT interests or obligations it owns.
In addition to the risks of direct real estate investment described above, equity REITs may be
affected by any changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while mortgage
REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are also subject to the
following risks: they are dependent upon management skill and on cash flows; are not diversified;
are subject to defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to maintain
an exemption from the 1940 Act; and are subject to interest rate risk. A Fund that invests in
REITs will bear a proportionate share of the expenses of the REITs.
Other Investment Companies.
Each Fund and each of the Underlying Funds may purchase shares of
other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds. For each Fund (except Invesco V.I.
Global Multi-Asset Fund and/or Underlying Funds), the 1940 Act imposes the following restrictions
on investments in other investment companies: (i) a Fund may not purchase more than 3% of the
total outstanding voting stock of another investment company; (ii) a Fund may not invest more than
5% of its total assets in securities issued by another investment company; and (iii) a Fund may not
invest more than 10% of its total assets in securities issued by other investment companies. The
1940 Act and related rules provide certain exemptions from these restrictions. For example, under
certain conditions, a Fund may acquire an unlimited amount of shares of mutual funds that are part
of the same group of investment companies as the acquiring fund. In addition, these restrictions do
not apply to investments by the Funds in investment companies that are money market funds,
including money market funds that have Invesco or an affiliate of Invesco as an investment adviser
(the Affiliated Money Market Funds). As discussed previously, Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
is structured as a fund of funds under the 1940 Act and invests in other investment companies.
When a Fund purchases shares of another investment company, including an Affiliated Money
Market Fund, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of the advisory fees and other
operating expenses of such investment company and will be subject to the risks associated with the
portfolio investments of the underlying investment company.
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund and Invesco V.I.
Dynamics Fund may invest in MLPs.
Operating earnings flow directly to the unitholders of MLPs in the form of cash distributions.
Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major
difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The
ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount
of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments.
The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership and
include less restrictive governance and regulation, and therefore less protection for the MLP
investor, than investors in a corporation. Additional risks include those risks traditionally
associated with investing in the particular industry or industries in which the MLP invests.
Defaulted Securities.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate
Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in defaulted
securities.
Defaulted securities are debt securities on which the issuer is not currently making interest
payments. In order to enforce its rights in defaulted securities, the Fund may be required to
participate in legal proceedings or take possession of and manage assets securing the issuers
obligations on the defaulted securities. This could increase the Funds operating expenses and
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adversely affect its net asset value. Risks in defaulted securities may be considerably higher as
they are generally unsecured and subordinated to other creditors of the issuer. Any investments by
the Fund in defaulted securities will also be considered illiquid securities subject to the
limitations described herein, unless Invesco and/or the Sub-Advisers determines that such defaulted
securities are liquid under guidelines adopted by the Board.
Variable or Floating Rate Instruments.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I.
Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Government Securities
Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund, Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund and certain of the Underlying
Funds may invest in variable or floating rate instruments.
Variable or floating rate instruments are securities that provide for a periodic adjustment in
the interest rate paid on the obligation. The interest rates for securities with variable interest
rates are readjusted on set dates (such as the last day of the month or calendar quarter) and the
interest rates for securities with floating rates are reset whenever a specified interest rate
change occurs. Variable or floating interest rates generally reduce changes in the market price of
securities from their original purchase price because, upon readjustment, such rates approximate
market rates. Accordingly, as market interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for
capital appreciation or depreciation is less for variable or floating rate securities than for
fixed rate obligations. Many securities with variable or floating interest rates have a demand
feature allowing the Underlying Fund to demand payment of principal and accrued interest prior to
its maturity. The terms of such demand instruments require payment of principal and accrued
interest by the issuer, a guarantor, and/or a liquidity provider. All variable or floating rate
instruments will meet the applicable rating standards of the Underlying Funds. The Funds
adviser, or Sub-adviser, as applicable, may determine that an unrated floating rate or variable
rate demand obligation meets the Funds rating standards by reason of being backed by a letter of
credit or guarantee issued by a bank that meets those rating standards.
Zero-Coupon and Pay-in-Kind Securities.
To the extent consistent with its investment
objective, Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund, Invesco V.I.
Dynamics Fund, Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund, Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund, Invesco V.I. High Yield
Fund, Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund, Invesco V.I. Technology Fund, Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund and
certain of the Underlying Funds may invest in zero-coupon or pay-in-kind securities.
Zero-coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt
securities that traditionally provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon
payment). Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases
the interest rate and credit risks of a zero coupon security. Pay-in-kind securities are
securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the
holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Zero-coupon and
pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and less liquidity in the
event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular
interest payment periods. Investors may purchase zero coupon and pay in kind securities at a price
below the amount payable at maturity. The difference between the purchase price and the amount
paid at maturity represents original issue discount on the security.
Participation Notes.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds
may invest in participation notes. Participation notes, also known as participation certificates,
are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to replicate the performance of foreign
companies or foreign securities markets and can be used by the Fund as an alternative means to
access the securities market of a country. The performance results of participation notes will not
replicate exactly the performance of the foreign company or foreign securities market that they
seek to replicate due to transaction and other expenses. Investments in participation notes
involve the same risks associated with a direct investment in the underlying foreign companies or
foreign securities market that they seek to replicate. Participation notes are generally traded
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counter and are subject to counterparty risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that the
broker-dealer or bank that issues them will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the
transaction with the Fund. Participation notes constitute general unsecured contractual
obligations of the banks or broker-dealers that issue them, and a Fund is relying on the
creditworthiness of such banks or broker-dealers and has no rights under a participation note
against the issuer of the underlying assets.
Investment Techniques
Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities.
Each Fund and the
Underlying Funds may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or
delayed-delivery basis.
Forward commitments, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis means that delivery and payment
take place in the future after the date of the commitment to purchase or sell the securities at a
pre-determined price and/or yield. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs a month or more
after the purchase or sale commitment is made. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser
until the security is delivered. Forward commitments also include To be announced (TBA) mortgage
backed securities, which are contracts for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities to be
delivered at a future agreed upon date, whereby the specific mortgage pool numbers or the number of
pools that will be delivered to fulfill the trade obligation or terms of the contract are unknown
at the time of the trade. A Fund may also enter into buy/sell back transactions (a form of delayed
delivery agreement). In a buy/sell back transaction, a Fund enters a trade to sell securities at
one price and simultaneously enters a trade to buy the same securities at another price for
settlement at a future date. Although a Fund generally intends to acquire or dispose of securities
on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis, a Fund may sell these securities or
its commitment before the settlement date if deemed advisable.
When purchasing a security on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, a
Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and
yield fluctuation, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value.
Securities purchased on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are subject to
changes in value based upon the publics perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and
changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Accordingly, securities acquired on
such a basis may expose a Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to
actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery
basis may involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery
takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself.
Investment in these types of securities may increase the possibility that the Fund will incur
short-term gains subject to federal taxation or short-term losses if the Fund must engage in
portfolio transactions in order to honor its commitment. Until the settlement date, a Fund will
segregate liquid assets of a dollar value sufficient at all times to make payment for the forward
commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. Such segregated liquid assets will be
marked-to-market daily, and the amount segregated will be increased if necessary to maintain
adequate coverage of the delayed delivery commitments. No additional forward, when-issued or
delayed delivery commitments will be made by a Fund if, as a result, more than 25% of the
Funds total assets would become so committed. The delayed delivery securities, which will not
begin to accrue interest or dividends until the settlement date, will be recorded as an asset of a
Fund and will be subject to the risk of market fluctuation. The purchase price of the delayed
delivery securities is a liability of a Fund until settlement.
Short Sales.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and/or the Underlying Funds
may engage in short sales. A Fund (except Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund) and certain of the
Underlying Funds do not currently intend to engage in short sales other than short sales against
the box. A Fund will not sell a security short if, as a result of such short sale, the
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market value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the Funds total assets. This limitation
does not apply to short sales against the box.
A short sale involves the sale of a security which a Fund does not own in the hope of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, a
Fund must borrow the security from a broker. The Fund normally closes a short sale by purchasing an
equivalent number of shares of the borrowed security on the open market and delivering them to the
broker. A short sale is typically effected when the Funds adviser believes that the price of a
particular security will decline. Open short positions using futures or forward currency contracts
are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
To secure its obligation to deliver the securities sold short to the broker, a Fund will be
required to deposit cash or liquid securities with the broker. In addition, the Fund may have to
pay a premium to borrow the securities, and while the loan of the security sold short is
outstanding, the Fund is required to pay to the broker the amount of any dividends paid on shares
sold short. In addition to maintaining collateral with the broker, a Fund will set aside an amount
of cash or liquid securities equal to the difference, if any, between the current market value of
the securities sold short and any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the
broker-dealer in connection with the short sale. The collateral will be marked to market daily.
The amounts deposited with the broker or segregated with the custodian do not have the effect of
limiting the amount of money that the Fund may lose on a short sale. Short sale transactions
covered in this manner are not considered senior securities and are not subject to the Funds
fundamental investment limitations on senior securities and borrowings.
Short positions create a risk that a Fund will be required to cover them by buying the
security at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the
Fund. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. Because
a short position loses value as the securitys price increases, the loss on a short sale is
theoretically unlimited. The loss on a long position is limited to what the Fund originally paid
for the security together with any transaction costs. The Fund may not always be able to borrow a
security the Fund seeks to sell short at a particular time or at an acceptable price. It is
possible that the market value of the securities the Fund holds in long positions will decline at
the same time that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold short increases, thereby
increasing the Funds potential volatility. Because the Fund may be required to pay dividends,
interest, premiums and other expenses in connection with a short sale, any benefit for the Fund
resulting from the short sale will be decreased, and the amount of any ultimate gain or loss will
be decreased or increased, respectively, by the amount of such expenses.
The Fund may also enter into short sales against the box. Short sales against the box are
short sales of securities that a Fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount
to the securities sold short). If a Fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be
required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or
securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such
securities while the short sale is outstanding. The Fund will incur transaction costs including
interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the
box.
Short sales against the box result in a constructive sale and require a Fund to recognize
any taxable gain unless an exception to the constructive sale applies. See Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters- Determination of Taxable Income of a Regulated
Investment Company.
Margin Transactions
. Neither of the Funds nor any of the Underlying Funds will purchase any
security on margin, except that each Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary
for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. The payment by a Fund of initial
or variation margin in connection with futures or related options transactions will not be
considered the purchase of a security on margin.
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Interfund Loans
. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an exemptive order
permitting the Invesco Funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or
emergency purposes. The Invesco Funds interfund lending program is subject to a number of
conditions, including the requirements that: (1) an interfund loan will generally only occur if the
interest rate on the loan is more favorable to the borrowing fund than the interest rate typically
available from a bank for a comparable transaction and the rate is more favorable to the lending
fund than the rate available on overnight repurchase transactions; (2) an Invesco Fund may not lend
more than 15% of its net assets through the program (measured at the time of the last loan); and
(3) an Invesco Fund may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to another Invesco Fund through the
program (measured at the time of the loan). A Fund may participate in the program only if and to
the extent that such participation is consistent with the Funds investment objective and
investment policies. Interfund loans have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called
with one days notice and may be repaid on any day.
Borrowing.
The Funds and each Underlying Fund may borrow money to the extent permitted under
the Fund Policies. Such borrowings may be utilized (i) for temporary or emergency purposes; (ii)
in anticipation of or in response to adverse market conditions; or, (iii) for cash management
purposes. Invesco V.I. High Yield, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Government
Securities Fund may also borrow money to purchase additional securities when Invesco or the
Sub-Adviser deems it advantageous to do so. All borrowings are limited to an amount not exceeding
33 1/3% of a Funds total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than
borrowings). Any borrowings that exceed this amount will be reduced within three business days to
the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation even if it is not advantageous to sell
securities at that time.
If there are unusually heavy redemptions, a Fund may have to sell a portion of its investment
portfolio at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. Selling Fund securities under these
circumstances may result in a lower net asset value per share or decreased dividend income, or
both. Invesco and the Sub-Advisers believe that, in the event of abnormally heavy redemption
requests, a Funds borrowing ability would help to mitigate any such effects and could make the
forced sale of their portfolio securities less likely.
The ability of Invesco V.I. High Yield, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund and Invesco V.I.
Government Securities Fund to borrow money to purchase additional securities gives these Funds
greater flexibility to purchase securities for investment or tax reasons and not to be dependent on
cash flows. To the extent borrowing costs exceed the return on the additional investments, the
return realized by the Funds shareholders will be adversely affected. The Funds borrowing to
purchase additional securities creates an opportunity for a greater total return to the Fund, but,
at the same time, increases exposure to losses. The Funds willingness to borrow money for
investment purposes, and the amount it borrows depends upon many factors, including investment
outlook, market conditions and interest rates. Successful use of borrowed money to purchase
additional investments depends on Invescos or the Sub-Advisers ability to predict correctly
interest rates and market movements; such a strategy may not be successful during any period in
which it is employed.
The Funds may borrow from a bank, broker-dealer, or an Invesco Fund. Additionally, the Funds
are permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in their account with their
custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the Funds may either (i)
leave Funds as a compensating balance in their account so the custodian bank can be compensated by
earning interest on such Funds; or (ii) compensate the custodian bank by paying it an agreed upon
rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or
broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Funds total assets or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are
outstanding.
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Lending Portfolio Securities
. Each Fund and each Underlying Fund may each lend its portfolio
securities (principally to broker-dealers) to generate additional income. Such loans are callable
at any time and are continuously secured by segregated collateral equal to no less than the market
value, determined daily, of the loaned securities. Such collateral will be cash, letters of
credit, or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies. Each
Fund may lend portfolio securities to the extent of one-third of its total assets. A Fund will
loan its securities only to parties that Invesco has determined are in good standing and when, in
Invescos judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
A Fund will not have the right to vote securities while they are on loan, but it can call a
loan in anticipation of an important vote. The Fund would receive income in lieu of dividends on
loaned securities and may, at the same time, generate income on the loan collateral or on the
investment of any cash collateral.
If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of
insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering securities
loaned or gaining access to the collateral. If the Fund is not able to recover the securities
loaned, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement security in the market. Lending
securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the
loaned securities increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly.
Any cash received as collateral for loaned securities will be invested, in accordance with a
Funds investment guidelines, in short-term money market instruments or Affiliated Money Market
Funds. Investing this cash subjects that investment to market appreciation or depreciation. For
purposes of determining whether a Fund is complying with its investment policies, strategies and
restrictions, the Fund will consider the loaned securities as assets of the Fund, but will not
consider any collateral received as a Fund asset. The Fund will bear any loss on the investment of
cash collateral.
For a discussion of tax considerations relating to lending portfolio securities, see
Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters Securities Lending.
Repurchase Agreements.
Each Fund and each Underlying Fund may engage in repurchase agreement
transactions involving the types of securities in which it is permitted to invest. Repurchase
agreements are agreements under which a Fund acquires ownership of a security from a broker-dealer
or bank that agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price (which is
higher than the purchase price), thereby determining the yield during a Funds holding period. A
Fund may enter into a continuing contract or open repurchase agreement under which the seller
is under a continuing obligation to repurchase the underlying securities from the Fund on demand
and the effective interest rate is negotiated on a daily basis. Repurchase agreements may be viewed
as loans made by a Fund which are collateralized by the securities subject to repurchase.
If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with
the terms of the agreement, a Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could
experience a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent that the proceeds of
the sale including accrued interest are less than the resale price provided in the agreement,
including interest. In addition, although the Bankruptcy Code and other insolvency laws may
provide certain protections for some types of repurchase agreements, if the seller of a repurchase
agreement should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, a Fund may incur delay and
costs in selling the underlying security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the
value of the underlying security declines. The securities underlying a repurchase agreement will
be marked-to-market every business day so that the value of such securities is at least equal to
the investment value of the repurchase agreement, including any accrued interest thereon.
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The Funds may invest their cash balances in joint accounts with other Invesco Funds for
the purpose of investing in repurchase agreements with maturities not to exceed 60 days, and in
certain other money market instruments with remaining maturities not to exceed 90 days. Repurchase
agreements are considered loans by a Fund under the 1940 Act.
Restricted and Illiquid Securities
. Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and
each Underlying Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities that are
illiquid.
Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the normal
course of business at the price at which they are valued. Illiquid securities may include a wide
variety of investments, such as: (1) repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days (unless
the agreements have demand/redemption features); (2) OTC options contracts and certain other
derivatives (including certain swap agreements); (3) fixed time deposits that are not subject to
prepayment or that provide for withdrawal penalties upon prepayment (other than overnight
deposits); (4) loan interests and other direct debt instruments; (5) municipal lease obligations;
(6) commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act);
and (7) securities that are unregistered, that can be sold to qualified institutional buyers in
accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or that are exempt from registration under the 1933
Act or otherwise restricted under the federal securities laws.
Limitations on the resale of restricted securities may have an adverse effect on their
marketability, which may prevent a Fund from disposing of them promptly at reasonable prices. The
Fund may have to bear the expense of registering such securities for resale, and the risk of
substantial delays in effecting such registrations. A Funds difficulty valuing and selling
illiquid securities may result in a loss or be costly to the Fund.
If a substantial market develops for a restricted security or other illiquid investment held
by a Fund, it may be treated as a liquid security, in accordance with procedures and guidelines
approved by the Board. While Invesco monitors the liquidity of restricted securities on a daily
basis, the Board oversees and retains ultimate responsibility for Invescos liquidity
determinations. Invesco considers various factors when determining whether a security is liquid,
including the frequency of trades, availability of quotations and number of dealers or qualified
institutional buyers in the market.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements.
Each Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may engage in
reverse repurchase agreements.
Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements that involve the sale of securities held by a
Fund to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, with an agreement that the Fund
will repurchase the securities at an agreed upon price and date. During the reverse repurchase
agreement period, the Fund continues to receive interest and principal payments on the securities
sold. A Fund may employ reverse repurchase agreements (i) for temporary emergency purposes, such
as to meet unanticipated net redemptions so as to avoid liquidating other portfolio securities
during unfavorable market conditions; (ii) to cover short-term cash requirements resulting from the
timing of trade settlements; or (iii) to take advantage of market situations where the interest
income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the
interest expense of the transaction.
Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of securities to be
purchased by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase the
securities, or that the other party may default on its obligation, so that the Fund is delayed or
prevented from completing the transaction. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase
agreement, it will segregate, and maintain, liquid assets having a dollar value equal to the
repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files
for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Funds use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities
may be restricted
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pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the
Funds obligation to repurchase the securities. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered
borrowings by a Fund under the 1940 Act
Mortgage Dollar Rolls.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income
Fund, Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund and certain of the Underlying Funds may engage in
mortgage dollar rolls (a dollar roll).
A dollar roll is a type of transaction that involves the sale by a Fund of a mortgage-backed
security to a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, with an agreement that the
Fund will repurchase a substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) security at an
agreed upon price and date. The mortgage securities that are purchased will bear the same interest
rate as those sold, but will generally be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with
different prepayment histories. During the period between the sale and repurchase a Fund will not
be entitled to receive interest or principal payments on the securities sold but is compensated for
the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future purchase. In
addition, cash proceeds of the sale may be invested in short-term instruments and the income from
these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale, would generate
income for a Fund. A Fund typically enters into a dollar roll transaction to enhance the Funds
return either on an income or total return basis or to manage pre-payment risk.
Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by
a Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to
repurchase under the agreement. In the event the buyer of securities under a dollar roll
transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Funds use of the proceeds from the sale
of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or
receiver, whether to enforce the Funds obligation to repurchase the securities. Dollar rolls are
considered borrowings by a Fund under the 1940 Act. At the time a Fund enters into a dollar roll
transaction, a sufficient amount of assets held by the Fund will segregated to meet the forward
commitment.
Unless the benefits of the sale exceed the income, capital appreciation or gains on the
securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the investment performance of a Fund will be less than
what the performance would have been without the use of dollar rolls. The benefits of dollar rolls
may depend upon the Adviser or Sub-Advisers ability to predict mortgage repayments and interest
rates. There is no assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully employed.
Derivatives
A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is dependent upon the value of other
assets, rates or indices, referred to as an underlying reference. These underlying references may
include commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates or related indices.
Derivatives include swaps, options, warrants, futures and forward currency contract. Some
derivatives, such as futures and certain options, are traded on U.S. commodity or securities
exchanges, while other derivatives, such as swap agreements, are privately negotiated and entered
into in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
Derivatives may be used for hedging, which means that they may be used when the portfolio
manager seeks to protect the Funds investments from a decline in value, which could result from
changes in interest rates, market prices, currency fluctuations and other market factors.
Derivatives may also be used when the portfolio manager seeks to increase liquidity, implement a
tax or cash management strategy, invest in a particular stock, bond or segment of the market in a
more efficient or less expensive way, modify the characteristics of the Funds portfolio
investments, for example, duration, and/or to enhance return. However derivatives are used, their
successful use is not assured and will depend upon the portfolio managers ability to predict and
understand relevant market movements.
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Because certain derivatives involve leverage, that is, the amount invested may be smaller than
the full economic exposure of the derivative instrument and the Fund could lose more than it
invested, federal securities laws, regulations and guidance may require the Fund to earmark assets
to reduce the risks associated with derivatives or to otherwise hold instruments that offset the
Funds obligations under the derivatives instrument. This process is known as cover. A Fund will
not enter into any derivative transaction unless it can comply with SEC guidance regarding cover,
and, If SEC guidance so requires, a Fund will earmark cash or liquid assets with a value sufficient
to cover its obligations under a derivative transaction or otherwise cover the transaction in
accordance with applicable SEC guidance. If a large portion of a Funds assets is used for cover,
it could affect portfolio management or the Funds ability to meet redemption requests or other
current obligations. The leverage involved in certain derivative transactions may result in a
Funds net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the related investment.
General risks associated with derivatives:
The use by the Funds of derivatives may involve certain risks, as described below.
Counterparty Risk:
OTC derivatives are generally governed by a single master agreement for
each counterparty. Counterparty Risk refers to the risk that the counterparty under the agreement
will not live up to its obligations. An agreement may not contemplate delivery of collateral to
support fully a counterpartys contractual obligation; therefore, a Fund might need to rely on
contractual remedies to satisfy the counterpartys full obligation. As with any contractual remedy,
there is no guarantee that a Fund will be successful in pursuing such remedies, particularly in the
event of the counterpartys bankruptcy. The agreement may allow for netting of the counterpartys
obligations on specific transactions, in which case a Funds obligation or right will be the net
amount owed to or by the counterparty. The Fund will not enter into a derivative transaction with
any counterparty that Invesco and/or the Sub-Advisers believe does not have the financial resources
to honor its obligations under the transaction. Invesco monitors the financial stability of
counterparties. Where the obligations of the counterparty are guaranteed, Invesco monitors the
financial stability of the guarantor instead of the counterparty.
A Fund will not enter into a transaction with any single counterparty if the net amount owed
or to be received under existing transactions under the agreements with that counterparty would
exceed 5% of the Funds net assets determined on the date the transaction is entered into.
Leverage Risk:
Leverage exists when a 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. A Fund mitigates leverage by
segregating or earmarking assets or otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to leverage.
Liquidity Risk:
The risk that a particular derivative is difficult to sell or liquidate. If
a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be
possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which
may result in significant losses to the Fund.
Pricing Risk:
The risk that the value of a particular derivative does not move in tandem or as
otherwise expected relative to the corresponding underlying instruments.
Regulatory Risk:
The risk that a change in laws or regulations will materially impact a
security or market.
Tax Risks:
For a discussion of the tax considerations relating to derivative transactions,
see Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters.
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General risks of hedging strategies using derivatives:
The use by the Funds of hedging strategies involves special considerations and risks, as
described below.
Successful use of hedging transactions depends upon Invescos and the Sub-Advisers ability to
predict correctly the direction of changes in the value of the applicable markets and securities,
contracts and/or currencies. While Invesco and the Sub-Advisers are experienced in the use of
derivatives for hedging, there can be no assurance that any particular hedging strategy will
succeed.
In a hedging transaction, there might be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation,
between the price movements of an instrument used for hedging and the price movements of the
investments being hedged. Such a lack of correlation might occur due to factors unrelated to the
value of the investments being hedged, such as changing interest rates, market liquidity, and
speculative or other pressures on the markets in which the hedging instrument is traded.
Hedging strategies, if successful, can reduce risk of loss by wholly or partially offsetting
the negative effect of unfavorable price movements in the investments being hedged. However,
hedging strategies can also reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of
favorable price movements in the hedged investments.
Types of derivatives:
Swap Agreements.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund and Invesco V.I.
Money Market Fund) and certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into swap agreements.
Generally, swap agreements are contracts between a Fund and a brokerage firm, bank, or other
financial institution (the counterparty) for periods ranging from a few days to multiple years. In
a basic swap transaction, the Fund agrees with its counterparty to exchange the returns (or
differentials in returns) earned or realized on a particular asset such as an equity or debt
security, commodity, currency or interest rate, calculated with respect to a notional amount. The
notional amount is the set amount selected by the parties to use as the basis on which to calculate
the obligations that the parties to a swap agreement have agreed to exchange. The parties
typically do not exchange the notional amount. Instead, they agree to exchange the returns that
would be earned or realized if the notional amount were invested in given investments or at given
interest rates. Examples of returns that may be exchanged in a swap agreement are those of a
particular security, a particular fixed or variable interest rate, a particular foreign currency,
or a basket of securities representing a particular index. In some cases, such as cross currency
swaps, the swap agreement may require delivery (exchange) of the entire notional value of one
designated currency for another designated currency.
Numerous proposals have been made by various regulatory entities and rulemaking bodies to
regulate the OTC derivatives markets, including, specifically, credit default swaps. The Fund
cannot predict the outcome or final form of any of these proposals or if or when any of them would
become effective. However, any additional regulation or limitation on the OTC markets for
derivatives could materially and adversely impact the ability of the Fund to buy or sell OTC
derivatives, including credit default swaps.
Commonly used swap agreements include:
Credit Default Swaps
(CDS): An agreement between two parties where the first party agrees to
make one or more payments to the second party, while the second party assumes the risk of certain
defaults, generally a failure to pay or bankruptcy of the issuer on a referenced debt obligation.
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CDS transactions are typically individually negotiated and structured. A Fund may enter into
CDS to create long or short exposure to domestic or foreign corporate debt securities or sovereign
debt securities.
A Fund may buy a CDS (buy credit protection). In this transaction the Fund makes a stream of
payments based on a fixed interest rate (the premium) over the life of the swap in exchange for a
counterparty (the seller) taking on the risk of default of a referenced debt obligation (the
Reference Obligation). If a credit event occurs for the Reference Obligation, the Fund would cease
making premium payments and it would deliver defaulted bonds to the seller. In return, the seller
would pay the notional value of the Reference Obligation to the Fund. Alternatively, the two
counterparties may agree to cash settlement in which the seller delivers to the Fund (buyer) the
difference between the market value and the notional value of the Reference Obligation. If no
event of default occurs, the Fund pays the fixed premium to the seller for the life of the
contract, and no other exchange occurs.
Alternatively, a Fund may sell a CDS (sell credit protection). In this transaction the Fund
will receive premium payments from the buyer in exchange for taking the risk of default of the
Reference Obligation. If a credit event occurs for the Reference Obligation
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the buyer would cease
to make premium payments to the Fund and deliver the Reference Obligation to the Fund. In return,
the Fund would pay the notional value of the Reference Obligation to the buyer. Alternatively, the
two counterparties may agree to cash settlement in which the Fund would pay the buyer the
difference between the market value and the notional value of the Reference Obligation. If no
event of default occurs, the Fund receives the premium payments over the life of the contract, and
no other exchange occurs.
Credit Default Index (CDX).
A CDX is an index of CDS. CDX allow an investor to manage credit
risk or to take a position on a basket of credit entities (such as CDS or CMBS) in a more efficient
manner than transacting in single name CDS. If a credit event occurs in one of the underlying
companies, the protection is paid out via the delivery of the defaulted bond by the buyer of
protection in return for payment of the notional value of the defaulted bond by the seller of
protection or it may be settled through a cash settlement between the two parties. The underlying
company is then removed from the index. New series of CDX are issued on a regular basis. A
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index (CMBX) is a type of CDX made up of 25 tranches of commercial
mortgage-backed securities (See Debt Instruments Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities)
rather than CDS. Unlike other CDX contracts where credit events are intended to capture an event of
default CMBX involves a pay-as-you-go (PAUG) settlement process designed to capture non-default
events that affect the cash flow of the reference obligation. PAUG involves ongoing, two-way
payments over the life of a contract between the buyer and the seller of protection and is designed
to closely mirror the cash flow of a portfolio of cash commercial mortgage-backed securities.
Currency Swap
: An agreement between two parties pursuant to which the parties exchange a U.S.
dollar-denominated payment for a payment denominated in a different currency.
Interest Rate Swap:
An agreement between two parties pursuant to which the parties exchange a
floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified principal or notional amount.
In other words, Party A agrees to pay Party B a fixed interest rate and in return Party B agrees to
pay Party A a variable interest rate.
Total Return Swap
: 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 it generates and any capital gains.
Options.
Each Fund (except for Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and certain of the Underlying
Funds may invest in options.
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An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for the premium
paid, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of
the option at the exercise price during the term of the option (for American style options or on a
specified date for European style options), the security, currency or other instrument underlying
the option (or in the case of an index option the cash value of the index). Options on a CDS or a
Futures Contract (defined below) give the purchaser the right to enter into a CDS or assume a
position in a Futures Contract.
The Funds may engage in certain strategies involving options to attempt to manage the risk of
their investments or, in certain circumstances, for investment (e.g., as a substitute for investing
in securities). Option transactions present the possibility of large amounts of exposure (or
leverage), which may result in a Funds net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the
value of the option.
The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of
the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise
price to the market price of the underlying investment, the price volatility of the underlying
investment and general market and interest rate conditions.
A Fund will not write (sell) options if, immediately after such sale, the aggregate value of
securities or obligations underlying the outstanding options would exceed 20% of the Funds total
assets. A Fund will not purchase options if, immediately after such purchase, the aggregate
premiums paid for outstanding options would exceed 5% of the Funds total assets.
A Fund may effectively terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into an
offsetting closing transaction. For example, a Fund may terminate its obligation under a call or
put option that it had written by purchasing an identical call or put option, which is known as a
closing purchase transaction. Conversely, a Fund may terminate a position in a put or call option
it had purchased by writing an identical put or call option, which is known as a closing sale
transaction. Closing transactions permit a Fund to realize profits or limit losses on an option
position prior to its exercise or expiration.
Options may be either listed on an exchange or traded in OTC markets. Listed options are
tri-party contracts (i.e., performance of the obligations of the purchaser and seller are
guaranteed by the exchange or clearing corporation) and have standardized strike prices and
expiration dates. OTC options are two-party contracts with negotiated strike prices and expiration
dates and differ from exchange-traded options in that OTC options are transacted with dealers
directly and not through a clearing corporation (which guarantees performance). In the case of OTC
options, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular
option at any specific time; therefore the Fund may be required to treat some or all OTC options as
illiquid securities. Although a Fund will enter into OTC options only with dealers that are
expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with it, there is no assurance that
the Fund will in fact be able to close out an OTC option position at a favorable price prior to
exercise or expiration. In the event of insolvency of the dealer, a Fund might be unable to close
out an OTC option position at any time prior to its expiration.
Types of Options:
Put Options on Securities:
A put option gives the purchaser the right to sell, to the writer,
the underlying security, contract or foreign currency at the stated exercise price at any time
prior to the expiration date of the option for American style options or on a specified date for
European style options, regardless of the market price or exchange rate of the security, contract
or foreign currency, as the case may be, at the time of exercise. If the purchaser exercises the
put option, the writer of a
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put option is obligated to buy the underlying security, contract or foreign currency for the
exercise price.
Call Options on Securities:
A call option gives the purchaser the right to buy, from the
writer, the underlying security, contract or foreign currency at the stated exercise price at any
time prior to the expiration of the option (for American style options) or on a specified date (for
European style options), regardless of the market price or exchange rate of the security, contract
or foreign currency, as the case may be, at the time of exercise. If the purchaser exercises the
call option, the writer of a call option is obligated to sell to and deliver the underlying
security, contract or foreign currency to the purchaser of the call option for the exercise price.
Index Options:
Index options (or options on securities indices) give the holder the right to
receive, upon exercise, cash instead of securities, if the closing level of the securities index
upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of
a put, the exercise price of the option. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the
closing price of the index and the exercise price of the call or put times a specified multiple
(the multiplier), which determines the total dollar value for each point of such difference.
The risks of investment in index options may be greater than options on securities. Because
index options are settled in cash, when a Fund writes a call on an index it cannot provide in
advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying
securities. A Fund can offset some of the risk of writing a call index option by holding a
diversified portfolio of securities similar to those on which the underlying index is based.
However, the Fund cannot, as a practical matter, acquire and hold a portfolio containing exactly
the same securities that underlie the index and, as a result, bears the risk that the value of the
securities held will not be perfectly correlated with the value of the index.
CDS Option:
A CDS option transaction gives the holder the right to enter into a CDS at a
specified future date and under specified terms in exchange for a purchase price or premium. The
writer of the option bears the risk of any unfavorable move in the value of the CDS relative to the
market value on the exercise date, while the purchaser may allow the option to expire unexercised.
Options on Futures Contracts:
Options on Futures Contracts give the holder the right to
assume a position in a Futures Contract (to buy the Futures Contract if the option is a call and to
sell the Futures Contract if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during
the period of the option.
Option Techniques
Writing Options
. A Fund may write options to generate additional income and to seek to hedge
its portfolio against market or exchange rate movements. As the writer of an option, the Fund may
have no control over when the underlying instruments must be sold (in the case of a call option) or
purchased (in the case of a put option) because the option purchaser may notify the Fund of
exercise at any time prior to the expiration of the option (for American style options). In
general, options are rarely exercised prior to expiration. Whether or not an option expires
unexercised, the writer retains the amount of the premium.
A Fund would write a put option at an exercise price that, reduced by the premium received on
the option, reflects the price it is willing to pay for the underlying security, contract or
currency. In return for the premium received for writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk
that the price of the underlying security, contract, or foreign currency will decline below the
exercise price, in which case the put would be exercised and the Fund would suffer a loss.
In return for the premium received for writing a call option on a security the Fund holds, the
Fund foregoes the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security,
contract, or
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foreign currency above the exercise price so long as the option remains open, but retains the
risk of loss should the price of the security, contract, or foreign currency decline.
If an option that a Fund has written expires, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of
the premium; however, such gain may be offset by a decline in the market value of the underlying
security, contract or currency, held by the Fund during the option period. If a call option is
exercised, a Fund will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, contract or
currency, which will be increased or offset by the premium received. The obligation imposed upon
the writer of an option is terminated upon the expiration of the option, or such earlier time at
which a Fund effects a closing purchase transaction by purchasing an option (put or call as the
case may be) identical to that previously sold.
Purchasing Options.
A Fund may only purchase a put option on an underlying security, contract or currency owned by
the Fund in order to protect against an anticipated decline in the value of the security, contract
or currency held by the Fund; or purchase put options on underlying securities, contracts or
currencies against which it has written other put options. The premium paid for the put option and
any transaction costs would reduce any profit realized when the security, contract or currency is
delivered upon the exercise of the put option. Conversely, if the underlying security, contract or
currency does not decline in value, the option may expire worthless and the premium paid for the
protective put would be lost.
A Fund may purchase a call option for the purpose of acquiring the underlying security,
contract or currency for its portfolio, or on underlying securities, contracts or currencies
against which it has written other call options. The Fund is not required to own the underlying
security in order to purchase a call option. If the Fund does not own the underlying position, the
purchase of a call option would enable a Fund to acquire the security, contract or currency at the
exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. So long as it holds a call option, rather
than the underlying security, contract or currency itself, the Fund is partially protected from any
unexpected increase in the market price of the underlying security, contract or currency. If the
market price does not exceed the exercise price, the Fund could purchase the security on the open
market and could allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the
premium paid for the option.
Straddles/Spreads/Collars.
Each Fund (except for Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and each
Underlying Fund, for hedging purposes, may enter into straddles, spreads and collars.
Spread and straddle options transactions.
In spread transactions, a Fund buys and writes a
put or buys and writes a call on the same underlying instrument with the options having different
exercise prices, expiration dates, or both. In straddles, a Fund purchases a put option and a
call option or writes a put option and a call option on the same instrument with the same
expiration date and typically the same exercise price. When a Fund engages in spread and straddle
transactions, it seeks to profit from differences in the option premiums paid and received and in
the market prices of the related options positions when they are closed out or sold. Because these
transactions require the Fund to buy and/or write more than one option simultaneously, the Funds
ability to enter into such transactions and to liquidate its positions when necessary or deemed
advisable may be more limited than if the Fund were to buy or sell a single option. Similarly,
costs incurred by the Fund in connection with these transactions will in many cases be greater than
if the Fund were to buy or sell a single option.
Option Collars.
A Fund also may use option collars. A collar position combines a put
option purchased by the Fund (the right of the Fund to sell a specific security within a specified
period) with a call option that is written by the Fund (the right of the counterparty to buy the
same security) in a single instrument. The Funds right to sell the security is typically set at a
price that is
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below the counterpartys right to buy the security. Thus, the combined position collars the
performance of the underlying security, providing protection from depreciation below the price
specified in the put option, and allowing for participation in any appreciation up to the price
specified by the call option.
Warrants.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities and Invesco V.I. Money Market
Fund) and certain of the Underlying Funds may purchase warrants.
A warrant gives the holder the right to purchase securities from the issuer at a specific
price within a certain time frame and is similar to a call option. The main difference between
warrants and call options is that warrants are issued by the company that will issue the underlying
security, whereas options are not issued by the company. Young, unseasoned companies often issue
warrants to finance their operations.
Futures Contracts.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund) and certain of the
Underlying Funds may enter into Futures Contracts.
A Futures Contract is a two-party agreement to buy or sell a specified amount of a specified
security or currency (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of certain futures such
as an index future or Eurodollar Future) for a specified price at a designated date, time and place
(collectively, Futures Contracts). A sale of a Futures Contract means the acquisition of a
contractual obligation to deliver the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract at
a specified price on a specified date. A purchase of a Futures Contract means the acquisition of
a contractual obligation to acquire the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract
at a specified price on a specified date.
The Funds will only enter into Futures Contracts that are traded (either domestically or
internationally) on futures exchanges and are standardized as to maturity date and underlying
financial instrument. Futures exchanges and trading thereon in the United States are regulated
under the Commodity Exchange Act and by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Foreign
futures exchanges and trading thereon are not regulated by the CFTC and are not subject to the same
regulatory controls. The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has claimed an exclusion from the
definition of the term commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore,
is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the act with respect to the
Funds.
Brokerage fees are incurred when a Futures Contract is bought or sold, and margin deposits
must be maintained at all times when a Futures Contract is outstanding. Margin for a Futures
Contracts is the amount of funds that must be deposited by a Fund in order to initiate Futures
Contracts trading and maintain its open positions in Futures Contracts. A margin deposit made when
the Futures Contract is entered (initial margin) is intended to ensure the Funds performance under
the Futures Contract. The margin required for a particular Futures Contract is set by the exchange
on which the Futures Contract is traded and may be significantly modified from time to time by the
exchange during the term of the Futures Contract.
Subsequent payments, called variation margin, received from or paid to the futures
commission merchant through which a Fund enters into the Futures Contract will be made on a daily
basis as the futures price fluctuates making the Futures Contract more or less valuable, a process
known as marking-to-market. When the Futures Contract is closed out, if the Fund has a loss equal
to or greater than the margin amount, the margin amount is paid to the futures commission merchant
along with any amount in excess of the margin amount; if the Fund has a loss of less than the
margin amount, the difference is returned to the Fund; or if the Fund has a gain, the margin amount
is paid to the Fund and the futures commission merchant pays the Fund any excess gain over the
margin amount.
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Closing out an open Futures Contract is affected by entering into an offsetting Futures
Contract for the same aggregate amount of the identical financial instrument or currency and the
same delivery date. There can be no assurance, however, that a Fund will be able to enter into an
offsetting transaction with respect to a particular Futures Contract at a particular time. If a
Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, it will continue to be required to
maintain the margin deposits on the Futures Contract.
In addition, if a Fund were unable to liquidate a Futures Contract or an option on a Futures
Contract position due to the absence of a liquid secondary market or the imposition of price
limits, it could incur substantial losses. The Fund would continue to be subject to market risk
with respect to the position. In addition, except in the case of purchased options, the Fund would
continue to be required to make daily variation margin payments.
Types of Futures Contracts:
Currency Futures:
A currency Futures Contract is a standardized, exchange-traded contract to
buy or sell a particular currency at a specified price at a future date (commonly three months or
more). Currency Futures Contracts may be highly volatile and thus result in substantial gains or
losses to the Fund.
Index Futures:
A stock index Futures Contract is an exchange-traded contract that provides
for the delivery, at a designated date, time and place, of an amount of cash equal to a specified
dollar amount times the difference between the stock index value at the close of trading on the
date specified in the contract and the price agreed upon in the Futures Contract; no physical
delivery of stocks comprising the index is made.
Interest Rate Futures:
An interest-rate Futures Contract is an exchange-traded contact in
which the specified underlying security is either an interest-bearing fixed income security or an
inter-bank deposit. Two examples of common interest rate Futures Contracts are U.S. Treasury
futures and Eurodollar Futures Contracts. The specified security for U.S. Treasury futures is a
U.S. Treasury security. The specified security for Eurodollar futures is the London Interbank
Offered Rate (Libor) which is a daily reference rate based on the interest rates at which banks
offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the London wholesale money market.
Security Futures:
A security Futures Contract is an exchange-traded contract to purchase or
sell, in the future, a specified quantity of a security (other than a Treasury security, or a
narrow-based securities index) at a certain price.
Forward Currency Contracts.
Each Fund (except Invesco V.I. Government Securities and Invesco
V.I. Money Market Fund) and certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into forward currency
contracts.
A forward currency contract is an over the counter contract between two parties to buy or sell
a particular currency at a specified price at a future date. The parties may exchange currency at
the maturity of the forward currency contract, or if the parties agree prior to maturity, enter
into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting amount of currency.
Forward currency contracts are traded over-the-counter, and not on organized commodities or
securities exchanges.
A Fund may enter into forward currency contracts with respect to a specific purchase or sale
of a security, or with respect to its portfolio positions generally.
The cost to a Fund of engaging in forward currency contracts varies with factors such as the
currencies involved, the length of the contract period, interest rate differentials and the
prevailing market conditions. Because forward currency contracts are usually entered into on a
principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. The use of forward currency contracts does
not eliminate
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fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities a Fund owns or intends to acquire, but
it does establish a rate of exchange in advance. While forward currency contract sales limit the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, they also limit any potential
gain that might result should the value of the currencies increase.
Limitations on Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts and on Certain Options on
Currencies.
A Fund and/or the Underlying Funds will enter into Futures Contracts for hedging purposes
only. For example, Futures Contracts may be sold to protect against a decline in the price of
securities or currencies that the Fund owns, or purchased to protect the Fund against an increase
in the price of securities or currencies it has committed to purchase or expects to purchase.
Additionally, Futures Contracts may be used to hedge against certain portfolio risks such as
interest rate risk, yield curve risk and currency exchange rates.
Fund Policies
Fundamental Restrictions.
Except as otherwise noted below, each Fund is subject to the
following investment restrictions, which may be changed only by a vote of such Funds outstanding
shares. Fundamental restrictions may be changed only by a vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of
the Funds shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares
are present in person or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Funds outstanding
shares. Any investment restriction that involves a maximum or minimum percentage of securities or
assets (other than with respect to borrowing) shall not be considered to be violated unless an
excess over or a deficiency under the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an
acquisition or disposition of securities or utilization of assets by the Fund.
(1) The Fund (except for Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund and Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund) is a diversified company as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund will not
purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified
company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
as such statute, rules and regulations are amended from time to time or are interpreted from time
to time by the SEC staff (collectively, the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations) or except to the
extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order or similar relief (collectively,
with the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations, the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions).
In complying with this restriction, however, the Fund may purchase securities of other investment
companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
(2) The Fund may not borrow money or issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940
Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
(3) The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers. This restriction does not
prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of
its portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Fund may be considered to be an underwriter
under the 1933 Act.
(4) The Fund (except for Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund, Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund, Invesco V.I. Technology Fund and Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund) will not make
investments that will result in the concentration (as that term may be defined or interpreted by
the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) of its investments in the securities of issuers
primarily engaged in the same industry. This restriction does not limit the Funds investments in
(i) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities,
(ii) tax-
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exempt obligations issued by governments or political subdivisions of governments, or (iii)
for Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund, bank instruments. In complying with this restriction, the Fund
will not consider a bank-issued guaranty or financial guaranty insurance as a separate security.
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund will concentrate (as that term may be defined or
interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the securities
of issuers engaged primarily in financial services-related industries. Invesco V.I. Global Health
Care Fund will concentrate (as that term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws,
Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the securities of issuers engaged primarily in
health care industries. Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund will concentrate (as that term may be
defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the
securities of domestic and foreign real estate and real estate-related companies. Invesco V.I.
Leisure Fund will concentrate (as that term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws,
Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the securities of issuers engaged primarily in
leisure-related industries. Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund will concentrate (as that term
may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments
in the securities of investment companies. Invesco V.I. Technology Fund will concentrate (as that
term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its
investments in the securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related industries.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund will concentrate (as that term may be defined or interpreted by the
1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the securities of issuers engaged
primarily in utilities-related industries
(5) The Fund may not purchase real estate or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from
investing in issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or
interests therein, or investing in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein.
(6) The Fund may not purchase physical commodities or sell physical commodities unless
acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not
prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving futures contracts and options thereon or
investing in securities that are secured by physical commodities.
(7) The Fund may not make personal loans or loans of its assets to persons who control or are
under common control with the Fund, except to the extent permitted by 1940 Act Laws,
Interpretations and Exemptions. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from, among other
things, purchasing debt obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, loaning its assets to
broker-dealers or institutional investors, or investing in loans, including assignments and
participation interests.
(8) The Fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment policy or limitation,
invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with
substantially the same fundamental investment objectives, policies and restrictions as the Fund.
The investment restrictions set forth above provide each of the Funds with the ability to
operate under new interpretations of the 1940 Act or pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC
without receiving prior shareholder approval of the change. Even though each of the Funds has this
flexibility, the Board has adopted non-fundamental restrictions for each of the Funds relating to
certain of these restrictions which Invesco and, when applicable, the Sub-Advisers must follow in
managing the Funds. Any changes to these non-fundamental restrictions, which are set forth below,
require the approval of the Board.
Non-Fundamental Restrictions.
Non-fundamental restrictions may be changed for any Fund
without shareholder approval. The non-fundamental investment restrictions listed below apply to
each of the Funds unless otherwise indicated.
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(1) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer diversification, the Fund
(except for Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund) will
not, with respect to 75% of its total assets (and for Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund, with respect
to 100% of its total assets), purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued
or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities and securities
issued by other investment companies), if, as a result, (i) more than 5% of the Funds total assets
would be invested in the securities of that issuer, except, in the case of Invesco V.I. Money
Market Fund, as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, or (ii) the Fund would hold more than
10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer. The Fund may purchase securities of other
investment companies as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer diversification, any fund that
invests in municipal securities will regard each state (including the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico), territory and possession of the United States, each political subdivision, agency,
instrumentality and authority thereof, and each multi-state agency of which a state is a member as
a separate issuer. When the assets and revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or
other political subdivision are separate from the government creating the subdivision and the
security is backed only by assets and revenues of the subdivision, such subdivision would be deemed
to be the sole issuer. Similarly, in the case of an Industrial Development Bond or Private
Activity bond, if that bond is backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user,
then that non-governmental user would be deemed to be the sole issuer. However, if the creating
government or another entity guarantees a security, then to the extent that the value of all
securities issued or guaranteed by that government or entity and owned by the Fund exceeds 10% of
the Funds total assets, the guarantee would be considered a separate security and would be treated
as issued by that government or entity. Securities issued or guaranteed by a bank or subject to
financial guaranty insurance are not subject to the limitations set forth in the preceding
sentence.
(2) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding borrowing money and issuing senior
securities, the Fund may borrow money in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets
(including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings).
(3) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding industry concentration, the Fund
(except for Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund, Invesco
V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund, Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund,
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund and Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund) may invest up to 25% of its total
assets in the securities of issuers whose principal business activities are in the same industry.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Financial Services Funds fundamental investment restriction
regarding industry concentration, an issuer will be considered to be engaged in a financial
services-related industry if (1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from
activities in financial services-related industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to
producing revenues in financial services-related industries; or (3) based on other available
information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines that its primary business is within
financial services-related industries.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Funds fundamental investment restriction
regarding industry concentration, an issuer will be considered to be engaged in health care
industries if (1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from activities in
the health care industry; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from the
health care industry; or (3) based on other available information, Invesco determines that its
primary business is within the health care industry.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Funds fundamental restriction regarding
industry concentration, real estate and real estate-related companies shall consist of companies
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(i) that can attribute at least 50% of their assets, gross income or net profits to ownership,
construction, management, or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate, including
listed equity REITs
and other real estate operating companies that own property, or that make short-term
construction and development mortgage loans or which invest in long-term mortgages or mortgage
pools, or (ii) companies whose products and services are related to the real estate industry, such
as manufacturers and distributors of building supplies and financial institutions which issue or
service mortgages.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Leisure Funds fundamental investment restriction regarding
industry concentration, an issuer will be considered to be in the leisure industry if (1) at least
50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from products or services related to the
leisure activities of individuals; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues
through products or services related to the leisure activities of individuals; or (3) based on
other available information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines that its primary business
is in products or services related to leisure activities of individuals.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Technology Funds fundamental investment restriction regarding
industry concentration an issuer will be considered to be engaged in a technology-related industry
if (1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from activities in
technology-related industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues in
technology-related industries; or (3) based on other available information, the Funds portfolio
manager(s) determines that its primary business is within technology-related industries.
For purposes of Invesco V.I. Utilities Funds fundamental investment restriction regarding
industry concentration an issuer will be considered to be engaged in a utilities-related industry
if (1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from activities in
utilities-related industries; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues in
utilities-related industries; or (3) based on other available information, the Funds portfolio
manager(s) determines that its primary business is within utilities-related industries.
(4) Notwithstanding the fundamental restriction with regard to engaging in transactions
involving futures contracts and options thereon or investing in securities that are secured by
physical commodities, the Fund currently may not invest in any security (including futures
contracts or options thereon) that is secured by physical commodities.
The Funds do not consider currencies or other financial commodities or contracts and financial
instruments to be physical commodities (which include, for example, oil, precious metals and
grains). Accordingly, the Funds will interpret the restriction and the related non-fundamental
restriction to permit the Funds, subject to each Funds investment objectives and general
investment policies (as stated in the Funds prospectuses and herein), to invest directly in
foreign currencies and other financial commodities and to purchase, sell or enter into commodity
futures contracts and options thereon, foreign currency forward contracts, foreign currency
options, currency-, commodity- and financial instrument-related swap agreements, hybrid
instruments, interest rate or securities-related or foreign currency-related hedging instruments or
other currency-, commodity- or financial instrument-related derivatives, subject to compliance with
any applicable provisions of the federal securities or commodities laws. The Funds also will
interpret their fundamental restriction regarding purchasing and selling physical commodities and
their related non-fundamental restriction to permit the Funds to invest in exchange-traded funds
that invest in physical and/or financial commodities, subject to the limits described in the Funds
prospectuses and herein.
(5) In complying with the fundamental restriction with regard to making loans, the Fund may
lend up to 33
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/
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% of its total assets and may lend money to an Invesco Fund, on such terms and
conditions as the SEC may require in an exemptive order.
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(6) Notwithstanding the fundamental restriction with regard to investing all assets in an
open-end fund, the Fund may currently not invest all of its assets in the securities of a single
open-end management investment company with the same fundamental investment objectives, policies
and restrictions as the Fund.
(7) Effective July 31, 2010, the following apply:
(a) Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its assets in equity securities.
(b) Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in securities of issuers engaged primarily in financial services-related
industries.
(c) Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in securities of health care industry issuers.
(d) Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in real estate related issuers.
(e) Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at
least 80% of its assets in debt securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise backed by the
U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities.
(f) Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its assets in debt securities that are determined to be below investment grade quality.
(g) Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in securities of large-capitalization issuers.
(h) Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its
assets in securities of issuers engaged primarily in the design, production and
distribution of products and services related to leisure activities of individuals (the
leisure sector).
(i) Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities mid-capitalization issuers.
(j) Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in securities of small-capitalization issuers.
(k) Invesco V.I. Technology Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its assets in securities of issuers engaged primarily in technology-related industries.
(l) Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its assets in securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related industries.
For purposes of the foregoing, assets means net assets, plus the amount of any
borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund will provide written notice to its shareholders
prior to any change to this policy, as required by the 1940 Act Laws,
Interpretations and Exemptions.
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Portfolio Turnover
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the portfolio turnover rates for each
Fund, except for Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund, are presented in the table below. Unless
otherwise indicated, variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder
purchase and redemption orders, market conditions and/or changes in Invescos investment outlook.
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FUND NAME
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2009
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2008
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Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
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57
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%
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50
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%
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
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|
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23
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%
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|
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58
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%
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
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|
85
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%
|
|
|
103
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%
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
102
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%
|
|
|
99
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
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|
|
21
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%
|
|
|
36
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
1
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|
|
200
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%
|
|
|
35
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
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|
|
97
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%
|
|
|
106
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%
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
22
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%
|
|
|
47
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%
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
45
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%
|
|
|
67
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%
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Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
32
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%
|
|
|
6
|
%
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Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
72
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%
|
|
|
62
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%
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
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|
|
55
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%
|
|
|
109
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%
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
125
|
%
|
|
|
85
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
|
44
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
57
|
%
|
|
|
41
|
%
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
2
|
|
|
61
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%
|
|
|
7
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%
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
41
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%
|
|
|
62
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%
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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46
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%
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55
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
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42
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%
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81
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
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14
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15
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1
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund portfolio turnover increased from 35%
in 2008 to 200% in 2009. This increase can be attributed to portfolio manager changes
in January 2009, which caused an increase in the number of holdings and an increase in
portfolio turnover.
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2
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund portfolio turnover increased from 7% in 2008 to 61%
in 2009. This increase can be attributed to a combination of factors, including market
conditions and portfolio restructuring by the new management team.
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Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Fund Holdings
The Board has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds
portfolio holdings (the Holdings Disclosure Policy). Invesco and the Board may amend the Holdings
Disclosure Policy at any time without prior notice. Non-public holdings information may not be
disclosed except in compliance with the Holdings Disclosure Policy.
General Disclosures
The Holdings Disclosure Policy permits Invesco to publicly release certain portfolio holdings
information of the Funds from time to time. The Funds sell their shares to life insurance
companies
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and their separate accounts to fund interests in variable annuity and variable life
insurance policies issued by such companies, but not directly to the public. Accordingly, the
Policy authorizes Invesco to disclose, pursuant to the following table, the Funds portfolio
holdings information on a non-selective basis to all insurance companies whose variable annuity and
variable life insurance separate accounts invest in the Funds and with which the Funds have entered
into participation agreements (Insurance Companies) and Invesco has entered into a nondisclosure
agreement:
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Disclosure
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Month-end top ten holdings
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Available 10 days after month-end
(Holdings as of June 30 available
July 10)
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Calendar quarter-end complete holdings
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Available 25 days after calendar
quarter-end (Holdings as of June 30
available July 25)
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Fiscal quarter-end complete holdings
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Available 55 days after fiscal
quarter-end (Holdings as of June 30
available August 24)
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Selective Disclosures
Selective Disclosure to Insurance Companies.
The Policy permits Invesco to disclose Fund
Portfolio Holdings Information to Insurance Companies, upon request/on a selective basis, up to
five days prior to the scheduled release dates of such information to allow the Insurance Companies
to post the information on their websites at approximately the same time that Invesco posts the
same information. The Policy incorporates the Boards determination that selectively disclosing
portfolio holdings information to facilitate an Insurance Companys dissemination of the
information on its website is a legitimate business purpose of the Funds. Insurance Companies that
wish to receive such portfolio holdings information in advance must sign a non-disclosure agreement
requiring them to maintain the confidentiality of the information until the later of five business
days or the scheduled release dates and to refrain from using that information to execute
transactions in securities. Invesco does not post the portfolio holdings of the Funds to its
website. Not all insurance companies that receive Fund portfolio holdings information provide such
information on their websites. To obtain information about Fund portfolio holdings, please contact
the life insurance company that issued your variable annuity or variable life insurance policy.
Selective disclosure of portfolio holdings pursuant to non-disclosure agreement.
Employees of
Invesco and its affiliates may disclose non-public full portfolio holdings on a selective basis
only if the Internal Compliance Controls Committee (the ICCC) of Invesco approves the parties to
whom disclosure of non-public full portfolio holdings will be made. The ICCC must determine that
the proposed selective disclosure will be made for legitimate business purposes of the applicable
Fund and is in the best interest of the applicable Funds shareholders. In making such
determination, the ICCC will address any perceived conflicts of interest between shareholders of
such Fund and Invesco or its affiliates as part of granting its approval.
The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by (1)
overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Holdings Disclosure Policy and the Invesco
Funds Code of Ethics by the Chief Compliance Officer (or his designee) of Invesco and the Invesco
Funds and (2) considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer concerning
any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 206(4)-7
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended) that may arise in connection with the
Holdings Disclosure Policy. Pursuant to the Holdings Disclosure Policy, the Board reviews the
types of situations in which Invesco provides selective disclosure and approves situations
involving perceived conflicts of interest between shareholders of the applicable Fund and Invesco
or its affiliates brought to the Boards attention by Invesco.
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Invesco discloses non-public full portfolio holdings information to the following persons in
connection with the day-to-day operations and management of the Invesco Funds:
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Attorneys and accountants;
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Securities lending agents;
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Lenders to the Invesco Funds;
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Rating and rankings agencies;
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Persons assisting in the voting of proxies;
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Invesco Funds custodians;
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The Invesco Funds transfer agent(s) (in the event of a redemption in kind);
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Pricing services, market makers, or other persons who provide systems or software
support in connection with Invesco Funds operations (to determine the price of
securities held by an Invesco Fund);
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Financial printers;
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Brokers identified by the Invesco Funds portfolio management team who provide
execution and research services to the team; and
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Analysts hired to perform research and analysis to the Invesco Funds portfolio
management team.
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In many cases, Invesco will disclose current portfolio holdings on a daily basis to these
persons. In these situations, Invesco has entered into non-disclosure agreements which provide
that the recipient of the portfolio holdings will maintain the confidentiality of such portfolio
holdings and will not trade on such information (Non-Disclosure Agreements). Please refer to
Appendix B for a list of examples of persons to whom Invesco provides non-public portfolio holdings
on an ongoing basis.
Invesco will also disclose non-public portfolio holdings information if such disclosure is
required by applicable laws, rules or regulations, or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over Invesco and its affiliates or the Funds.
The Holdings Disclosure Policy provides that Invesco will not request, receive or accept any
compensation (including compensation in the form of the maintenance of assets in any Fund or other
mutual fund or account managed by Invesco or one of its affiliates) for the selective disclosure of
portfolio holdings information.
Disclosure of certain portfolio holdings and related information without non-disclosure
agreement.
Invesco and its affiliates that provide services to the Funds, the Sub-Advisers and
each of their employees may receive or have access to portfolio holdings as part of the day-to-day
operations of the Funds.
From time to time, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may express their views orally or
in writing on one or more of the Funds portfolio securities or may state that a Fund has recently
purchased or sold, or continues to own, one or more securities. The securities subject to these
views and statements may be ones that were purchased or sold since a Funds most recent quarter-end
and therefore may not be reflected on the list of the Funds most recent quarter-end portfolio
holdings. Such views and statements may be made to various persons, including members of the
press, brokers and other financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Funds. The nature and
content of the views and statements provided to each of these persons may differ.
From time to time, employees of Invesco and its affiliates also may provide oral or written
information (portfolio commentary) about a Fund, including, but not limited to, how the Funds
investments are divided among various sectors, industries, countries, investment styles and
capitalization sizes, and among stocks, bonds, currencies and cash, security types, bond
maturities, bond coupons and bond credit quality ratings. This portfolio commentary may also
include information on how these various weightings and factors contributed to Fund performance.
Invesco
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may also provide oral or written information (statistical information) about various
financial characteristics of a Fund or its underlying portfolio securities including, but not
limited to, alpha, beta, R-squared, coefficient of determination, duration, maturity, information
ratio, sharpe ratio, earnings growth, payout ratio, price/book value, projected earnings growth,
return on equity, standard deviation, tracking error, weighted average quality, market
capitalization, percent debt to equity, price to cash flow, dividend yield or growth, default rate,
portfolio turnover, and risk and style characteristics. This portfolio commentary and statistical
information about a Fund may be based on
the Funds portfolio as of the most recent quarter-end or the end of some other interim
period, such as month-end. The portfolio commentary and statistical information may be provided to
various persons, including those described in the preceding paragraph. The nature and content of
the information provided to each of these persons may differ.
Disclosure of portfolio holdings by traders.
Additionally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates
may disclose one or more of the portfolio securities of a Fund when purchasing and selling
securities through broker-dealers, requesting bids on securities, obtaining price quotations on
securities, or in connection with litigation involving the Funds portfolio securities. Invesco
does not enter into formal Non-Disclosure Agreements in connection with these situations; however,
the Funds would not continue to conduct business with a person who Invesco believed was misusing
the disclosed information.
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
Board of Trustees
The Trustees and officers of the Trust, their principal occupations during at least the last
five years and certain other information concerning them are set forth in Appendix C.
Qualifications and Experience.
In addition to the information set forth in Appendix C, the
following sets forth additional information about the qualifications and experiences of each of the
Trustees.
Bob R. Baker, Trustee
Bob R. Baker has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and predecessors
funds since 1982.
Mr. Baker currently is Manager, USA Signs International LLC and China Consulting Connection
LLC. Previously, Mr. Baker was president and chief executive officer of AMC Cancer Research
Center in Denver, CO. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, First Columbia
Financial Corporation and its operating subsidiaries, based in Englewood, CO. The Board believes
that Mr. Bakers experience as the CEO of a financial institution and familiarity with the
financial services industry benefits the Funds.
Frank S. Bayley, Trustee
Frank S. Bayley has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and its
predecessor funds since 1985. Mr. Bayley is a business consultant in San Francisco. He is
Chairman and a Director of the C. D. Stimson Company, a private investment company in Seattle.
Mr. Bayley serves as a Trustee of the Seattle Art Museum, a Trustee of San Francisco
Performances, and a Trustee and Overseer of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He
also serves on the East Asian Art Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Visiting
Committee for Art of Asia, Oceana and Africa of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Mr. Bayley is a retired partner of the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP, where
his practice focused on business acquisitions and venture capital transactions. Prior to joining
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McKenzie LLP in 1986, he was a partner of the San Francisco law firm of Chickering &
Gregory. He received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1961, his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in
1964, and his LL.M. from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1965. Mr. Bayley
served as a Trustee of the Badgley Funds from inception in 1998 until dissolution in 2007.
The Board believes that Mr. Bayleys experience as a business consultant and a lawyer benefits
the Funds.
James T. Bunch, Trustee
James T. Bunch has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and
predecessor funds since 2000.
Mr. Bunch is Founding Partner of Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd. a leading investment banking firm
located in Denver, Colorado. Green Manning & Bunch is a FINRA-registered investment bank
specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private financing of middle-market companies and
corporate finance advisory services. Mr. Bunch and his partners formed Green Manning & Bunch in
1988. Immediately prior to forming Green Manning and Bunch, Mr. Bunch was Executive Vice
President, General Counsel, and a Director of Boettcher & Company, then the leading investment
banking firm in the Rocky Mountain region.
Mr. Bunch began his professional career as a practicing attorney. He joined the prominent
Denver-based law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs in 1970 and later rose to the position of Chairman
and Managing Partner of the firm.
At various other times during his career, Mr. Bunch has served as Chair of the NASD Business
District Conduct Committee, and Chair of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee.
The Board believes that Mr. Bunchs experience as an investment banker and investment
management lawyer benefits the Funds.
Bruce K. Crockett, Trustee and Chair
Bruce L. Crockett has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since
1978, and has served as Independent Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2004.
Mr. Crockett has more than 30 years of experience in finance and general management in the
banking, aerospace and telecommunications industries. From 1992 to 1996, he served as president,
chief executive officer and a director of COMSAT Corporation, an international satellite and
wireless telecommunications company.
Mr. Crockett has also served, since 1996, as chairman of Crockett Technologies Associates,
a strategic consulting firm that provides services to the information technology and
communications industries. Mr. Crockett also serves on the Board of Directors of ACE Limited, a
Zurich-based insurance company. He is a life trustee of the University of Rochester Board of
Directors.
The Board of Trustees elected Mr. Crockett to serve as its Independent Chair because of his
extensive experience in managing public companies and familiarity with investment companies.
Albert R. Dowden, Trustee
Albert R. Dowden has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2000.
Mr. Dowden retired at the end of 1998 after a 24 -year career with Volvo Group North America,
Inc. and Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. Mr. Dowden joined Volvo as general counsel in 1974 and
was promoted to increasingly senior positions until 1991 when he was appointed president, chief
executive
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officer and director of Volvo Group North America and senior vice president of Swedish
parent company AB Volvo.
Since retiring, Mr. Dowden continues to serve on the board of the Reich & Tang Funds and also
serves on the boards of Homeowners of America Insurance Company and its parent company as well as
Natures Sunshine Products, Inc. and The Boss Group. Mr. Dowdens charitable endeavors currently
focus on Boys & Girls Clubs where he has been active for many years as well as several other
not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Dowden began his career as an attorney with a major international law firm, Rogers &
Wells (1967-1976), which is now Clifford Chance.
The Board believes that Mr. Dowdens extensive experience as a corporate executive
benefits the Funds.
Jack M. Fields, Trustee
Jack M. Fields has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1997.
Mr. Fields served as a member of Congress, representing the 8
th
Congressional
District of Texas from 1980 to 1997. As a member of Congress, Mr. Fields served as Chairman of the
House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction and oversight of the
Federal Communications Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Fields
co-sponsored the National Securities Markets Improvements Act of 1996, and played a leadership role
in enactment of the Securities Litigation Reform Act.
Mr. Fields currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Twenty-First Century Group in
Washington, D.C., a bipartisan Washington consulting firm specializing in Federal government
affairs.
Mr. Fields also serves as a Director of Administaff (NYSE: ASF), a premier professional
employer organization with clients nationwide. In addition, Jack sits on the Board of the Discovery
Channel Global Education Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational
resources to people in need around the world through the use of technology.
The Board believes that Mr. Fields experience in the House of Representatives, especially
concerning regulation of the securities markets, benefits the Funds.
Martin L. Flanagan Trustee
Martin Flanagan has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Group of Funds since
2007. Mr. Flanagan is president and chief executive officer of Invesco, Ltd., a position he has
held since August 2005. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Invesco, Ltd.
Mr. Flanagan joined Invesco, Ltd. from Franklin Resources, Inc., where he was president and
co-chief executive officer from January 2004 to July 2005. Previously he had been Franklins
co-president from May 2003 to January 2004, chief operating officer and chief financial officer
from November 1999 to May 2003, and senior vice president and chief financial officer from 1993
until November 1999.
Mr. Flanagan served as director, executive vice president and chief operating officer of
Templeton, Galbraith & Hansberger, Ltd. before its acquisition by Franklin in 1992. Before
joining Templeton in 1983, he worked with Arthur Anderson & Co.
Mr. Flanagan is a chartered financial analyst and a certified public accountant. He serves
as vice chairman of the Investment Company Institute and a member of the executive board at the
SMU Cox School of Business.
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The Board believes that Mr. Flanagans long experience as an executive in the investment
management area benefits the Funds.
Carl Frischling, Trustee
Carl Frischling has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1977.
Mr. Frischling is senior partner of the Financial Services Group of Kramer Levin, a law firm that
represents the Funds independent trustees. He is a pioneer in the field of bank-related mutual
funds and has counseled clients in developing and structuring comprehensive mutual fund complexes.
Mr. Frischling also advises mutual funds and their independent directors/trustees on their
fiduciary obligations under federal securities laws.
Prior to his practicing law, he was chief administrative officer and general counsel of a
large mutual fund complex that included a retail and institutional sales force, investment
counseling and an internal transfer agent. During his ten years with the organization, he developed
business expertise in a number of areas within the financial services complex. He served on the
Investment Company Institute Board and was involved in ongoing matters with all of the regulatory
areas overseeing this industry.
Mr. Frischling is a board member of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. He also serves as a
trustee of the Reich & Tang Funds, a registered investment company. Mr. Frischling serves as a
Trustee of the Yorkville Youth Athletic Association and is a member of the Advisory Board of
Columbia University Medical Center.
The Board believes that Mr. Frischlings experience as an investment management lawyer, and
his long involvement with investment companies benefits the Funds.
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis Trustee
Prema Mathai-Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustee of the Invesco Group of Funds
since 1998.
Prior to her retirement in 2000, Dr. Mathai-Davis served as Chief Executive Officer of the
YWCA of the USA. Prior to joining the YWCA, Dr. Mathai-Davis served as the Commissioner of the
New York City Department for the Aging. She was a Commissioner of the New York Metropolitan
Transportation Authority of New York, the largest regional transportation network in the U.S.
Dr. Mathai-Davis also serves as a Trustee of the YWCA Retirement Fund, the first and oldest
pension fund for women, and on the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins Bioethcs Institute. Dr.
Mathai-Davis was the president and chief executive officer of the Community Agency for Senior
Citizens, a non-profit social service agency that she established in 1981. She also directed the
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine-Hunter College Long-Term Care Gerontology Center, one of the first
of its kind.
The Board believes that Dr. Mathai-Davis extensive experience in running public and
charitable institutions benefits the Funds.
Lewis Pennock, Trustee
Lewis Pennock has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1981. Mr.
Pennock has been practicing law in Houston, Texas since 1967. His practice focuses primarily on
commercial lending transactions.
The Board believes that Mr. Pennocks long association as a Trustee of the Funds and his
extensive legal experience benefit the Funds.
Dr. Larry Soll, Trustee
Dr. Larry Soll has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Group of Funds and
its
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predecessor since 1997.
Formerly, Dr. Soll was chairman of the board (1987 to 1994), chief executive officer (1982 to
1989; 1993 to 1994), and president (1982 to 1989) of Synergen Corp., a biotechnology company, in
Boulder, CO. He was also a faculty member at the University of Colorado (1974-1980).
The Board believes that Dr. Solls experience as a chairman of a public company and in
academia benefits the Fund.
Raymond Stickel, Trustee
Raymond Stickel retired after a 35-year career with Deloitte & Touche. For the last five years
of his career, he was the managing partner of the Investment Management practice for the New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut region. In addition to his management role, he directed audit and
tax services to several mutual fund clients.
Mr. Stickel began his career with Touche Ross & Co. in Dayton, Ohio, became a partner in 1976
and managing partner of the office in 1985. He also started and developed an investment management
practice in the Dayton office that grew to become a significant source of investment management
talent for the Firm. In Ohio, he served as the audit partner on numerous mutual funds and on public
and privately held companies in other industries. Mr. Stickel has also served on the Firms
Accounting and Auditing Executive Committee.
The Board believes that Mr. Stickels experience as a partner in a large accounting firm
working with investment managers and investment companies, and his status as an Audit Committee
Financial Expert, benefits the Funds.
Philip Taylor, Trustee
Philip Taylor has been a member of the Board of the Invesco Funds since 2006. Mr. Taylor
has headed Invescos North American retail business as Senior Managing Director since April
2006. He previously served as chief executive officer of Invesco Trimark Investments since
January 2002.
Mr. Taylor joined Invesco in 1999 as senior vice president of operations and client
services and later became executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Mr. Taylor was president of Canadian retail broker Investors Group Securities from 1994 to
1997 and managing partner of Meridian Securities, an execution and clearing broker, from 1989 to
1994. He held various management positions with Royal Trust, now part of Royal Bank of Canada, from
1982 to 1989. He began his career in consumer brand management in the U.S. and Canada with
Richardson-Vicks, now part of Procter & Gamble.
The Board believes that Mr. Taylors long experience in the investment management business
benefits the Funds.
Management Information
The Trustees have the authority to take all actions necessary in connection with the business
affairs of the Trust, including, among other things, approving the investment objectives, policies
and procedures for the Funds. The Trust enters into agreements with various entities to manage the
day-to-day operations of the Funds, including the Funds investment advisers, administrator,
transfer agent, distributor and custodians. The Trustees are responsible for selecting these
service providers and approving the terms of their contracts with the Funds, and exercising general
oversight of these service providers on an ongoing basis.
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Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are affiliated with Invesco and Invesco Ltd., the
parent corporation of Invesco. All of the Trusts executive officers hold similar offices with
some or all of the other Funds.
Leadership Structure and the Board of Trustees
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The Board is currently composed of thirteen
Trustees, including eleven Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund, as that term is
defined in the 1940 Act (collectively, the Independent Trustees and each an Independent Trustee).
In addition to eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, the Board holds special meetings or
informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next
regular meeting. As discussed below, the Board has established six committees to assist the Board
in performing its oversight responsibilities.
The Board has appointed an Independent Trustee to serve in the role of Chairman. The
Chairmans primary role is to participate in the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the
Board and the identification of information to be presented to the Board and matters to be acted
upon by the Board. The Chairman also presides at all meetings of the Board and acts as a liaison
with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally between meetings. The
Chairman may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time.
Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to the Trusts Declaration of Trust or By-laws,
the designation of Chairman does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or
liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a
member of the Board, generally. The Fund has substantially the same leadership structure as the
Trust.
Risk Oversight.
The Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight
responsibilities throughout the year at regular meetings of the Investments, Audit, Compliance and
Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committees (as defined and further described below).
These Committees in turn report to the full Board and recommend actions and approvals for the full
Board to take.
Invesco prepares regular reports that address certain investment, valuation and compliance
matters, and the Board as a whole or the Committees may also receive special written reports or
presentations on a variety of risk issues at the request of the Board, a Committee or the Senior
Officer. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board meets regularly with Invesco Ltd.s
internal audit group to review reports on their examinations of functions and processes within the
Adviser that affect the Funds.
The Investments Committee and its sub-committees receive regular written reports describing
and analyzing the investment performance of the Funds. In addition, the portfolio managers of the
Funds meet regularly with the sub-committees of the Investment Committee to discuss portfolio
performance, including investment risk, such as the impact on the Funds of the investment in
particular securities or instruments, such as derivatives. To the extent that a Fund changes a
particular investment strategy that could have a material impact on the Funds risk profile, the
Board generally is consulted in advance with respect to such change.
The Adviser provides regular written reports to the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy
Oversight Committee that enable the Committee to monitor the number of fair valued securities in a
particular portfolio, the reasons for the fair valuation and the methodology used to arrive at the
fair value. Such reports also include information concerning illiquid securities within a Funds
portfolio. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews valuation procedures and pricing results with
the Funds independent auditors in connection with such Committees review of the results of the
audit of the Funds year end financial statement.
The Compliance Committee receives regular compliance reports prepared by the Advisers
compliance group and meets regularly with the Funds Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to discuss
compliance issues, including compliance risks. As required under SEC rules, the Independent
Trustees meet at least quarterly in executive session with the CCO and the Funds CCO prepares and
presents an annual written compliance report to the Board. The Compliance Committee recommends and
the Board adopts compliance policies and procedures for the Fund and approves such procedures for
the Funds
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service providers. The compliance policies and procedures are specifically designed to
detect and prevent and correct violations of the federal securities laws
Committee Structure.
The standing committees of the Board are the Audit Committee, the
Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Investments Committee, the Valuation,
Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee and the Special Market Timing Litigation Committee (the
Committees).
The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. James T. Bunch (Vice-Chair), Bruce L. Crockett,
Lewis F. Pennock, Raymond Stickel, Jr. (Chair) and Dr. Larry Soll. The Audit Committees primary
purposes are to: (i) oversee qualifications, independence and performance of the independent
registered public accountants; (ii) appoint independent registered public accountants for the
Funds; (iii) pre-approve all permissible audit and non-audit services that are provided to Funds by
their independent
registered public accountants to the extent required by Section 10A(h) and (i) of the Exchange
Act; (iv) pre-approve, in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X, certain non-audit
services provided by the Funds independent registered public accountants to the Funds investment
adviser and certain other affiliated entities; (v) review the audit and tax plans prepared by the
independent registered public accountants; (vi) review the Funds audited financial statements;
(vii) review the process that management uses to evaluate and certify disclosure controls and
procedures in Form N-CSR; (viii) review the process for preparation and review of the Funds
shareholder reports; (ix) review certain tax procedures maintained by the Funds; (x) review
modified or omitted officer certifications and disclosures; (xi) review any internal audits of the
Funds; (xii) establish procedures regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters and other
alleged violations; (xiii) set hiring policies for employees and proposed employees of the Funds
who are employees or former employees of the independent registered public accountants; and (xiv)
remain informed of (a) the Funds accounting systems and controls, (b) regulatory changes and new
accounting pronouncements that affect the Funds net asset value calculations and financial
statement reporting requirements, and (c) communications with regulators regarding accounting and
financial reporting matters that pertain to the Funds. During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, the Audit Committee held six meetings.
The members of the Compliance Committee are Messrs. Frank S. Bayley, Crockett (Chair), Albert
R. Dowden (Vice Chair) and Stickel. The Compliance Committee is responsible for (i) recommending
to the Board and the independent trustees the appointment, compensation and removal of the Funds
Chief Compliance Officer; (ii) recommending to the independent trustees the appointment,
compensation and removal of the Funds Senior Officer appointed pursuant to the terms of the
Assurances of Discontinuance entered into by the New York Attorney General, Invesco and INVESCO
Funds Group, Inc. (IFG); (iii) reviewing any report prepared by a third party who is not an
interested person of Invesco, upon the conclusion by such third party of a compliance review of
Invesco; (iv) reviewing all reports on compliance matters from the Funds Chief Compliance Officer,
(v) reviewing all recommendations made by the Senior Officer regarding Invescos compliance
procedures, (vi) reviewing all reports from the Senior Officer of any violations of state and
federal securities laws, the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, or breaches of Invescos fiduciary
duties to Fund shareholders and of Invescos Code of Ethics; (vii) overseeing all of the compliance
policies and procedures of the Funds and their service providers adopted pursuant to Rule 38a-1 of
the 1940 Act; (viii) from time to time, reviewing certain matters related to redemption fee waivers
and recommending to the Board whether or not to approve such matters; (ix) receiving and reviewing
quarterly reports on the activities of Invescos Internal Compliance Controls Committee; (x)
reviewing all reports made by Invescos Chief Compliance Officer; (xi) reviewing and recommending
to the independent trustees whether to approve procedures to investigate matters brought to the
attention of Invescos ombudsman; (xii) risk management oversight with respect to the Funds and, in
connection therewith, receiving and overseeing risk management reports from Invesco Ltd. that are
applicable to the Funds or their service providers; and (xiii) overseeing potential conflicts of
interest that are reported to the Compliance Committee by Invesco, the Chief Compliance Officer,
the Senior Officer and/or the Compliance Consultant. During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, the Compliance Committee held seven meetings.
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The members of the Governance Committee are Messrs. Bob R. Baker, Bayley, Dowden (Chair), Jack
M. Fields (Vice Chair), Carl Frischling and Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis. The Governance Committee is
responsible for: (i) nominating persons who will qualify as independent trustees for (a) election
as trustees in connection with meetings of shareholders of the Funds that are called to vote on the
election of trustees, (b) appointment by the Board as trustees in connection with filling vacancies
that arise in between meetings of shareholders; (ii) reviewing the size of the Board, and
recommending to the Board whether the size of the Board shall be increased or decreased; (iii)
nominating the Chair of the Board; (iv) monitoring the composition of the Board and each committee
of the Board, and monitoring the qualifications of all trustees; (v) recommending persons to serve
as members of each committee of the Board (other than the Compliance Committee), as well as persons
who shall serve as the chair and vice chair of each such committee; (vi) reviewing and recommending
the amount of compensation payable to the independent trustees; (vii) overseeing the selection of
independent legal counsel to the independent trustees; (viii) reviewing and approving the
compensation paid to independent legal counsel to the independent trustees; (ix) reviewing and
approving the compensation paid to counsel and other advisers,
if any, to the Committees of the Board; and (x) reviewing as they deem appropriate
administrative and/or logistical matters pertaining to the operations of the Board. During the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Governance Committee held six meetings.
The Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by a shareholder to serve as
trustees, provided: (i) that such person is a shareholder of record at the time he or she submits
such names and is entitled to vote at the meeting of shareholders at which trustees will be
elected; and (ii) that the Governance Committee or the Board, as applicable, shall make the final
determination of persons to be nominated. Notice procedures set forth in the Trusts bylaws
require that any shareholder of a Fund desiring to nominate a trustee for election at a shareholder
meeting must submit to the Trusts Secretary the nomination in writing not later than the close of
business on the later of the 90
th
day prior to such shareholder meeting or the tenth day
following the day on which public announcement is made of the shareholder meeting and not earlier
than the close of business on the 120
th
day prior to the shareholder meeting.
The members of the Investments Committee are Messrs. Baker (Vice Chair), Bayley (Chair),
Bunch, Crockett, Dowden, Fields, Martin L. Flanagan, Frischling, Pennock, Stickel, Philip A.
Taylor and Drs. Mathai-Davis (Vice Chair) and Soll (Vice-Chair). The Investments Committees
primary purposes are to: (i) assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management
services provided by Invesco Ltd. and the Sub-Advisers; and (ii) review all proposed and existing
advisory and sub-advisory arrangements for the Funds, and to recommend what action the full Boards
and the independent trustees take regarding the approval of all such proposed arrangements and the
continuance of all such existing arrangements. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the
Investments Committee held six meetings.
The Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees. The Sub-Committees are
responsible for: (i) reviewing the performance, fees and expenses of the Funds that have been
assigned to a particular Sub-Committee (for each Sub-Committee, the Designated Funds), unless the
Investments Committee takes such action directly; (ii) reviewing with the applicable portfolio
managers from time to time the investment objective(s), policies, strategies and limitations of the
Designated Funds; (iii) evaluating the investment advisory, sub-advisory and distribution
arrangements in effect or proposed for the Designated Funds, unless the Investments Committee takes
such action directly; (iv) being familiar with the registration statements and periodic shareholder
reports applicable to their Designated Funds; and (v) such other investment-related matters as the
Investments Committee may delegate to the Sub-Committee from time to time.
The members of the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee are Messrs. Baker,
Bunch, Fields, Frischling (Chair), Pennock (Vice Chair), Taylor and Drs. Mathai-Davis and Soll.
The primary purposes of the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee are: (a) to
address issues requiring action or oversight by the Board of the Invesco Funds (i) in the valuation
of the Invesco Funds portfolio securities consistent with the Pricing Procedures, (ii) in
oversight of the creation and maintenance by the principal underwriters of the Invesco Funds of an
effective distribution and
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marketing system to build and maintain an adequate asset base and to
create and maintain economies of scale for the Invesco Funds, (iii) in the review of existing
distribution arrangements for the Invesco Funds under Rule 12b-1 and Section 15 of the 1940 Act,
and (iv) in the oversight of proxy voting on portfolio securities of the Funds; and (b) to make
regular reports to the full Boards of the Invesco Funds.
The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee is responsible for: (a) with regard
to valuation, (i) developing an understanding of the valuation process and the Pricing Procedures,
(ii) reviewing the Pricing Procedures and making recommendations to the full Board with respect
thereto, (iii) reviewing the reports described in the Pricing Procedures and other information from
Invesco Ltd. regarding fair value determinations made pursuant to the Pricing Procedures by
Invescos internal valuation committee and making reports and recommendations to the full Board
with respect thereto, (iv) receiving the reports of Invescos internal valuation committee
requesting approval of any changes to pricing vendors or pricing methodologies as required by the
Pricing Procedures and the annual report of Invesco Ltd. evaluating the pricing vendors, approving
changes to pricing vendors and pricing methodologies as provided in the Pricing Procedures, and
recommending annually the pricing vendors for
approval by the full Board; (v) upon request of Invesco, assisting Invescos internal
valuation committee or the full Board in resolving particular fair valuation issues; (vi) reviewing
the reports described in the Procedures for Determining the Liquidity of Securities (the Liquidity
Procedures) and other information from Invesco Ltd. regarding liquidity determinations made
pursuant to the Liquidity Procedures by Invesco Ltd. and making reports and recommendations to the
full Board with respect thereto, and (vii) overseeing actual or potential conflicts of interest by
investment personnel or others that could affect their input or recommendations regarding pricing
or liquidity issues; (b) with regard to distribution; (b) with regard to distribution and
marketing, (i) developing an understanding of mutual fund distribution and marketing channels and
legal, regulatory and market developments regarding distribution, (ii) reviewing periodic
distribution and marketing determinations and annual approval of distribution arrangements and
making reports and recommendations to the full Board with respect thereto, and (iii) reviewing
other information from the principal underwriters to the Invesco Funds regarding distribution and
marketing of the Invesco Funds and making recommendations to the full Board with respect thereto;
and (c) with regard to proxy voting, (i) overseeing the implementation of the Proxy Voting
Guidelines (the Guidelines) and the Proxy Policies and Procedures (the Proxy Procedures) by Invesco
Ltd. and the Sub-Advisers, reviewing the Quarterly Proxy Voting Report and making recommendations
to the full Board with respect thereto, (ii) reviewing the Guidelines and the Proxy Procedures and
information provided by Invesco Ltd. and the Sub-Advisers regarding industry developments and best
practices in connection with proxy voting and making recommendations to the full Board with respect
thereto, and (iii) in implementing its responsibilities in this area, assisting Invesco Ltd. in
resolving particular proxy voting issues. The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight
Committee was formed effective January 1, 2008. It succeeded the Valuation Committee which existed
prior to 2008. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Valuation, Distribution and
Proxy Oversight Committee held six meetings.
The members of the Special Market Timing Litigation Committee are Messrs. Bayley, Bunch
(Chair), Crockett and Dowden (Vice Chair). The Special Market Timing Litigation Committee is
responsible: (i) for receiving reports from time to time from management, counsel for management,
counsel for the Invesco Funds and special counsel for the independent trustees, as applicable,
related to (a) the civil lawsuits, including purported class action and shareholder derivative
suits, that have been filed against Funds concerning alleged excessive short term trading in shares
of the Invesco Funds (market timing) and (b) the civil enforcement actions and investigations
related to market timing activity in the Invesco Funds that were settled with certain regulators,
including without limitation the SEC, the New York Attorney General and the Colorado Attorney
General, and for recommending to the independent trustees what actions, if any, should be taken by
the Invesco Funds in light of all such reports; (ii) for overseeing the investigation(s) on behalf
of the independent trustees by special counsel for the independent trustees and the independent
trustees financial expert of market timing activity in the Invesco Funds, and for recommending to
the independent trustees what actions, if any, should be taken by the Invesco Funds in light of the
results of such investigation(s); (iii) for (a) reviewing the methodology developed by Invesco
Ltd.s Independent Distribution Consultant (the Distribution Consultant) for the monies ordered to
be paid under the settlement order with the SEC, and making
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recommendations to the independent
trustees as to the acceptability of such methodology and (b) recommending to the independent
trustees whether to consent to any firm with which the Distribution Consultant is affiliated
entering into any employment, consultant, attorney-client, auditing or other professional
relationship with Invesco, or any of its present or former affiliates, directors, officers,
employees or agents acting in their capacity as such for the period of the Distribution
Consultants engagement and for a period of two years after the engagement; and (iv) for taking
reasonable steps to ensure that any Invesco Fund which the Special Market Timing Litigation
Committee determines was harmed by improper market timing activity receives what the Special Market
Timing Litigation Committee deems to be full restitution. During the fiscal year ended December
31, 2009, the Special Market Timing Litigation Committee held two meetings.
Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares
The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each trustee (i) in the Funds and
(ii) on an aggregate basis, in all registered investment companies overseen by the trustee within
the Invesco Funds complex, is set forth in Appendix C.
Compensation
Each trustee who is not affiliated with Invesco is compensated for his or her services
according to a fee schedule that recognizes the fact that such trustee also serves as a trustee of
other Invesco Funds. Each such trustee receives a fee, allocated among the Invesco Funds for which
he or she serves as a trustee, that consists of an annual retainer component and a meeting fee
component. The Chair of the Board and Chairs and Vice Chairs of certain committees receive
additional compensation for their services. Information regarding compensation paid or accrued for
each trustee of the Trust who was not affiliated with Invesco during the year ended December 31,
2009 is found in Appendix D. Appendix D also provides information regarding compensation paid to
Russell Burk, the Funds Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, during the year ended December
31, 2009.
Retirement Plan For Trustees
The trustees have adopted a retirement plan secured by the Funds for the trustees of the Trust
who are not affiliated with Invesco. The trustees also have adopted a retirement policy that
permits each non-Invesco-affiliated trustee to serve until December 31 of the year in which the
trustee turns 75. A majority of the trustees may extend from time to time the retirement date of a
trustee.
Annual retirement benefits are available to each non-Invesco-affiliated trustee of the Trust
and/or the other Invesco Funds (each, a Covered Fund) who became a trustee prior to December 1,
2008 and has at least five years of credited service as a trustee (including service to a
predecessor fund) for a Covered Fund. Effective January 1, 2006, for retirements after December
31, 2005, the retirement benefits will equal 75% of the trustees annual retainer paid to or
accrued by any Covered Fund with respect to such trustee during the twelve-month period prior to
retirement, including the amount of any retainer deferred under a separate deferred compensation
agreement between the Covered Fund and the trustee. The amount of the annual retirement benefit
does not include additional compensation paid for Board meeting fees or compensation paid to the
Chair of the Board and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of certain Board committees, whether such amounts
are paid directly to the trustee or deferred. The annual retirement benefit is payable in
quarterly installments for a number of years equal to the lesser of (i) sixteen years or (ii) the
number of such trustees credited years of service. If a trustee dies prior to receiving the full
amount of retirement benefits, the remaining payments will be made to the deceased trustees
designated beneficiary for the same length of time that the trustee would have received the
payments based on his or her service or if the trustee has elected, in a discounted lump sum
payment. A trustee must have attained the age of 65 (60 in the event of death or disability) to
receive any retirement benefit. A trustee may make an irrevocable election to commence payment of
retirement benefits upon retirement from the Board before age 72; in such a case, the annual
retirement benefit is subject to a reduction for early payment.
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Deferred Compensation Agreements
Messrs. Crockett, Edward K. Dunn (a former trustee), Fields and Frischling and Drs.
Mathai-Davis and Soll (for purposes of this paragraph only, the Deferring Trustees) have each
executed a Deferred Compensation Agreement (collectively, the Compensation Agreements). Pursuant
to the Compensation Agreements, the Deferring Trustees have the option to elect to defer receipt of
up to 100% of their compensation payable by the Trust, and such amounts are placed into a deferral
account and deemed to be invested in one or more Invesco Funds selected by the Deferring Trustees.
Distributions from the Deferring Trustees deferral accounts will be paid in cash, generally in
equal quarterly installments over a period of up to ten (10) years (depending on the Compensation
Agreement) beginning on the date selected under the Compensation Agreement. If a Deferring Trustee
dies prior to the distribution of amounts in his or her deferral account, the balance of the
deferral account will be distributed to his or her designated beneficiary. The Compensation
Agreements are not funded and, with respect to the payments of amounts held in the deferral
accounts, the Deferring Trustees have the status of unsecured creditors of the Trust and of each
other Invesco Fund from which they are deferring compensation.
Code of Ethics
Invesco, the Trust, Invesco Distributors and the Sub-Advisers each have adopted a Code of
Ethics that applies to all Invesco Fund trustees and officers, and employees of Invesco, the
Sub-Advisers and their affiliates, and governs, among other things, the personal trading activities
of all such persons. Unless specifically noted, each Sub-Advisers Codes of Ethics do not
materially differ from Invesco Code of Ethics discussed below. The Code of Ethics is intended to
address conflicts of interest with the Trust that may arise from personal trading, including
personal trading in most of the Invesco Funds. Personal trading, including personal trading
involving securities that may be purchased or held by an Invesco Fund, is permitted under the Code
subject to certain restrictions; however, employees are required to pre-clear security transactions
with the Compliance Officer or a designee and to report transactions on a regular basis.
Proxy Voting Policies
Invesco is comprised of two business divisions, Invesco Aim and Invesco Institutional, each of
which have adopted their own specific Proxy Voting Policies.
The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities
held by each Fund to the following Adviser/Sub-Adviser(s), including as appropriate, separately to
the named division of the Adviser:
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FUND NAME
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Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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FUND NAME
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Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
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Invesco Institutional a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
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Invesco Aim a division of Invesco
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Invesco (the Proxy Voting Entity). The Proxy Voting Entity will vote such proxies in
accordance with the proxy policies and procedures as outlined above, which have been reviewed and
approved by the Board, and which are found in Appendix E. Any material changes to the proxy
policies and procedures will be submitted to the Board for approval. The Board will be supplied
with a summary quarterly report of each Funds proxy voting record. Information regarding how the
Funds voted proxies related to their portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009
is available without charge at our web site,
www.invesco.com
. This information is also available
at the SEC website,
http://www.sec.gov.
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
Information about the ownership of each class of the Funds shares by beneficial or record
owners of such Fund and by trustees and officers as a group is found in Appendix F. A shareholder
who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund is presumed to control that
Fund.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
Investment Adviser
Invesco serves as the Funds investment adviser. The Adviser managers the investment
operations of the Funds as well as other investment portfolios that encompass a broad range of
investment objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the performance of the Funds
day-to-day management. The Adviser, as successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has
been an investment adviser since 1976. Invesco also serves as investment advisor for certain of
the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are known as the Invesco Funds. PowerShares Capital
serves as investment advisor for certain of the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are known
as the PowerShares ETFs. PowerShares Capital is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
Invesco is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. Invesco Ltd. and its subsidiaries
are an independent global investment management group. Certain of the directors and officers of
Invesco are also executive officers of the Trust and their affiliations are shown under Management
Information herein.
As investment adviser, Invesco supervises all aspects of the Funds operations and provides
investment advisory services to the Funds. Invesco obtains and evaluates economic, statistical and
financial information to formulate and implement investment programs for the Funds. The Master
Investment Advisory Agreement (Advisory Agreement) provides that, in fulfilling its
responsibilities, Invesco may engage the services of other investment managers with respect to one
or more of the Funds. The investment advisory services of Invesco are not exclusive and Invesco is
free to render investment advisory services to others, including other investment companies.
Invesco is also responsible for furnishing to the Funds, at Invescos expense, the services of
persons believed to be competent to perform all supervisory and administrative services required by
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Funds, which in the judgment of the trustees, are necessary to conduct the respective
businesses of the Funds effectively, as well as the offices, equipment and other facilities
necessary for their operations. Such functions include the maintenance of each Funds accounts and
records, and the preparation of all requisite corporate documents such as tax returns and reports
to the SEC and shareholders.
The Advisory Agreement provides that each Fund will pay or cause to be paid all expenses of
such Fund not assumed by Invesco, including, without limitation: brokerage commissions, taxes,
legal, auditing or governmental fees, custodian, transfer and shareholder service agent costs,
expenses of issue, sale, redemption, and repurchase of shares, expenses of registering and
qualifying shares for sale, expenses relating to trustee and shareholder meetings, the cost of
preparing and distributing reports and notices to shareholders, the fees and other expenses
incurred by the Trust on behalf of each Fund in connection with membership in investment company
organizations, and the cost of printing copies of prospectuses and statements of additional
information distributed to the Funds shareholders.
Invesco, at its own expense, furnishes to the Trust office space and facilities. Invesco
furnishes to the Trust all personnel for managing the affairs of the Trust and each of its series
of shares.
Pursuant to its Advisory Agreement with the Trust, Invesco receives a monthly fee from each
Fund calculated at the annual rates indicated in the second column below, based on the average
daily net assets of each Fund during the year. Each Fund allocates advisory fees to a class based
on the relative net assets of each class.
Effective January 1, 2005, the advisor has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees to the
extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by each Fund do not exceed the maximum advisory
fee rate set forth in the third column below. The maximum advisory fee rates are effective through
the Committed Until Date set forth in the fourth column.
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Maximum
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Advisory Fee
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Rates
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Annual Rate/Net Assets Per
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Maximum Advisory Fee Rate
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Committed Until
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Fund Name
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Advisory Agreement
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After January 1, 2005
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Date
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Invesco V.I. Basic
Balanced Fund
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0.75% of the first $150 million
0.50% of the excess over $150 million
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0.62% of the first $250 million
0.605% of the next $250 million
0.59% of the next $500 million
0.575% of the next $1.5 billion
0.56% of the next $2.5 billion
0.545% of the next $2.5 billion
0.53% of the next $2.5 billion
0.515% of the excess over $10 billion
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04/30/2011
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value
Fund
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0.695% of the first $250 million
0.67% of the next $250 million
0.645% of the next $500 million
0.62% of the next $1.5 billion
0.595% of the next $2.5 billion
0.57% of the next $2.5 billion
0.545% of the next $2.5 billion
0.52% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Capital
Appreciation Fund
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0.65% of the first $250 million
0.60% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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57
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Maximum
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Advisory Fee
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Rates
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Annual Rate/Net Assets Per
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Maximum Advisory Fee Rate
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Committed Until
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Fund Name
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Advisory Agreement
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After January 1, 2005
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Date
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Invesco V.I. Capital
Development Fund
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0.75% of the first $350 million
0.625% of the excess over $350 million
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0.745% of the first $250 million
0.73% of the next $250 million
0.715% of the next $500 million
0.70% of the next $1.5 billion
0.685% of the next $2.5 billion
0.67% of the next $2.5 billion
0.655% of the next $2.5 billion
0.64% of the excess over $10 billion
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04/30/2011
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity
Fund
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0.65% of the first $250 million
0.60% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Diversified
Income Fund
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0.60% of the first $250 million
0.55% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
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0.745% of the first $250 million
0.73% of the next $250 million
0.715% of the next $500 million
0.70% of the next $1.5 billion
0.685% of the next $2.5 billion
0.67% of the next $2.5 billion
0.655% of the next $2.5 billion
0.64% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Financial
Services Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.74% of the next $250 million
0.73% of the next $500 million
0.72% of the next $1.5 billion
0.71% of the next $2.5 billion
0.70% of the next $2.5 billion
0.69% of the next $2.5 billion
0.68% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Global Health
Care Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.74% of the next $250 million
0.73% of the next $500 million
0.72% of the next $1.5 billion
0.71% of the next $2.5 billion
0.70% of the next $2.5 billion
0.69% of the next $2.5 billion
0.68% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund
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0.67% of the first $250 million
0.655% of the next $250 million
0.64% of the next $500 million
0.625% of the next $1.5 billion
0.61% of the next $2.5 billion
0.595% of the next $2.5 billion
0.58% of the next $2.5 billion
0.565% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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58
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Maximum
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Advisory Fee
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Rates
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Annual Rate/Net Assets Per
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Maximum Advisory Fee Rate
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Committed Until
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Fund Name
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Advisory Agreement
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After January 1, 2005
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Date
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Invesco V.I. Global Real
Estate Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.74% of the next $250 million
0.73% of the next $500 million
0.72% of the next $1.5 billion
0.71% of the next $2.5 billion
0.70% of the next $2.5 billion
0.69% of the next $2.5 billion
0.68% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Government
Securities Fund
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0.50% of the first $250 million
0.45% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. High Yield
Fund
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0.625% of the first $200 million
0.55% of the next $300 million
0.50% of the next $500 million
0.45% of the excess over $1 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. International
Growth Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.70% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Large Cap
Growth Fund
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0.695% of the first $250 million
0.67% of the next $250 million
0.645% of the next $500 million
0.62% of the next $1.5 billion
0.595% of the next $2.5 billion
0.57% of the next $2.5 billion
0.545% of the next $2.5 billion
0.52% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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|
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Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.74% of the next $250 million
0.73% of the next $500 million
0.72% of the next $1.5 billion
0.71% of the next $2.5 billion
0.70% of the next $2.5 billion
0.69% of the next $2.5 billion
0.68% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core
Equity Fund
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0.725% of the first $500 million
0.70% of the next $500 million
0.675% of the next $500 million
0.65% of the excess over $1.5 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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|
|
|
|
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Invesco V.I. Money Market
Fund
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0.40% of the first $250 million
0.35% of the excess over $250 million
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap
Equity Fund
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0.745% of the first $250 million
0.73% of the next $250 million
0.715% of the next $500 million
0.70% of the next $1.5 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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Maximum
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Advisory Fee
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Rates
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Annual Rate/Net Assets Per
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Maximum Advisory Fee Rate
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Committed Until
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Fund Name
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Advisory Agreement
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After January 1, 2005
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Date
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0.685% of the next $2.5 billion
0.67% of the next $2.5 billion
0.655% of the next $2.5 billion
0.64% of the excess over $10 billion
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Invesco V.I. Technology
Fund
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0.75% of the first $250 million
0.74% of the next $250 million
0.73% of the next $500 million
0.72% of the next $1.5 billion
0.71% of the next $2.5 billion
0.70% of the next $2.5 billion
0.69% of the next $2.5 billion
0.68% of the excess over $10 billion
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N/A
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N/A
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|
|
|
|
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Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
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0.60% of average daily net assets
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N/A
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N/A
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Invesco may from time to time waive or reduce its fee. Voluntary fee waivers or
reductions may be rescinded at any time without further notice to investors. During periods of
voluntary fee waivers or reductions, Invesco will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee
prior to the end of the respective fiscal year in which the voluntary fee waiver or reduction was
made. Contractual fee waivers or reductions set forth in the Fee Table in a Prospectus may not be
terminated or amended to the Funds detriment during the period stated in the agreement between
Invesco and the Fund.
Invesco has contractually agreed through at least June 30, 2010, to waive advisory fees
payable by each Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee Invesco receives from the
Affiliated Money Market Funds as a result of each Funds investment of uninvested cash in the
Affiliated Money Market Funds. See Description of the Funds and Their Investments and Risks
Investment Strategies and Risks Other Investments Other Investment Companies.
Invesco also has contractually agreed through at least April 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees
or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses
(excluding (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) dividend expense on short sales; (iv) extraordinary or
non-routine items; and (v) expenses that each Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of
an expense offset arrangement) for the following Funds shares:
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Fund
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Expense Limitation
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Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
Series I
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0.91
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%
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Series II
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1.16
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%
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Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
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Series I
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1.30
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%
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Series II
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1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
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|
Series I
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1.30
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%
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|
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Series II
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|
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1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
Series I
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|
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1.30
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%
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|
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Series II
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|
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1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
Series I
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1.30
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%
|
|
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Series II
|
|
|
1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
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|
Series I
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|
|
0.75
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%
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|
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Series II
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1.00
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%
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Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
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|
Series I
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|
|
1.30
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%
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|
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Series II
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|
|
1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
Series I
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|
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1.30
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%
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60
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|
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Fund
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Expense Limitation
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|
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Series II
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|
|
1.45
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%
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.45
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
0.10
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%
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|
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Series II
|
|
|
0.35
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
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%
|
|
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Series II
|
|
|
1.45
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
0.73
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%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
0.98
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%
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
0.95
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%
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|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.20
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%
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
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%
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|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.45
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.01
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%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.26
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%
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.01
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.26
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.45
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.45
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.15
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.40
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.45
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
Series I
|
|
|
0.93
|
%
|
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
1.18
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%
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The total annual fund operating expenses used in determining whether a fund meets or
exceeds the expense limitations described above do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,
which are required to be disclosed and included in the total annual fund operating expenses in a
funds prospectus fee table. 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 invest. As a result, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or Expense Reimbursement may exceed a Funds expense limit.
Such contractual fee waivers or reductions are set forth in the Fee Table to each Funds
Prospectus. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may mutually agree to terminate the fee waiver
agreementat any time.
The management fees payable by each Fund, the amounts waived by Invesco and the net fees paid
by each Fund for the last three fiscal years ended December 31 are found in Appendix G.
Investment Sub-Advisers
Invesco has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as
sub-advisers to each Fund, pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers may be appointed by
Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment
advice, and/or order execution services to the Funds. These affiliated sub-advisers, each of which
is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 are:
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Invesco Asset Management Deutschland Gmbh (Invesco Deutschland)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
Invesco Australia Limited (Invesco Australia)
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured)
Invesco Trimark Ltd. (Invesco Trimark); (each a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
The only fees payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are for providing
discretionary investment management services. For such services, Invesco will pay each Sub-Adviser
a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to (i) 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco
receives from the Trust, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of such Fund as to
which such Sub-Adviser shall have provided discretionary investment management services for that
month divided by the net assets of such Fund for that month. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory
Agreement, this fee is reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fee waivers or expense
limitations by Invesco, if any, in effect from time to time. In no event shall the aggregate
monthly fees paid to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement exceed 40% of the monthly
compensation that Invesco receives from the Trust pursuant to its advisory agreement with the
Trust, as reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fees waivers or expense limitations by
Invesco, if any.
Portfolio Managers
Appendix H contains the following information regarding the portfolio managers identified in
each Funds prospectus:
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|
|
The dollar range of the managers investments in each Fund.
|
|
|
|
|
A description of the managers compensation structure.
|
Information regarding other accounts managed by the manager and potential conflicts of
interest that might arise from the management of multiple accounts.
Securities Lending Arrangements
If a Fund engages in securities lending, Invesco will provide the Fund investment advisory
services and related administrative services. The Advisory Agreement describes the administrative
services to be rendered by Invesco if a Fund engages in securities lending activities, as well as
the compensation Invesco may receive for such administrative services. Services to be provided
include: (a) overseeing participation in the securities lending program to ensure compliance with
all applicable regulatory and investment guidelines; (b) assisting the securities lending agent or
principal (the agent) in determining which specific securities are available for loan; (c)
monitoring the agent to ensure that securities loans are effected in accordance with Invescos
instructions and with procedures adopted by the Board; (d) preparing appropriate periodic reports
for, and seeking appropriate approvals from, the Board with respect to securities lending
activities; (e) responding to agent inquiries; and (f) performing such other duties as may be
necessary.
Invescos compensation for advisory services rendered in connection with securities lending is
included in the advisory fee schedule. As compensation for the related administrative services
Invesco will provide, a lending Fund will pay Invesco a fee equal to 25% of the net monthly
interest or fee income retained or paid to the Fund from such activities. Invesco currently waives
such fee, and has agreed to seek Board approval prior to its receipt of all or a portion of such
fee.
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Service Agreements
Administrative Services Agreement.
Invesco and the Trust have entered into a Master
Administrative Services Agreement (Administrative Services Agreement) pursuant to which Invesco may
perform or arrange for the provision of certain accounting and other administrative services to
each Fund which are not required to be performed by Invesco under the Advisory Agreement. The
Administrative Services Agreement provides that it will remain in effect and continue from year to
year only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including
the independent trustees, by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. Under the
Administrative Services Agreement, Invesco is entitled to receive from the Funds reimbursement of
its costs or such reasonable compensation as may be approved by the Board. Currently, Invesco is
reimbursed for the services of the Trusts principal financial officer and her staff and any
expenses related to fund accounting services.
In addition, Invesco contracts with Participating Insurance Companies to provide certain
services related to operations of the Trust. These services may include, among other things: the
printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to
existing Contract owners; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and
redemptions requested by Contract owners; and the servicing of Contract owner accounts.
Each Participating Insurance Company negotiates the fees to be paid for the provision of these
services. The cost of providing the services and the overall package of services provided may vary
from one Participating Insurance Company to another. Invesco does not make an independent
assessment of the cost of providing such services.
The Funds agreed to reimburse Invesco for its costs in paying the Participating Insurance
Companies that provide these services, currently subject to an annual limit of 0.25% of the average
net assets invested in each Fund by each Participating Insurance Company. Any amounts paid by
Invesco to a Participating Insurance Company in excess of 0.25% of the average net assets invested
in each Fund are paid by Invesco out of its own financial resources.
Administrative services fees paid to Invesco by each Fund for the last three fiscal years
ended December 31 are found in Appendix I.
Other Service Providers
Transfer Agent
.
Invesco Investment Services, Inc., (Invesco Investment Services), 11 Greenway
Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco, is the Trusts
transfer agent.
The Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the TA Agreement) between the Trust and Invesco
Investment Services provides that Invesco Investment Services will perform certain services for the
Funds. The TA Agreement provides that Invesco Investment Services will receive a per trade fee
plus out-of-pocket expenses to process orders for purchases and redemptions of shares; prepare and
transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Funds; and maintain shareholder
accounts.
Sub-Transfer Agent.
Invesco Trimark, 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N6X7, a
wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Invesco, provides services to the Trust as a sub-transfer
agent, pursuant to an agreement between Invesco Trimark and Invesco Investment Services. The Trust
does not pay a fee to Invesco Trimark for these services. Rather Invesco Trimark is compensated by
Invesco Investment Services, as a sub-contractor.
Custodian
.
State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Custodian), 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the Funds (except Invesco V.I.
Money Market Fund). The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431,
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is
custodian of all securities and cash of Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund. The Bank of New York
Mellon also serves as sub-custodian to facilitate cash management.
The custodians are authorized to establish separate accounts in foreign countries and to cause
foreign securities owned by the Funds to be held outside the United States in branches of U.S.
banks and, to the extent permitted by applicable regulations, in certain foreign banks and
securities depositories. Invesco is responsible for selecting eligible foreign securities
depositories and for assessing the risks associated with investing in foreign countries, including
the risk of using eligible foreign securities depositories in a country. The Custodian is
responsible for monitoring eligible foreign securities depositories.
Under its contract with the Trust, the Custodian maintains the portfolio securities of the
Funds, administers the purchases and sales of portfolio securities, collects interest and dividends
and other distributions made on the securities held in the portfolios of the Funds and performs
other ministerial duties. These services do not include any supervisory function over management or
provide any protection against any possible depreciation of assets.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
.
The Funds independent registered public
accounting firm is responsible for auditing the financial statements of the Funds. The Audit
Committee of the Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1201 Louisiana, Suite 2900,
Houston, Texas 77002, as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial
statements of the Funds. Such appointment was ratified and approved by the Board.
Counsel to the Trust
.
Legal matters for the Trust have been passed upon by Stradley Ronon
Stevens & Young, LLP, 2600 One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES
The Sub-Advisers have adopted compliance procedures that cover, among other items, brokerage
allocation and other trading practices. If all or a portion of a Funds assets are managed by one
or more Sub-Advisers, the decision to buy and sell securities and broker selection will be made by
the Sub-Adviser for the assets it manages. Unless specifically noted, the Sub-Advisers brokerage
allocation procedures do not materially differ from Invescos procedures.
Brokerage Transactions
Placing trades generally involves acting on portfolio manager instructions to buy or sell a
specified amount of portfolio securities, including selecting one or more third-party
broker-dealers to execute the trades, and negotiating commissions and spreads. Various Invesco Ltd.
subsidiaries have
created a global equity trading desk. The global equity trading desk has assigned local traders in
three regions to place equity securities trades in their regions. The Atlanta trading desk of
Invesco (the Americas Desk) generally places trades of equity securities in Canada, the U.S.,
Mexico and Brazil; the Hong Kong desk of Invesco Hong Kong (the Hong Kong Desk) generally places
trades of equity securities in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New
Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and other far Eastern countries; and the
London trading desk of Invesco Global Investment Funds Limited (the London Desk) generally places
trades of equity securities in European Economic Area markets, Egypt, Israel, Russia, South Africa,
Switzerland, Turkey, and other European countries. Invesco, Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Hong
Kong use the global equity trading desk to place equity trades. Other Sub-Advisers may use the
global equity trading desk in the future. The trading procedures for the Americas Desk, the Hong
Kong Desk and the London Desk are similar in all material respects.
References in the language below to actions by Invesco or a Sub-Adviser (other than Invesco
Trimark or Invesco Japan) making determinations or taking actions related to equity trading
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include
these entities delegation of these determinations/actions to the Americas Desk, the Hong Kong
Desk, and the London Desk. Even when trading is delegated by Invesco or the Sub-Adviser to the
various arms of the global equity trading desk, Invesco or the Sub-Adviser that delegates trading
is responsible for oversight of this trading activity.
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers make decisions to buy and sell securities for each Fund, selects
broker-dealers (each, a Broker), effects the Funds investment portfolio transactions, allocates
brokerage fees in such transactions and, where applicable, negotiates commissions and spreads on
transactions. Invescos and the Sub-Advisers primary consideration in effecting a security
transaction is to obtain best execution, which is defined as prompt and efficient execution of the
transaction at the best obtainable price with payment of commissions, mark-ups or mark-downs which
are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage services provided by the Broker. While
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers seek reasonably competitive commission rates, the Funds may not pay the
lowest commission or spread available. See Broker Selection below.
Some of the securities in which the Funds invest are traded in over-the-counter markets.
Portfolio transactions in such markets may be effected on a principal basis at net prices without
commissions, but which include compensation to the Broker in the form of a mark-up or mark-down, or
on an agency basis, which involves the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions to the Broker,
including electronic communication networks. Purchases of underwritten issues, which include
initial public offerings and secondary offerings, include a commission or concession paid by the
issuer (not the Funds) to the underwriter. Purchases of money market instruments may be made
directly from issuers without the payment of commissions.
Historically, Invesco and the Sub-Advisers did not negotiate commission rates on stock markets
outside the United States. In recent years many overseas stock markets have adopted a system of
negotiated rates; however, a number of markets maintain an established schedule of minimum
commission rates.
In some cases, Invesco may decide to place trades on a blind principal bid basis, which
involves combining all trades for one or more portfolios into a single basket, and generating a
description of the characteristics of the basket for provision to potential executing brokers.
Based on the trade characteristics information provided by Invesco, these brokers submit bids for
executing all of the required trades at the market close price for a specific commission. Invesco
generally selects the broker with the lowest bid to execute these trades.
Brokerage commissions paid by each of the Funds during the last three fiscal years ended
December 31 are found in Appendix J. The Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund is a fund of funds,
and therefore does not allow transactions for brokerage commissions. However, for such data for
each of the Underlying Funds which comprise the subject fund of funds, please see the SAI of each
Underlying Fund.
Commissions
During the last three fiscal years ended December 31, none of the Funds paid brokerage
commissions to Brokers affiliated with the Funds, Invesco (or Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., former
adviser to the Funds that merged into Invesco Advisers, Inc. on December 31, 2009), Invesco
Distributors, the Sub-Advisers or any affiliates of such entities.
The Funds may engage in certain principal and agency transactions with banks and their
affiliates that own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an Invesco Fund, provided
the conditions of an exemptive order received by the Invesco Funds from the SEC are met. In
addition, a Fund may purchase or sell a security from or to certain other Invesco Funds or other
accounts (and may invest in the Affiliated Money Market Funds) provided the Funds follow procedures
adopted by the Boards of the various Invesco Funds, including the Trust. These inter-fund
transactions do not generate brokerage commissions but may result in custodial fees or taxes or
other related expenses.
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Broker Selection
Invescos or the Sub-Advisers primary consideration in selecting Brokers to execute portfolio
transactions for a Fund is to obtain best execution. In selecting a Broker to execute a portfolio
transaction in equity securities for a Fund, Invesco or the Sub-Advisers consider the full range
and quality of a Brokers services, including the value of research and/or brokerage services
provided, execution capability, commission rate, and willingness to commit capital, anonymity and
responsiveness. Invescos and the Sub-Advisers primary consideration when selecting a Broker to
execute a portfolio transaction in fixed income securities for a Fund is the Brokers ability to
deliver or sell the relevant fixed income securities; however, Invesco and the Sub-Advisers will
also consider the various factors listed above. In each case, the determinative factor is not the
lowest commission or spread available but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative
execution for the Fund. Invesco and the Sub-Advisers will not select Brokers based upon their
promotion or sale of Fund shares.
In choosing Brokers to execute portfolio transactions for the Funds, Invesco or the
Sub-Advisers may select Brokers that provide brokerage and/or research services (Soft Dollar
Products) to the Funds and/or the other accounts over which Invesco and its affiliates have
investment discretion. Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provides
that Invesco or the Sub-Advisers, under certain circumstances, lawfully may cause an account to pay
a higher commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e)(1), Invesco or the Sub-Advisers
must make a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the
value of the brokerage and research services provided ... viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or [Invescos or the Sub-Advisers] overall responsibilities with respect to the
accounts as to which [it] exercises investment discretion. The services provided by the Broker
also must lawfully and appropriately assist Invesco or the Sub-Advisers in the performance of its
investment decision-making responsibilities. Accordingly, a Fund may pay a Broker commissions
higher than those available from another Broker in recognition of the Brokers provision of Soft
Dollar Products to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers.
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers face a potential conflict of interest when they use client trades
to obtain Soft Dollar Products. This conflict exists because Invesco and the Sub-Advisers are able
to use the Soft Dollar Products to manage client accounts without paying cash for the Soft Dollar
Products, which reduces Invescos or the Sub-Advisers expenses to the extent that Invesco or the
Sub-Adviser would have purchased such products had they not been provided by Brokers. Section
28(e) permits Invesco or the Sub-Advisers to use Soft Dollar Products for the benefit of any
account it manages. Certain Invesco-managed accounts (or accounts managed by the Sub-Advisers) may
generate soft dollars used to purchase Soft Dollar Products that ultimately benefit other Invesco
Advisers, Inc.-managed accounts (or Sub-Adviser-managed accounts), effectively cross subsidizing
the other Invesco-managed accounts (or the other Sub-Adviser-managed accounts) that benefit
directly from the product. Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may not use all of the Soft Dollar Products
provided by Brokers through which a Fund effects securities transactions in connection with
managing the Fund whose trades generated the soft dollars used to purchase such products.
Invesco presently engages in the following instances of cross-subsidization:
Smaller Funds that do not generate significant soft dollar commissions may be cross
sub-subsidized by the larger equity Invesco Funds in that the smaller equity Funds receive the
benefit of Soft Dollar Products for which they do not pay. Certain other accounts managed by
Invesco or certain of its affiliates may benefit from Soft Dollar Products services for which they
do not pay.
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers attempt to reduce or eliminate the potential conflicts of
interest concerning the use of Soft Dollar Products by directing client trades for Soft Dollar
Products only if Invesco or the Sub-Advisers conclude that the Broker supplying the product is
capable of providing best execution.
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Certain Soft Dollar Products may be available directly from a vendor on a hard dollar basis;
other Soft Dollar Products are available only through Brokers in exchange for soft dollars.
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers use soft dollars to purchase two types of Soft Dollar Products:
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other products created by third parties that are supplied to Invesco or the
Sub-Advisers through the Broker executing the trade.
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Proprietary research consists primarily of traditional research reports, recommendations and
similar materials produced by the in-house research staffs of broker-dealer firms. This research
includes evaluations and recommendations of specific companies or industry groups, as well as
analyses of general economic and market conditions and trends, market data, contacts and other
related information and assistance. Invesco periodically rates the quality of proprietary research
produced by various Brokers. Based on the evaluation of the quality of information that Invesco
receives from each Broker, Invesco develops an estimate of each Brokers share of Invesco clients
commission dollars and attempts to direct trades to these firms to meet these estimates.
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers also use soft dollars to acquire products from third parties that
are supplied to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers through Brokers executing the trades or other Brokers
who step in to a transaction and receive a portion of the brokerage commission for the trade.
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may from time to time instruct the executing Broker to allocate or
step out a portion of a transaction to another Broker. The Broker to which Invesco or the
Sub-Advisers have stepped out would then settle and complete the designated portion of the
transaction, and the executing Broker would settle and complete the remaining portion of the
transaction that has not been stepped out. Each Broker may receive a commission or brokerage fee
with respect to that portion of the transaction that it settles and completes.
Soft Dollar Products received from Brokers supplement Invescos and or the Sub-Advisers own
research (and the research of certain of its affiliates), and may include the following types of
products and services:
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Database Services comprehensive databases containing current and/or historical
information on companies and industries and indices. Examples include historical
securities prices, earnings estimates and financial data. These services may include
software tools that allow the user to search the database or to prepare value-added
analyses related to the investment process (such as forecasts and models used in the
portfolio management process).
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Quotation/Trading/News Systems products that provide real time market data
information, such as pricing of individual securities and information on current
trading, as well as a variety of news services.
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Economic Data/Forecasting Tools various macro economic forecasting tools, such as
economic data or currency and political forecasts for various countries or regions.
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technical analysis of investment data.
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access to industry experts, and distinct investment expertise such as forensic
accounting or custom built investment-analysis software.
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If Invesco or the Sub-Advisers determines that any service or product has a mixed use (i.e.,
it also serves functions that do not assist the investment decision-making or trading process),
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers will allocate the costs of such service or product accordingly in its
reasonable discretion. Invesco or the Sub-Advisers will allocate brokerage commissions to Brokers
only for the portion of the service or product that Invesco or the Sub-Advisers determine assists
it in the investment decision-making or trading process and will pay for the remaining value of the
product or service in cash.
Outside research assistance is useful to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers because the Brokers used
by Invesco or the Sub-Advisers tend to provide more in-depth analysis of a broader universe of
securities and other matters than Invescos or the Sub-Advisers staff follows. In addition, such
services provide Invesco or the Sub-Advisers with a diverse perspective on financial markets. Some
Brokers may indicate that the provision of research services is dependent upon the generation of
certain specified levels of commissions and underwriting concessions by Invescos or the
Sub-Advisers clients, including the Funds. However, the Funds are not under any obligation to
deal with any Broker in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. In some cases, Soft
Dollar Products are available only from the Broker providing them. In other cases, Soft Dollar
Products may be obtainable from alternative sources in return for cash payments. Invesco and the
Sub-Advisers believe that because Broker research supplements rather than replaces Invescos or the
Sub-Advisers research, the receipt of such research tends to improve the quality of Invescos or
the Sub-Advisers investment advice. The advisory fee paid by the Funds is not reduced because
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers receive such services. To the extent the Funds portfolio transactions
are used to obtain Soft Dollar Products, the brokerage commissions obtained by the Funds might
exceed those that might otherwise have been paid.
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may determine target levels of brokerage business with various
Brokers on behalf of its clients (including the Funds) over a certain time period. Invesco
determines target levels based upon the following factors, among others: (1) the execution
services provided by the Broker; and (2) the research services provided by the Broker. Portfolio
transactions may be effected through Brokers that recommend the Funds to their clients, or that act
as agent in the purchase of a Funds shares for their clients, provided that Invesco or the
Sub-Advisers believe such Brokers provide best execution and such transactions are executed in
compliance with Invescos policy against using directed brokerage to compensate Brokers for
promoting or selling Invesco Fund shares. Invesco and the Sub-Advisers will not enter into a
binding commitment with Brokers to place trades with such Brokers involving brokerage commissions
in precise amounts.
Directed Brokerage (Research Services)
Directed brokerage (research services) paid by each of the Funds during the last fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009 are found in Appendix K.
Regular Brokers
Information concerning the Funds acquisition of securities of their Brokers during the last
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 is found in Appendix K.
Allocation of Portfolio Transactions
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers manage numerous Invesco Funds and other accounts. Some of these
accounts may have investment objectives similar to the Funds. Occasionally, identical securities
will be appropriate for investment by one of the Funds and by another Fund or one or more other
accounts. However, the position of each account in the same security and the length of time that
each account may hold its investment in the same security may vary. Invesco and the Sub-Adviser
will also determine the timing and amount of purchases for an account based on its cash position.
If the purchase or sale of securities is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund(s) and
one or more other accounts, and is considered at or about the same time, Invesco or the Sub-Adviser
will allocate
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transactions in such securities among the Fund(s) and these accounts on a pro rata basis based on
order size or in such other manner believed by Invesco to be fair and equitable. Invesco or the
Sub-Adviser may combine transactions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to obtain
the most favorable execution. Simultaneous transactions could, however, adversely affect a Funds
ability to obtain or dispose of the full amount of a security which it seeks to purchase or sell.
Allocation of Initial Public Offering (IPO) Transactions
Certain of the Invesco Funds or other accounts managed by Invesco may become interested in
participating in IPOs. Purchases of IPOs by one Invesco Fund or other accounts may also be
considered for purchase by one or more other Invesco Funds or accounts. Invesco combines
indications of interest for IPOs for all Invesco Funds and accounts participating in purchase
transactions for that IPO. When the full amount of all IPO orders for such Invesco Funds and
accounts cannot be filled completely, Invesco shall allocate such transactions in accordance with
the following procedures:
Invesco or the Sub-Adviser may determine the eligibility of each Invesco Fund and account that
seeks to participate in a particular IPO by reviewing a number of factors, including market
capitalization/liquidity suitability and sector/style suitability of the investment with the
Invesco Funds or accounts investment objective, policies, strategies and current holdings.
Invesco will allocate securities issued in IPOs to eligible Invesco Funds and accounts on a pro
rata basis based on order size.
Invesco Trimark, Invesco Australia, Invesco Hong Kong and Invesco Japan allocate IPOs on a pro
rata basis based on size of order or in such other manner which they believe is fair and equitable.
Invesco Asset Management allocates IPOs on a pro rata basis based on account size or in such
other manner believed by Invesco Asset Management to be fair and equitable.
Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Senior Secured do not subscribe to IPOs.
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
The Trust offers the shares of the Funds, on a continuous basis, to both registered and
unregistered separate accounts of affiliated and unaffiliated Participating Insurance Companies to
fund variable annuity contracts (the Contracts) and variable life insurance policies (Policies).
Each separate account contains divisions, each of which corresponds to a Fund in the Trust. Net
purchase payments under the Contracts are placed in one or more of the divisions of the relevant
separate account and the assets of each division are invested in the shares of the Fund which
corresponds to that division. Each separate account purchases and redeems shares of these Funds
for its divisions at net asset value without sales or redemption charges. Currently several
insurance company separate accounts invest in the Funds.
The Trust, in the future, may offer the shares of its Funds to certain pension and retirement
plans (Plans) qualified under the Code. The relationships of Plans and Plan participants to the
Fund would be subject, in part, to the provisions of the individual plans and applicable law.
Accordingly, such relationships could be different from those described in this Prospectus for
separate accounts and owners of Contracts and Policies, in such areas, for example, as tax matters
and voting privileges.
The Board monitors for possible conflicts among separate accounts (and will do so for plans)
buying shares of the Funds. Conflicts could develop for a variety of reasons. For example,
violation of the federal tax laws by one separate account investing in a Fund could cause the
contracts or policies funded through another separate account to lose their tax-deferred status,
unless remedial actions were taken. For example, differences in treatment under tax and other laws
or the failure by a separate account to comply with such laws could cause a conflict. To eliminate
a conflict, the Board may require a separate account or Plan to withdraw its participation in a
Fund. A Funds net asset value could decrease
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if it had to sell investment securities to pay redemptions proceeds to a separate account (or plan)
withdrawing because of a conflict.
Calculation of Net Asset Value
For Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund:
The net asset value per share of the Fund is determined
daily as of 12:00 noon and the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day of the Fund. In the event
the NYSE closes early (i.e. before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on a particular day, the net asset value
of the Fund is determined as of the close of the NYSE on such day. Net asset value per share is
determined by dividing the value of the Funds securities, cash and other assets (including
interest accrued but not collected) attributable to a particular class, less all of its liabilities
(including accrued expenses and dividends payable) attributable to that class, by the number of
shares outstanding of that class and rounding the resulting per share net asset value to the
nearest one cent. Determination of the net asset value per share is made in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to determine its net asset value. Under the amortized
cost method, each investment is valued at its cost and thereafter any discount or premium is
amortized on a constant basis to maturity. While this method provides certainty of valuation, it
may result in periods in which the amortized cost value of the Funds investments is higher or
lower than the price that would be received if the investments were sold. During periods of
declining interest rates, use by the Fund of the amortized cost method of valuing its portfolio may
result in a lower value than the market value of the portfolio, which could be an advantage to new
investors relative to existing shareholders. The converse would apply in a period of rising
interest rates.
The Fund may use the amortized cost method to determine its net asset value so long as the
Fund does not (a) purchase any instrument with a remaining maturity greater than 397 days (for
these purposes, repurchase agreements shall not be deemed to involve the purchase by the Fund of
the securities pledged as collateral in connection with such agreements) or (b) maintain a
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity in excess of 90 days, and otherwise complies with the
terms of rules adopted by the SEC.
The Board has established procedures designed to stabilize the Funds net asset value per
share at $1.00, to the extent reasonably possible. Such procedures include review of portfolio
holdings by the trustees at such intervals as they may deem appropriate. The reviews are used to
determine whether net asset value, calculated by using available market quotations, deviates from
$1.00 per share and, if so, whether such deviation may result in material dilution or is otherwise
unfair to investors or existing shareholders. In the event the trustees determine that a material
deviation exists, they intend to take such corrective action as they deem necessary and
appropriate. Such actions may include selling portfolio securities prior to maturity in order to
realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity, withholding dividends,
redeeming shares in kind, or establishing a net asset value per share by using available market
quotations, in which case the net asset value could possibly be more or less than $1.00 per share.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund intends to comply with any amendments made to Rule 2a-7 which may
require corresponding changes in the Funds procedures which are designed to stabilize the Funds
price per share at $1.00.
Under the amortized cost method, each investment is valued at its cost and thereafter any
discount or premium is amortized on a constant basis to maturity. While this method provides
certainty of valuation, it may result in periods in which the amortized cost value of the Funds
investments is higher or lower than the price that would be received if the investments were sold.
For All Other Funds:
Each Fund determines its net asset value per share once daily as of the
close of the customary trading session of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each
business day of the Fund. In the event the NYSE closes early (i.e., before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time)
on a particular day, each Fund determines its net asset value per share as of the close of the NYSE
on such day. For
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purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally will
be valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE. 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 the ask 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 ask prices. The Funds determine net asset
value per share by dividing the value of a Funds securities, cash and other assets (including
interest accrued but not collected) attributable to a particular class, less all its liabilities
(including accrued expenses and dividends payable) attributable to that class, by the total number
of shares outstanding of that class. Determination of a Funds net asset value per share is made
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The net asset value for shareholder
transactions may be different than the net asset value reported in the Funds financial statements
due to adjustments required by generally accepted accounting principles made to the net assets of
the Fund at period end.
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.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (excluding convertible bonds) held by a Fund is
valued at its last sales price or official closing price on the exchange where the security is
principally traded or, lacking any sales on a particular day, the security may be valued at the
closing bid price on that day. Each equity security traded in the over-the-counter market is
valued on the basis of prices furnished by independent pricing vendors or market makers. Debt
securities (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated
quote on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing vendor. Evaluated quotes provided
by the pricing vendor 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 special securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity,
type of issue, individual trading characteristics and other market data.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued
based upon quotes furnished by independent sources and are valued at the last bid price in the case
of equity securities and in the case of debt obligations, the mean between the last bid and ask
prices. Short-term obligations having 60 days or less to maturity and commercial paper are priced
at amortized cost, which approximates value.
Generally, trading in corporate bonds, U.S. Government securities and money market instruments
is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the customary trading
session of the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the
Funds shares are determined at such times. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such
securities may occur between the times at which such values are determined and the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE. If Invesco believes a development/event has actually caused
a closing price to no longer reflect current market value, the closing price may be adjusted to
reflect the fair value of the affected security as of the close of the NYSE as determined in good
faith using procedures approved by the Board.
Foreign securities are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using 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 are significant and may 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
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reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process from a pricing vendor 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 market value as of the close of the NYSE. For foreign
securities where Invesco believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is not
reflective of current market value, Invesco will use the indication of fair value from the pricing
vendor to determine the fair value of the security. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or
degree of certainty may change from time to time. Multiple factors may be considered by the
pricing vendor in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information
relating to sector indices, ADRs, domestic and foreign index futures, and exchange-traded funds.
Fund securities primarily traded in foreign markets may be traded in such markets on days that
are not business days of the Fund. Because the net asset value per share of each Fund is
determined only on business days of the Fund, the value of the portfolio securities of a Fund that
invests in foreign securities may be significantly affected on days when an investor cannot
exchange or redeem shares of the Fund.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing
service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are based on a model that may include
end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued
based upon quotes furnished by independent sources and are valued at the last bid price in the case
of equity securities and in the case of debt obligations, the mean between the last bid and ask
prices.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued
at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trusts officers
following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends,
bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the
course of making a good faith determination of a securitys fair value.
For financial reporting purposes and shareholder transactions on the last day of the fiscal
quarter, transactions are normally accounted for on a trade date basis. For purposes of executing
shareholder transactions in the normal course of business (other than shareholder transactions at a
fiscal period-end), each non-money market funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date. Transactions in money market fund
portfolio securities transactions are recorded no later than the first business day following the
trade date. Transactions in money market fund portfolio securities are normally accounted for on a
trade date basis.
Redemptions In Kind
Although the Funds, except Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund, generally intend to pay redemption
proceeds solely in cash, the Funds reserve the right to determine, in their sole discretion,
whether to satisfy redemption requests by making payment in securities or other property (known as
a redemption in kind). For instance, a Fund may make a redemption in kind if a cash redemption
would disrupt its operations or performance. Securities that will be delivered as payment in
redemptions in kind will be valued using the same methodologies that the Fund typically utilizes in
valuing such securities. Shareholders receiving such securities are likely to incur transaction
and brokerage costs on their subsequent sales of such securities, and the securities may increase
or decrease in value until the shareholder sells them. The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has made
an election under Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act (a Rule 18f-1 Election), and therefore, the Trust,
on behalf of the Fund, is obligated to redeem for cash all shares presented to such Fund for
redemption by any one shareholder in an amount up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of that Funds
net assets in any 90-day period. The Rule 18f-1 Election is irrevocable while Rule 18f-1 under the
1940 Act is in effect unless the SEC by order permits withdrawal of such Rule 18f-1 Election.
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Payments to Participating Insurance Companies and/or their Affiliates
Invesco or Invesco Distributors may, from time to time, at their expense out of their own
financial resources, make cash payments to Participating Insurance Companies and/or their
affiliates, as an incentive to promote the Funds and/or to retain Participating Insurance
Companies assets in the Funds. Such cash payments may be calculated on the average daily net
assets of the applicable Fund(s) attributable to that particular Participating Insurance Company
(Asset-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such cash payments shall not exceed 0.25%
per annum of those assets during a defined period. Invesco or Invesco Distributors may also make
other cash payments to Participating Insurance Companies and/or their affiliates in addition to or
in lieu of Asset-Based Payments, in the form of: payment for travel expenses, including lodging,
incurred in connection with trips taken by qualifying registered representatives of those dealer
firms and their families to places within or outside the United States; meeting fees;
entertainment; transaction processing and transmission charges; advertising or other promotional
expenses; or other expenses as determined in Invescos or Invesco Distributors discretion. In
certain cases these other payments could be significant to the Participating Insurance Companies
and/or their affiliates. Generally, commitments to make such payments are terminable upon notice
to the Participating Insurance Company and/or their affiliates. However, Invesco and Invesco
Distributors have entered into unique agreements with RiverSource Life Insurance Company and its
affiliates (RiverSource), where the payment obligation of Invesco or Invesco Distributors can only
be terminated on the occurrence of certain specified events. For example, in the event that
RiverSource obtains an SEC order to substitute out such RiverSource assets in the Funds or such
RiverSource assets in the Funds falls below a pre-determined level, payments by Invesco or Invesco
Distributors to RiverSource can then be terminated. Any payments described above will not change
the price paid by RiverSource for the purchase of the applicable Funds shares or the amount that
any particular Fund will receive as proceeds from such sales. Invesco or Invesco Distributors
determines the cash payments described above in its discretion in response to requests from
RiverSource, based on factors it deems relevant. RiverSource may not use sales of the Funds
shares to qualify for any incentives to the extent that such incentives may be prohibited by the
laws of any state.
A list of certain entities that received payments as described in this Statement of Additional
Information during the 2009 calendar year is attached as Appendix L. The list is not necessarily
current and will change over time. Certain arrangements are still being negotiated, and there is a
possibility that payments will be made retroactively to entities not listed below. Accordingly,
please contact your Participating Insurance Company to determine whether they currently may be
receiving such payments and to obtain further information regarding any such payments.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX MATTERS
Dividends and Distributions
The following discussion of dividends and distributions should be read in connection with the
applicable sections in the Prospectus.
All dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the
same class of a Fund (hereinafter, the Fund) unless the shareholder has requested in writing to
receive such dividends and distributions in cash or that they be invested in shares of another
Invesco Fund, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
Purchasing Shares Automatic Dividend and Distribution Investment. Such dividends and
distributions will be reinvested at the net asset value per share determined on the ex-dividend
date.
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The Fund calculates income dividends and capital gain distributions the same way for each
class. The amount of any income dividends per share will differ, however, generally due to any
differences in the distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees applicable to the classes, as well as
any other expenses attributable to a particular class (Class Expenses). Class Expenses, including
distribution plan expenses, must be allocated to the class for which they are incurred consistent
with applicable legal principles under the 1940 Act and the Code.
In the event the Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund incurs or anticipates any unusual expense,
loss or depreciation in value of a portfolio investment that would adversely affect the net asset
value per share of the Fund or the net income per share of a class of the Fund for a particular
period, the Board would consider whether to adhere to the present dividend policy described above
or to revise it in light of then prevailing circumstances. For example, if the net asset value per
share of the Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund was reduced or was anticipated to be reduced below
$1.00, the Board might suspend further dividend payments on shares of the Fund until the net asset
value returns to $1.00. Thus, such expense, loss or depreciation might result in a shareholder
receiving no dividends for the period during which it held shares of the Fund and/or receiving upon
redemption a price per share lower than that which it paid.
For federal income tax purposes, the insurance company (rather than the purchaser of a variable contract) is treated as the owner of shares of the Fund selected as an investment option. This is for general information only and not tax advice. Holders of variable contracts should ask their own tax
advisors for more information on their own tax situation, including possible federal, state, local and foreign taxes.
Tax Matters
The following is a summary of certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the
Fund and its shareholders that are not described in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present
a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion
here and in the Prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning.
This Tax Matters section is based on the Code and applicable regulations in effect on the
date of this Statement of Additional Information. Future legislative, regulatory or administrative
changes or court decisions may significantly change the tax rules applicable to the Fund and its
shareholders. Any of these changes or court decisions may have a retroactive effect.
For federal income tax purposes, the insurance company (rather than the purchaser of a
variable contract) is treated as the owner of shares of the Fund selected as an investment option.
This is for general information only and not tax advice. Holders of variable contracts should ask
their own tax advisors for more information on their own tax situation, including possible federal,
state, local and foreign taxes.
Taxation of the Fund
. The Fund has elected and intends to qualify (or, if newly organized,
intends to elect and qualify) each year as a regulated investment company (sometimes referred to
as a regulated investment company, RIC or fund) under Subchapter M of the Code. If the Fund
qualifies, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of its investment
company taxable income (i.e., generally, taxable interest, dividends, net short-term capital gains
and other taxable ordinary income net of expenses without regard to the deduction for dividends
paid) and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term
capital losses) that it distributes to shareholders.
Qualification as a regulated investment company
. In order to qualify for treatment as a
regulated investment company, the Fund must satisfy the following requirements:
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Distribution Requirement the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its investment
company taxable income and 90% of its net tax-exempt income, if any, for the tax year
(certain distributions made by the Fund after the close of its tax year are considered
distributions attributable to the previous tax year for purposes of satisfying this
requirement).
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Income Requirement the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from
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or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income
(including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts)
derived from its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net
income derived from qualified publicly traded partnerships (QPTPs).
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Asset Diversification Test the Fund must satisfy the following asset
diversification test at the close of each quarter of the Funds tax year: (1) at least
50% of the value of the Funds assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S.
Government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and
securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has not invested more than 5% of the
value of the Funds total assets in securities of an issuer and as to which the Fund
does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer); and
(2) no more than 25% of the value of the Funds total assets may be invested in the
securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities and securities of
other regulated investment companies) or of two or more issuers which the Fund controls
and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses, or, collectively, in
the securities of QPTPs.
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In some circumstances, the character and timing of income realized by the Fund for purposes of
the Income Requirement or the identification of the issuer for purposes of the Asset
Diversification Test is uncertain under current law with respect to a particular investment, and an
adverse determination or future guidance by IRS with respect to such type of investment may
adversely affect the Funds ability to satisfy these requirements. See Tax Treatment of Portfolio
Transactions with respect to the application of these requirements to certain types of
investments. In other circumstances, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio holdings in order
to meet the Income Requirement, Distribution requirement, or Asset Diversification Test, which may
have a negative impact on the Funds income and performance.
The Fund may use equalization accounting (in lieu of making some cash distributions) in
determining the portion of its income and gains that has been distributed. If the Fund uses
equalization accounting, it will allocate a portion of its undistributed investment company taxable
income and net capital gain to redemptions of Fund shares and will correspondingly reduce the
amount of such income and gains that it distributes in cash. However, the Fund intends to make
cash distributions for each taxable year in an aggregate amount that is sufficient to satisfy the
Distribution Requirement without taking into account its use of equalization accounting. If the
IRS determines that the Funds allocation is improper and that the Fund has under-distributed its
income and gain for any taxable year, the Fund may be liable for federal income and/or excise tax.
If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, all of
its taxable income (including its net capital gain) would be subject to tax at regular corporate
rates without any deduction for dividends paid to shareholders, and the dividends will be taxable
to the shareholders as ordinary income (or possibly as qualified dividend income) to the extent of
the Funds current and accumulated earnings and profits. Failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company thus would have a negative impact on the Funds income and performance. It is
possible that the Fund will not qualify as a regulated investment company in any given tax year.
Moreover, the Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a regulated
investment company if it determines such a course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.
Capital loss carryovers
. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is permitted to carry
forward its net realized capital losses, if any, for eight years as a short-term capital loss and
use such losses, subject to applicable limitations, to offset net capital gains without being
required to pay taxes on or distribute such gains that are offset by the losses. However, the
amount of capital losses that can be carried forward and used in any single year may be limited if
the Fund experiences an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code; this
change generally results when the shareholders owning 5% or more of the Fund increase their
aggregate holdings by more than 50% over a three-year period. An ownership change may result in
capital loss carryovers that expire unused,
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thereby reducing a Funds ability to offset capital gains with those losses. An increase in
the amount of taxable gains distributed to the Funds shareholders could result from an ownership
change. The Fund undertakes no obligation to avoid or prevent an ownership change, which can occur
in the normal course of shareholder purchases and redemptions or as a result of engaging in a
tax-free reorganization with another Fund. Moreover, because of circumstances beyond the Funds
control, there can be no assurance that the Fund will not experience, or has not already
experienced, an ownership change.
Post-October losses
. The Fund (unless its fiscal year ends in October) presently intends to
elect to treat any net capital loss or any net long-term capital loss incurred after October 31 as
if it had been incurred in the succeeding year in determining its taxable income for the current
year. The effect of this election is to treat any such net loss incurred after October 31 as if it
had been incurred in the succeeding year in determining the Funds net capital gain for capital
gain dividend purposes. See Taxation of Fund Distributions Capital gain dividends. The Fund
also may elect to treat all or part of any net foreign currency loss incurred after October 31 as
if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year.
Asset allocation funds
. If the Fund is a fund of funds, asset allocation fund, or a feeder
fund in a master feeder structure (collectively referred to as a fund of funds which invests in
one or more underlying funds taxable as regulated investment companies) distributions by the
underlying funds, redemptions of shares in the underlying funds and changes in asset allocations
may result in taxable distributions to shareholders of ordinary income or capital gains. A fund of
funds other than a feeder fund in a master feeder structure will generally not be able currently to
offset gains realized by one underlying fund in which the fund of funds invests against losses
realized by another underlying fund. If shares of an underlying fund are purchased within 30 days
before or after redeeming at a loss other shares of that underlying fund (whether pursuant to a
rebalancing of the Funds portfolio or otherwise), all or a part of the loss will not be deductible
by the Fund and instead will increase its basis for the newly purchased shares. Also, a fund of
funds (a) is not eligible to pass-through to shareholders foreign tax credits from an underlying
fund that pays foreign income taxes, (b) is not eligible pass-through to shareholders
exempt-interest dividends from an underlying fund, and (c) dividends paid by a fund of funds from
interest earned by an underlying fund on U.S. government obligations is unlikely to be exempt from
state and local income tax. However, a fund of funds is eligible to pass-through to shareholders
qualified dividends earned by an underlying fund. See Taxation of Fund Distributions
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Federal excise tax
. To avoid a 4% non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute by
December 31 of each year an amount equal to: (1) 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year,
(2) 98% of capital gain net income (the excess of the gains from sales or exchanges of capital
assets over the losses from such sales or exchanges) for the one-year period ended on October 31 of
such calendar year (or, at the election of a regulated investment company having a taxable year
ending November 30 or December 31, for its taxable year), and (3) any prior year undistributed
ordinary income and capital gain net income. Generally, the Fund intends to make sufficient
distributions prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for federal excise tax but
can give no assurances that all such liability will be avoided. In addition, under certain
circumstances temporary timing or permanent differences in the realization of income and expense
for book and tax purposes can result in the Fund having to pay some excise tax. However, in any
calendar year in which the investment made by Invesco and its affiliates in the Fund does not
exceed $250,000, the Fund may qualify for an exemption from the excise tax regardless of whether it
has satisfied the foregoing distribution requirements. Funds that do not qualify for this
exemption intend to make sufficient distributions to avoid imposition of the excise tax.
Foreign income tax
. Investment income received by the Fund from sources within foreign
countries may be subject to foreign income tax withheld at the source, and the amount of tax
withheld will generally be treated as an expense of the Fund. The United States has entered into
tax treaties with many foreign countries that entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of, or exemption
from, tax on such income. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax in
advance since the amount of the Funds assets to be invested in various countries is not known.
Under certain circumstances, the Fund may elect to pass-through foreign tax credits to
shareholders.
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Special Rules Applicable To Variable Contracts.
The Fund intends to comply with the
diversification requirements imposed by Section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
These requirements, which are in addition to the diversification requirements imposed on the Fund
by the 1940 Act and Subchapter M of the Code, place certain limitations on (i) the assets of the
insurance company separate accounts that may be invested in securities of a single issuer and (ii)
eligible investors. Because Section 817(h) and those regulations treat the assets of the Fund as
assets of the corresponding division of the insurance company separate accounts, the Fund intends
to comply with these diversification requirements. Specifically, the regulations provide that,
except as permitted by the safe harbor described below, as of the end of each calendar quarter or
within 30 days thereafter no more than 55% of the Funds total assets may be represented by any one
investment, no more than 70% by any two investments, no more than 80% by any three investments and
no more than 90% by any four investments. For this purpose, all securities of the same issuer are
considered a single investment, and while each U.S. Government agency and instrumentality is
considered a separate issuer, a particular foreign government and its agencies, instrumentalities
and political subdivisions all will be considered the same issuer. Section 817(h) provides, as a
safe harbor, that a separate account will be treated as being adequately diversified if the Asset
Diversification is satisfied and no more than 55% of the value of the accounts total assets are
cash and cash items (including receivables), government securities and securities of other RICs.
The regulations also provide that the Funds shareholders are limited, generally, to life insurance
company separate accounts, general accounts of the same life insurance company, an investment
adviser or affiliate in connection with the creation or management of the Fund or the trustee of a
qualified pension plan. Failure of the Fund to satisfy the Section 817(h) requirements would
result in taxation of and treatment of the contract holders investing in a corresponding insurance
company division other than as described in the applicable prospectuses of the various insurance
company separate accounts.
Also, a contract holder should not be able to direct the Funds investment in any particular
asset so as to avoid the prohibition on investor control. The Treasury Department may issue future
pronouncements addressing the circumstances in which a variable contract owners control of the
investments of a separate account may cause the contract owner, rather than the insurance company,
to be treated as the owner of the assets held by the separate account. If the contract owner is
considered the owner of the separate account, income and gains produced by those securities would
be included currently in the contract owners gross income. It is not known what standards will be
set forth in any such pronouncements or when, if at all, these pronouncements may be issued.
Taxation of Fund Distributions.
The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its
investment company taxable income and net capital gain for each taxable year.
Distributions of ordinary income
. The Fund receives income generally in the form of dividends
and/or interest on its investments. The Fund may also recognize ordinary income from other
sources, including, but not limited to, certain gains on foreign currency-related transactions.
This income, less expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which income dividends may be paid. In the case of a Fund whose strategy
includes investing in stocks of corporations, a portion of the income dividends paid to you may be
qualified dividends eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Capital gain dividends
. In general, the Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on
the sale or other disposition of assets it has owned for more than one year, and short-term capital
gain or loss on investments it has owned for one year or less. Distributions of net capital gain
(the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) that are properly
designated by the Fund as capital gain dividends will generally be taxable as long-term capital
gain. Distributions of net short-term capital gains for a taxable year in excess of net long-term
capital losses for such taxable year will generally be taxable as ordinary income.
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Corporate dividends received deduction
. Ordinary income dividends designated by the Fund as
derived from qualified dividends from domestic corporations will qualify for the 70% dividends
received deduction generally available to corporations. The availability of the dividends-received
deduction is subject to certain holding period and debt financing restrictions imposed under the
Code on the corporation claiming the deduction. Income derived by the Fund from investments in
derivatives, fixed-income and foreign securities generally is not eligible for this treatment.
Maintaining a $1 share price Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
. Gains and losses on the
sale of portfolio securities and unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of these
securities may require the Fund to adjust its dividends to maintain its $1 share price. This
procedure may result in under- or over-distributions by the Fund of its net investment income.
This in turn may result in return of capital distributions, the effect of which is described in the
following paragraph.
Return of capital distributions
. Distributions by the Fund that are not paid from earnings
and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of (and in reduction of) the
shareholders tax basis in his shares; any excess will be treated as gain from the sale of his
shares.
Pass-through of foreign tax credits
. If more than 50% of the value of the Funds total assets
at the close of each taxable year consists of the stock or securities of foreign corporations, the
Fund may elect to pass through to the Funds shareholders the amount of foreign income tax paid
by the Fund (the Foreign Tax Election) in lieu of deducting such amount in determining its
investment company taxable income. Pursuant to the Foreign Tax Election, shareholders will be
required (i) to include in gross income, even though not actually received, their respective
pro-rata shares of the foreign income tax paid by the Fund that are attributable to any
distributions they receive; and (ii) either to deduct their pro-rata share of foreign tax in
computing their taxable income or to use it (subject to various Code limitations) as a foreign tax
credit against federal income tax (but not both). Shareholders may be unable to claim a credit for
the full amount of their proportionate shares of the foreign income tax paid by the Fund due to
certain limitations that may apply.
Consent dividends
. The Fund may utilize consent dividend provisions of Section 565 of the
Code to make distributions. Provided that all shareholders agree in a consent filed with the
income tax return of the Fund to treat as a dividend the amount specified in the consent, the
amount will be considered a distribution just as any other distribution paid in money and
reinvested back into the Fund.
Tax shelter reporting.
Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss with
respect to the Funds shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or
more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on
Form 8886.
Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions.
Set forth below is a general description of the tax
treatment of certain types of securities, investment techniques and transactions that may apply to
a Fund. This section should be read in conjunction with the discussion under Description of the
Funds and their Investments and Risks Investment Strategies and Risks for a detailed description
of the various types of securities and investment techniques that apply to the Fund.
In general
. In general, gain or loss recognized by a Fund on the sale or other disposition of
portfolio investments will be a capital gain or loss. Such capital gain and loss may be long-term
or short-term depending, in general, upon the length of time a particular investment position is
maintained and, in some cases, upon the nature of the transaction. Property held for more than one
year generally will be eligible for long-term capital gain or loss treatment. The application of
certain rules described below may serve to alter the manner in which the holding period for a
security is determined or may otherwise affect the characterization as long-term or short-term, and
also the timing of the realization and/or character, of certain gains or losses.
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Certain fixed-income investments
. Gain recognized on the disposition of a debt obligation
purchased by a Fund at a market discount (generally, at a price less than its principal amount)
will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the portion of the market discount that accrued
during the period of time the Fund held the debt obligation unless the Fund made a current
inclusion election to accrue market discount into income as it accrues. If a Fund purchases a debt
obligation (such as a zero coupon security or pay-in-kind security) that was originally issued at a
discount, the Fund is generally required to include in gross income each year the portion of the
original issue discount that accrues during such year
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Therefore, a Funds investment in such
securities may cause the Fund to recognize income and make distributions to shareholders before it
receives any cash payments on the securities. To generate cash to satisfy those distribution
requirements, a Fund may have to sell portfolio securities that it otherwise might have continued
to hold or to use cash flows from other sources such as the sale of Fund shares.
Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of or in default present tax issues for a
Fund
. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether and to what extent a Fund
should recognize market discount on a debt obligation, when a Fund may cease to accrue interest,
original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent a Fund may take deductions for
bad debts or worthless securities and how a Fund should allocate payments received on obligations
in default between principal and income. These and other related issues will be addressed by a
Fund in order to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a regulated
investment company.
Options, futures, forward contracts, swap agreements and hedging transactions
. In general,
option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund.
Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by
the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (e.g., through a closing
transaction). If an option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the
underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) sum of the
strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Funds basis in the stock.
Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of
the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put
option written by it, the Fund generally will subtract the premium received from its cost basis in
the securities purchased. The gain or loss with respect to any termination of Funds obligation
under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the
underlying stock generally will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income
received by the Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating
the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, the Fund
generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.
The tax treatment of certain futures contracts entered into by a Fund as well as listed
non-equity options written or purchased by the Fund on U.S. exchanges (including options on futures
contracts, broad-based equity indices and debt securities) may be governed by section 1256 of the
Code (section 1256 contracts). Gains or losses on section 1256 contracts generally are considered
60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses (60/40), although certain foreign currency
gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character. Also, any section
1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise
tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are marked to market with the result
that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or
loss is treated as ordinary or 60/40 gain or loss, as applicable.
In addition to the special rules described above in respect of options and futures
transactions, a Funds transactions in other derivative instruments (including options, forward
contracts and swap agreements) as well as its other hedging, short sale, or similar transactions,
may be subject to one or more special tax rules (including the constructive sale, notional
principal contract, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether
gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital or as short-term or
long-term, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and
cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Funds securities.
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These rules, therefore, could affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to
shareholders. Moreover, because the tax rules applicable to derivative financial instruments are
in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS
with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect
whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements
to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and avoid a fund-level tax.
Certain of a Funds investments in derivatives and foreign currency-denominated instruments,
and the Funds transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, may produce a difference
between its book income and its taxable income. If a Funds book income is less than the sum of
its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund could be required to make
distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a regulated investment company. If a Funds book
income exceeds the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the distribution
of any such excess will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Funds remaining earnings
and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income), (ii) thereafter, as a
return of capital to the extent of the recipients basis in the shares, and (iii) thereafter, as
gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.
Foreign currency transactions
. A Funds transactions in foreign currencies, foreign
currency-denominated debt obligations and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts and
forward contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent
such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. This
treatment could increase or decrease a Funds ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause
some or all of the Funds previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital.
In certain cases, a Fund may make an election to treat such gain or loss as capital.
PFIC Investments
. A Fund may invest in stocks of foreign companies that may be classified
under the Code as PFICs. In general, a foreign company is classified as a PFIC if at least
one-half of its assets constitute investment-type assets or 75% or more of its gross income is
investment-type income. When investing in PFIC securities, a Fund intends to mark-to-market these
securities under certain provisions of the Code and recognize any unrealized gains as ordinary
income at the end of the Funds fiscal and excise tax years. Deductions for losses are allowable
only to the extent of any current or previously recognized gains. These gains (reduced by
allowable losses) are treated as ordinary income that a Fund is required to distribute, even though
it has not sold or received dividends from these securities. You should also be aware that the
designation of a foreign security as a PFIC security will cause its income dividends to fall
outside of the definition of qualified foreign corporation dividends. These dividends generally
will not qualify for the reduced rate of taxation on qualified dividends when distributed to you by
a Fund. In addition, if a Fund is unable to identify an investment as a PFIC and thus does not
make a mark-to-market election, the Fund may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of
any excess distribution or gain from the disposition of such shares even if such income is
distributed as a taxable dividend by the Fund to its shareholders. Additional charges in the
nature of interest may be imposed on a Fund in respect of deferred taxes arising from such
distributions or gains.
Investments in non-U.S. REITs.
While non-U.S. REITs often use complex acquisition structures
that seek to minimize taxation in the source country, an investment by a fund in a non-U.S. REIT
may subject the fund, directly or indirectly, to corporate taxes, withholding taxes, transfer taxes
and other indirect taxes in the country in which the real estate acquired by the non-U.S. REIT is
located. The funds pro rata share of any such taxes will reduce the funds return on its
investment. A funds investment in a non-U.S. REIT may be considered an investment in a PFIC, as
discussed above in Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions- PFIC Investments. Additionally,
foreign withholding taxes on distributions from the non-U.S. REIT may be reduced or eliminated
under certain tax treaties, as discussed above in Taxation of the Fund Foreign income tax.
Also, the fund in certain limited circumstances may be required to file an income tax return in the
source country and pay tax on any gain realized from its investment in the non-U.S. REIT under
rules similar to those in the United States which tax foreign persons on gain realized from
dispositions of interests in U.S. real estate.
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Investments in U.S. REITs.
A U.S. REIT is not subject to federal income tax on the income
and gains it distributes to shareholders. Dividends paid by a U.S. REIT, other than capital gain
distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the U.S. REITs current and
accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a U.S. REIT to a Fund will be
treated as long term capital gains by the Fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the Fund to its
shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Because of certain noncash expenses, such as property
depreciation, an equity U.S. REITs cash flow may exceed its taxable income. The equity U.S. REIT,
and in turn a Fund, may distribute this excess cash to shareholders in the form of a return of
capital distribution. However, if a U.S. REIT is operated in a manner that fails to qualify as a
REIT, an investment in the U.S. REIT would become subject to double taxation, meaning the taxable
income of the U.S. REIT would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates without
any deduction for dividends paid to shareholders and the dividends would be taxable to shareholders
as ordinary income (or possibly as qualified dividend income) to the extent of the U.S. REITs
current and accumulated earnings and profits. Also, see Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions
Investment in taxable mortgage pools (excess inclusion Income)
Investment in taxable mortgage pools (excess inclusion Income).
Under a Notice issued by the
IRS, the Code and Treasury regulations to be issued, a portion of a Funds income from a U.S. REIT
that is attributable to the REITs residual interest in a real estate mortgage investment conduits
(REMICs) or equity interests in a taxable mortgage pool (referred to in the Code as an excess
inclusion) will be subject to federal income tax in all events. The excess inclusion income of a
regulated investment company, such as a Fund, will be allocated to shareholders of the regulated
investment company in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same
consequences as if the shareholders held the related REMIC residual interest or, if applicable,
taxable mortgage pool directly. In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i)
cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift
institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income to entities (including a
qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other
tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on unrelated business income (UBTI), thereby potentially
requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be
required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income, and (iii) in the
case of a foreign stockholder, will not qualify for any reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax.
In addition, if at any time during any taxable year a disqualified organization (which generally
includes certain cooperatives, governmental entities, and tax-exempt organizations not subject to
UBTI) is a record holder of a share in a regulated investment company, then the regulated
investment company will be subject to a tax equal to that portion of its excess inclusion income
for the taxable year that is allocable to the disqualified organization, multiplied by the highest
federal income tax rate imposed on corporations. The Notice imposes certain reporting requirements
upon regulated investment companies that have excess inclusion income. Code Section 860E(f)
further provides that, except as provided in regulations (which have not been issued), with respect
to any variable contract (as defined in section 817), there shall be no adjustment in the reserve
to the extent of any excess inclusion. There can be no assurance that a Fund will not allocate to
shareholders excess inclusion income.
These rules are potentially applicable to a Fund with respect to any income it receives from
the equity interests of certain mortgage pooling vehicles, either directly or, as is more likely,
through an investment in a U.S. REIT. It is unlikely that these rules will apply to a Fund that
has a non-REIT strategy.
Investments in partnerships and qualified publicly traded partnerships (QPTP).
For purposes
of the Income Requirement, income derived by a Fund from a partnership that is
not
a QPTP
will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of
income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by the Fund. For
purposes of testing whether a Fund satisfies the Asset Diversification Test, the Fund is generally
treated as owning a pro rata share of the underlying assets of a partnership. See, Taxation of
the Fund Qualification as a regulated investment company. In contrast, different rules apply
to a partnership that is a QPTP. A QPTP is a partnership (a) the interests in which are traded on
an established securities market, (b) that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes, and (c) that derives less than 90% of its income from sources that satisfy the Income
Requirement (i.e., because it invests in commodities). All of the net income derived by a
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Fund from an interest in a QPTP will be treated as qualifying income but the Fund may not
invest more than 25% of its total assets in one or more QPTPs. However, there can be no assurance
that a partnership classified as a QPTP in one year will qualify as a QPTP in the next year. Any
such failure to annually qualify as a QPTP might, in turn, cause a Fund to fail to qualify as a
regulated investment company.
Investments in commodities structured notes, corporate subsidiary and certain ETFs.
Gains
from the disposition of commodities, including precious metals, will neither be considered
qualifying income for purposes of satisfying the Income Requirement nor qualifying assets for
purposes of satisfying the Asset Diversification Test. See, Taxation of the Fund Qualification
as a regulated investment company. Also, the IRS has issued a revenue ruling which holds that
income derived from commodity-linked swaps is not qualifying income for purposes of the Income
Requirement. However, in a subsequent revenue ruling, the IRS provides that income from certain
alternative investments which create commodity exposure, such as certain commodity index-linked or
structured notes or a corporate subsidiary that invests in commodities, may be considered
qualifying income under the Code. In addition, a Fund may gain exposure to commodities through
investment in QPTPs such as an exchange traded fund or ETF that is classified as a partnership and
which invests in commodities. Accordingly, the extent to which a Fund invests in commodities or
commodity-linked derivatives may be limited by the Income Requirement and the Asset Diversification
Test, which the Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a regulated investment
company. A fund also may be limited in its ability to sell its investments in commodities and
commodity-linked derivatives, and certain ETFs or be forced to sell other investments to generate
income due to the Income Requirement.
Securities Lending
. While securities are loaned out by a Fund, the Fund will generally
receive from the borrower amounts equal to any dividends or interest paid on the borrowed
securities. For federal income tax purposes, payments made in lieu of dividends are not
considered dividend income. These distributions will neither qualify for the reduced rate of
taxation for individuals on qualified dividends nor the 70% dividends received deduction for
corporations. Also, any foreign tax withheld on payments made in lieu of dividends or interest
will not qualify for the pass-through of foreign tax credits to shareholders. Additionally, in the
case of a Fund with a strategy of investing in tax-exempt securities, any payments made in lieu
of tax-exempt interest will be considered taxable income to the Fund, and thus, to the investors,
even though such interest may be tax-exempt when paid to the borrower.
Investments in convertible securities
. Convertible debt is ordinarily treated as a single
property consisting of a pure debt interest until conversion, after which the investment becomes
an equity interest. If the security is issued at a premium (i.e., for cash in excess of the face
amount payable on retirement), the creditor-holder may amortize the premium over the life of the
bond. If the security is issued for cash at a price below its face amount, the creditor-holder
must accrue original issue discount in income over the life of the debt. The creditor-holders
exercise of the conversion privilege is treated as a nontaxable event. Mandatorily convertible
debt (e.g., an exchange traded note or ETN issued in the form of an unsecured obligation that pays
a return based on the performance of a specified market index, exchange currency, or commodity) is
often, but not always, treated as a contract to buy or sell the reference property rather than
debt. Similarly, convertible preferred stock with a mandatory conversion feature is ordinarily,
but not always, treated as equity rather than debt. Dividends received generally are qualified
dividend income and eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction. In general, conversion
of preferred stock for common stock of the same corporation is tax-free. Conversion of preferred
stock for cash is a taxable redemption. Any redemption premium for preferred stock that is
redeemable by the issuing company might be required to be amortized under original issue discount
(OID) principles.
DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES
Distributor
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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement relating to the Funds (the
Distribution Agreement) with Invesco Distributors, a registered broker-dealer and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Invesco, pursuant to which Invesco Distributors acts as the distributor of shares of
the Funds. The address of Invesco Distributors is P.O. Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739.
Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are affiliated with Invesco Distributors. See
Management of the Trust.
The Distribution Agreement provides Invesco Distributors with the exclusive right to
distribute shares of the Funds on a continuous basis.
The Trust (on behalf of any class of any Fund) or Invesco Distributors may terminate the
Distribution Agreement on sixty (60) days written notice without penalty. The Distribution
Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
Distribution Plan
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with
respect to each Funds Series II shares (the Plan). Each Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays Invesco
Distributors compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of Series II
shares.
The Plan compensates Invesco Distributors for the purpose of financing any activity which is
primarily intended to result in the sale of Series II shares of the Funds. Distribution activities
appropriate for financing under the Plan include, but are not limited to, the following: expenses
relating to the development, preparation, printing and distribution of advertisements and sales
literature and other promotional materials describing and/or relating to the Fund; expenses of
training sales personnel regarding the Fund; expenses of organizing and conducting seminars and
sales meetings designed to promote the distribution of the Series II shares; compensation to
financial intermediaries and broker-dealers to pay or reimburse them for their services or expenses
in connection with the distribution of the Series II shares to Fund variable annuity and variable
insurance contracts investing directly in the Series II shares; compensation to sales personnel in
connection with the allocation of cash values and premium of variable annuity and variable
insurance contracts to investments in the Series II shares; compensation to and expenses of
employees of Invesco Distributors, including overhead and telephone expenses, who engage in the
distribution of the Series II shares; and the costs of administering the Plan.
Amounts payable by a Fund under the Plan need not be directly related to the expenses actually
incurred by Invesco Distributors on behalf of each Fund. The Plan does not obligate the Funds to
reimburse Invesco Distributors for the actual expenses Invesco Distributors may incur in fulfilling
its obligations under the Plan. Thus, even if Invesco Distributors actual expenses exceed the fee
payable to Invesco Distributors at any given time, the Funds will not be obligated to pay more than
that fee. If Invesco Distributors expenses are less than the fee it receives, Invesco
Distributors will retain the full amount of the fee. No provision of this Distribution Plan shall
be interpreted to prohibit any payments by the Trust during periods when the Trust has suspended or
otherwise limited sales. Payments pursuant to the Plan are subject to any applicable limitations
imposed by rules of FINRA.
Invesco Distributors may from time to time waive or reduce any portion of its 12b-1 fee for
Series II shares. Voluntary fee waivers or reductions may be rescinded at any time without further
notice to investors. During periods of voluntary fee waivers or reductions, Invesco Distributors
will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Contractual fee waivers or reductions set forth in the Fee Table in a Prospectus may not be
terminated or amended to the Funds detriment during the period stated in the agreement between
Invesco Distributors and the Fund.
Invesco Distributors has entered into agreements with Participating Insurance Companies and
other financial intermediaries to provide the distribution services in furtherance of the Plan.
Currently, Invesco Distributors pays Participating Insurance Companies and others at the annual
rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of Series II shares attributable to the Contracts issued
by the Participating Insurance Company as compensation for providing such distribution services.
Invesco Distributors
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does not act as principal, but rather as agent for the Funds, in making distribution service
payments. These payments are an obligation of the Funds and not of Invesco Distributors.
See Appendix M for a list of the amounts paid by Series II shares to Invesco Distributors
pursuant to the Plan for the year, or period, ended December 31, 2009 and Appendix N for an
estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Series II shares of each Fund
pursuant to its respective distribution plan for the year or period ended December 31, 2009.
As required by Rule 12b-1, the Plan approved by the Board, including a majority of the
trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and who have no
direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements related to
the Plan (the Rule 12b-1 Trustees). In approving the Plans in accordance with the requirements of
Rule 12b-1, the Trustees considered various factors and determined that there is a reasonable
likelihood that the Plan would benefit each Series II class of the Funds and its respective
shareholders by, among other things, providing broker-dealers with an incentive to sell additional
shares of the Trust, thereby helping to satisfy the Trusts liquidity needs and helping to increase
the Trusts investment flexibility.
Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, the Plan continues from year to year
as long as such continuance is specifically approved, in person, at least annually by the Board,
including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees. The Plan requires Invesco Distributors to provide
the Board at least quarterly with a written report of the amounts expended pursuant to the
Distribution Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made. The Board reviews these
reports in connection with their decisions with respect to the Plan. A Plan may be terminated as
to any Fund or Series II shares by the vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or, with
respect to the Series II shares, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Series II shares.
Any change in the Plan that would increase materially the distribution expenses paid by the
Series II shares requires shareholder approval. No material amendment to the Plan may be made
unless approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees cast in person at
a meeting called for the purpose of voting upon such amendment.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A Funds financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2009, including the Financial
Highlights pertaining thereto, and the reports of the independent registered public accounting firm
thereon, are incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information (SAI) from
such Funds Annual Report to shareholders.
The portions of such Annual Reports that are not specifically listed above are not
incorporated by reference into this SAI and are not a part of this Registration Statement.
PENDING LITIGATION
Settled Enforcement Actions Related to Market Timing
On October 8, 2004, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (IFG) (the former investment adviser to certain
Invesco Funds), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco), successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors), formerly Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.,
reached final settlements with certain regulators, including the SEC, the New York Attorney General
and the Colorado Attorney General, to resolve civil enforcement actions and/or investigations
related to market timing and related activity in the Invesco Funds, including those formerly
advised by IFG. As part of the settlements, a $325 million fair fund ($110 million of which is
civil penalties) was created to compensate shareholders harmed by market timing and related
activity in funds formerly advised by IFG. Additionally, Invesco and Invesco Distributors created
a $50 million fair fund ($30 million of which is civil penalties) to compensate shareholders
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harmed
by market timing and related activity in funds advised by Invesco, which was done pursuant to the
terms of the settlements. The methodology of the fair funds distributions was determined by
Invescos independent distribution consultant (IDC Plan), in consultation with Invesco and the
independent trustees of the Invesco Funds, and approved by the staff of the SEC. Further details
regarding the IDC Plan and distributions thereunder are available under the About Us Legal
Information SEC Settlement section of Invescos Web site, available at
http://www.invesco.com
. Invescos Web site is not a part of this Statement of Additional
Information or the prospectus of any Invesco Fund.
Regulatory Action Alleging Market Timing
On August 30, 2005, the West Virginia Office of the State Auditor Securities Commission
(WVASC) issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing to Invesco and
Invesco Distributors (Order No. 05-1318). The WVASC makes findings of fact that Invesco and
Invesco Distributors entered into certain arrangements permitting market timing of the Invesco
Funds and failed to disclose these arrangements in the prospectuses for such Funds, and conclusions
of law to the effect that Invesco and Invesco Distributors violated the West Virginia securities
laws. The WVASC orders Invesco and Invesco Distributors to cease any further violations and seeks
to impose monetary sanctions, including restitution to affected investors, disgorgement of fees,
reimbursement of investigatory, administrative and legal costs and an administrative assessment,
to be determined by the Commissioner. Initial research indicates that these damages could be
limited or capped by statute. By agreement with the Commissioner of Securities, Invescos time to
respond to that Order has been indefinitely suspended.
Private Civil Actions Alleging Market Timing
Multiple civil lawsuits, including purported class action and shareholder derivative suits,
have been filed against various parties (including, depending on the lawsuit, certain Invesco
Funds, IFG, Invesco, Invesco Management Group, Inc., formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.,
and certain related entities, certain of their current and former officers and/or certain unrelated
third parties) based on allegations of improper market timing, and related activity in the Invesco
Funds. These lawsuits allege a variety of theories of recovery, including but not limited to: (i)
violation of various provisions of the Federal and state securities laws; (ii) violation of various
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA); (iii) breach
of fiduciary duty; and/or (iv) breach of contract. These lawsuits were initiated in both Federal
and state courts and seek such remedies as compensatory damages; restitution; injunctive relief;
disgorgement of management fees; imposition of a constructive trust; removal of certain directors
and/or employees; various corrective measures under ERISA; rescission of certain Funds advisory
agreements; interest; and attorneys and experts fees. All lawsuits based on allegations of
market timing, late trading, and related issues have been transferred to the United States District
Court for the District of Maryland (the MDL Court) for consolidated or coordinated pre-trial
proceedings. Pursuant to an Order of the MDL Court, plaintiffs in these lawsuits consolidated
their claims for pre-trial purposes into three amended complaints against various Invesco and
IFG-related parties. The parties in the amended complaints have agreed in principle to settle the
actions. A list identifying the amended complaints in the MDL Court and details of the settlements
are included in Appendix O-1.
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APPENDIX A
RATINGS OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a description of the factors underlying the debt ratings of Moodys, S&P and
Fitch.
Moodys Long-Term Debt Ratings
Aaa:
Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.
Aa:
Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
A:
Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
Baa:
Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered
medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Ba:
Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to
substantial credit risk.
B:
Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
Caa:
Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
Ca:
Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with
some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
C:
Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with
little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
Note: Moodys applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification
from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its
generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates
a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Moodys Short-Term Prime Rating System
P-1
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt
obligations.
P-2
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt
obligations.
P-3
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term
obligations.
NP (Not Prime)
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating
categories.
Note: In addition, in certain countries the prime rating may be modified by the issuers or
guarantors senior unsecured long-term debt rating.
Moodys municipal ratings are as follows:
Moodys U.S. Long-Term Municipal Bond Rating Definitions
A-1
Municipal Ratings are opinions of the investment quality of issuers and issues in the US
municipal and tax-exempt markets. As such, these ratings incorporate Moodys assessment of the
default probability and loss severity of these issuers and issues.
Municipal Ratings are based upon the analysis of four primary factors relating to municipal
finance: economy, debt, finances, and administration/management strategies. Each of the factors
is evaluated individually and for its effect on the other factors in the context of the
municipalitys ability to repay its debt.
Aaa:
Issuers or issues rated Aaa demonstrate the strongest creditworthiness relative to other
US municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Aa:
Issuers or issues rated Aa demonstrate very strong creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
A:
Issuers or issues rated A present above-average creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Baa:
Issuers or issues rated Baa represent average creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Ba:
Issuers or issues rated Ba demonstrate below-average creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
B:
Issuers or issues rated B demonstrate weak creditworthiness relative to other US municipal
or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Caa:
Issuers or issues rated Caa demonstrate very weak creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Ca:
Issuers or issues rated Ca demonstrate extremely weak creditworthiness relative to other
US municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
C:
Issuers or issues rated C demonstrate the weakest creditworthiness relative to other US
municipal or tax-exempt issuers or issues.
Note: Also, Moodys applied numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating
classification from Aa to Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the issue ranks in the higher end of
its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3
indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic category.
Moodys MIG/VMIG US Short-Term Ratings
In municipal debt issuance, there are three rating categories for short-term obligations that
are considered investment grade. These ratings are designated as Moodys Investment Grade (MIG)
and are divided into three levels MIG 1 through MIG 3.
In addition, those short-term obligations that are of speculative quality are designated SG,
or speculative grade.
In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned.
The first element represents Moodys evaluation of the degree of risk associated with scheduled
principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moodys evaluation of the degree of
risk associated with the demand feature, using the MIG rating scale.
The short-term rating assigned to the demand feature of VRDOs is designated as VMIG. When
either the long- or short-term aspect of a VRDO is not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g.,
Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG 1.
A-2
MIG ratings expire at note maturity. By contrast, VMIG rating expirations will be a function
of each issues specific structural or credit features.
Gradations of investment quality are indicated by rating symbols, with each symbol
representing a group in which the quality characteristics are broadly the same.
MIG 1/VMIG 1:
This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is
afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based
access to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2/VMIG 2:
This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample
although not as large as in the preceding group.
MIG 3/VMIG 3:
This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash flow
protection may be narrow and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well established.
SG:
This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this
category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
Standard & Poors Long-Term Corporate and Municipal Ratings
Issue credit ratings are based in varying degrees, on the following considerations:
likelihood of payment capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment
on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation; nature of and provisions of the
obligation; and protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of
bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws
affecting creditors rights.
The issue ratings definitions are expressed in terms of default risk. As such, they pertain
to senior obligations of an entity. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior
obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above.
S&P describes its ratings for corporate and municipal bonds as follows:
AAA:
Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay interest and
repay principal is extremely strong.
AA:
Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs
from the highest rated issues only in a small degree.
A:
Debt rated A has a strong capacity to meet its financial commitments although it is
somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic
conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
BBB:
Debt rated BBB exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic
conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation.
BB-B-CCC-CC-C:
Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C is regarded as having significant speculative
characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal. BB indicates the
least degree of speculation and C the highest. While such debt will likely have some quality and
protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to
adverse conditions.
D:
Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when payments on an
obligation, including a regulatory capital instrument, are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during
such grace period.
NR:
Not Rated.
A-3
Plus (+) or minus (-):
Ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or
minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major categories.
S&P Dual Ratings
S&P assigns dual ratings to all debt issues that have a put option or demand feature as part
of their structure.
The first rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and
the second rating addresses only the demand feature. The long-term debt rating symbols are used
for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the commercial paper rating symbols for the put
option (for example, AAA/A-1+). With short-term demand debt, the not rating symbols are used with
the commercial paper rating symbols (for example, SP-1+/A-1+).
S&P Commercial Paper Ratings
An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of
debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days.
These categories are as follows:
A-1:
This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is
strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted
with a plus sign (+) designation.
A-2:
Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However,
the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1.
A-3:
Issues carrying this designation have adequate capacity for timely payment. They are,
however, more vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations
carrying the higher designations.
B:
Issues rated B are regarded as having only speculative capacity for timely payment.
C:
This rating is assigned to short-term debt obligations with a doubtful capacity for payment.
D:
Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when interest
payments or principal payments are not made on the date due, even if the applicable grace period
has not expired, unless Standard & Poors believes such payments will be made during such grace
period.
S&P Short-Term Municipal Ratings
An S&P note rating reflect the liquidity factors and market-access risks unique to notes.
Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three
years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in
making that assessment: amortization schedule (the larger the final maturity relative to other
maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note); and source of payment (the more
dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a
note).
Note rating symbols are as follows:
SP-1:
Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very
strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.
SP-2:
Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse
financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
SP-3:
Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
A-4
Fitch Long-Term Credit Ratings
Fitch Ratings provides an opinion on the ability of an entity or of a securities issue to meet
financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, or repayment of principal, on a
timely basis. These credit ratings apply to a variety of entities and issues, including but not
limited to sovereigns, governments, structured financings, and corporations; debt,
preferred/preference stock, bank loans, and counterparties; as well as the financial strength of
insurance companies and financial guarantors.
Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of getting their money
back in accordance with the terms on which they invested. Thus, the use of credit ratings defines
their function: investment grade ratings (international Long-term AAA BBB categories;
Short-term F1 F3) indicate a relatively low probability of default, while those in the
speculative or non-investment grade categories (international Long-term BB D; Short-term
B D) either signal a higher probability of default or that a default has already occurred.
Ratings imply no specific prediction of default probability. However, for example, it is relevant
to note that over the long term, defaults on AAA rated U.S. corporate bonds have averaged less
than 0.10% per annum, while the equivalent rate for BBB rated bonds was 0.35%, and for B rated
bonds, 3.0%.
Fitch ratings do not reflect any credit enhancement that may be provided by insurance policies
or financial guaranties unless otherwise indicated.
Entities or issues carrying the same rating are of similar but not necessarily identical
credit quality since the rating categories do not fully reflect small differences in the degrees of
credit risk.
Fitch credit and research are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security. Ratings
do not comment on the adequacy of market price, the suitability of any security for a particular
investor, or the tax-exempt nature of taxability of payments of any security.
The ratings are based on information obtained from issuers, other obligors, underwriters,
their experts, and other sources Fitch Ratings believes to be reliable. Fitch Ratings does not
audit or verify the truth or accuracy of such information. Ratings may be changed or withdrawn as
a result of changes in, or the unavailability of, information or for other reasons.
Our program ratings relate only to standard issues made under the program concerned; it should
not be assumed that these ratings apply to every issue made under the program. In particular, in
the case of non-standard issues, i.e., those that are linked to the credit of a third party or
linked to the performance of an index, ratings of these issues may deviate from the applicable
program rating.
Credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, these
ratings do not deal with the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and other market
considerations.
AAA:
Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality. The obligor
has an exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, which is unlikely
to be affected by foreseeable events.
AA:
Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The obligor has
a very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments which is not significantly
vulnerable to foreseeable events.
A:
Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligors ability
to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to
adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.
BBB:
Bonds considered to be investment grade and of good credit quality. The obligors
ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in
economic conditions and circumstances are more likely to impair this capacity.
A-5
Plus (+) Minus (-):
Plus and minus signs are used with a rating symbol to indicate the
relative position of a credit within the rating category. Plus and minus signs, however, are not
used in the AAA category.
NR:
Indicates that Fitch does not rate the specific issue.
Withdrawn:
A rating will be withdrawn when an issue matures or is called or refinanced and at
Fitchs discretion, when Fitch Ratings deems the amount of information available to be inadequate
for ratings purposes.
RatingWatch:
Ratings are placed on RatingWatch to notify investors that there is a reasonable
possibility of a rating change and the likely direction of such change. These are designated as
Positive, indicating a potential upgrade, Negative, for potential downgrade, or Evolving, if
ratings may be raised, lowered or maintained. RatingWatch is typically resolved over a relatively
short period.
Fitch Speculative Grade Bond Ratings
BB:
Bonds are considered speculative. There is a possibility of credit risk developing,
particularly as the result of adverse economic changes over time. However, business and financial
alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.
B:
Bonds are considered highly speculative. Significant credit risk is present but a limited
margin of safety remains. While bonds in this class are currently meeting financial commitments,
the capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic
environment.
CCC:
Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely
reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments.
CC:
Default of some kind appears probable.
C:
Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or principal.
DDD, DD, and D:
Bonds are in default on interest and/or principal payments. Such bonds are
extremely speculative and are valued on the basis of their prospects for achieving partial or full
recovery value in liquidation or reorganization of the obligor. DDD represents the highest
potential for recovery on these bonds, and D represents the lowest potential for recovery.
Plus (+) Minus (-):
Plus and minus signs are used with a rating symbol to indicate the
relative position of a credit within the rating category. Plus and minus signs, however, are not
used in categories below CCC.
Fitch Short-Term Credit Ratings
The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. A
Short-term rating has a time horizon of less than 12 months for most obligations, or up to three
years for U.S. public finance securities, and thus places greater emphasis on the liquidity
necessary to meet financial commitments in a timely manner.
F-1+:
Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having
the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.
F-1-:
Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely
payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+;
F-2:
Good Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have a satisfactory degree of assurance
for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.
A-6
F-3:
Fair Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have characteristics suggesting that
the degree of assurance for timely payment is adequate, however, near-term adverse changes could
result in a reduction to non-investment grade.
B:
Speculative. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus
vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
C:
High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial
commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.
D:
Default. Issues assigned this rating are in actual or imminent payment default.
A-7
APPENDIX B
Persons to Whom Invesco Provides
Non-Public Portfolio Holdings on an Ongoing Basis
(as of March 31, 2010)
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Service Provider
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Disclosure Category
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ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc.
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Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
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Absolute Color
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Financial Printer
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Anglemyer & Co.
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Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
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BB&T Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
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Bear Stearns Pricing Direct, Inc.
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Pricing Vendor (for certain AIM Funds)
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BOSC, Inc.
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Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
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BOWNE & Co.
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Financial Printer
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Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
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Securities Lender (for certain AIM Funds)
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Cabrera Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
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Charles River Systems, Inc.
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System Provider
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Chas. P. Young Co.
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Financial Printer
|
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Cirrus Research, LLC
|
|
Trading System
|
Commerce Capital Markets
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Crews & Associates
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
D.A. Davidson & Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Dechert LLP
|
|
Legal Counsel
|
DEPFA First Albany
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Empirical Research Partners
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Finacorp Securities
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
First Miami Securities
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
First Southwest Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
First Tryon Securities
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
FT Interactive Data Corporation
|
|
Pricing Vendor
|
FTN Financial Group
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
GainsKeeper
|
|
Software Provider (for certain AIM Funds)
|
GCom2 Solutions
|
|
Software Provider (for certain AIM Funds)
|
George K. Baum & Company
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Glass, Lewis & Co.
|
|
System Provider (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Global Trading Analytics, LLC
|
|
Software Provider
|
Global Trend Alert
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Greater Houston Publishers, Inc.
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Hattier, Sanford & Reynoir
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
ICRA Online Ltd.
|
|
Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain AIM Funds)
|
iMoneyNet, Inc.
|
|
Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Initram Data, Inc.
|
|
Pricing Vendor
|
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
|
|
Proxy Voting Service (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.
|
|
Transfer Agent
|
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
|
|
System Provider (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Investortools, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
ITG, Inc.
|
|
Pricing Vendor (for certain AIM Funds)
|
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
B-1
|
|
|
Service Provider
|
|
Disclosure Category
|
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.\Citigroup Global
Markets Inc.\JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
|
|
Lender (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
|
|
Sub-advisor (for certain sub-advised accounts)
|
Jorden Burt LLP
|
|
Special Insurance Counsel
|
KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
|
|
Legal Counsel
|
Lipper, Inc.
|
|
Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Loan Pricing Corporation
|
|
Pricing Service (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Loop Capital Markets
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
M.R. Beal
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
MarkIt Group Limited
|
|
Pricing Vendor (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Merrill Communications LLC
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Middle Office Solutions
|
|
Software Provider
|
Moodys Investors Service
|
|
Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Morrison Foerster LLP
|
|
Legal Counsel
|
MS Securities Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated
|
|
Securities Lender (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Muzea Insider Consulting Services, LLC
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Ness USA Inc.
|
|
System provider
|
Noah Financial, LLC
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Omgeo LLC
|
|
Trading System
|
Piper Jaffray
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Prager, Sealy & Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
|
|
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (for all AIM Funds)
|
Protective Securities
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Ramirez & Co., Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
RBC Capital Markets
|
|
Analyst (for certain AIM Funds)
|
RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Reuters America LLC
|
|
Pricing Service (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Rice Financial Products
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
RR Donnelley Financial
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Ryan Beck & Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Simon Printing Company
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Southwest Precision Printers, Inc.
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Standard and Poors/Standard and Poors
Securities Evaluations, Inc.
|
|
Pricing Service and Rating and Ranking Agency (each,
respectively, for certain AIM Funds)
|
StarCompliance, Inc.
|
|
System Provider
|
State Street Bank and Trust Company
|
|
Custodian, Lender, Securities Lender, and System Provider (each,
respectively, for certain AIM Funds)
|
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
|
|
Legal Counsel
|
The Bank of New York
|
|
Custodian and Securities Lender (each, respectively, for certain
AIM Funds)
|
The MacGregor Group, Inc.
|
|
Software Provider
|
B-2
|
|
|
Service Provider
|
|
Disclosure Category
|
The Savader Group LLC
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Thomson Information Services Incorporated
|
|
Software Provider
|
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
VCI Group Inc.
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Vining Sparks IBG
|
|
Broker (for Certain AIM Funds)
|
Wachovia National Bank, N.A.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
Western Lithograph
|
|
Financial Printer
|
Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital L.L.C.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
William Blair & Co.
|
|
Broker (for certain AIM Funds)
|
XSP, LLC\Solutions Plus, Inc.
|
|
Software Provider
|
B-3
APPENDIX C
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
As of
March 31, 2010
The address of each trustee and officer is 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each
trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the Invesco Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of
the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as
more specifically provided in the Trusts organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one
year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of
time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Other
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Trustee
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|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
Name, Year of Birth and
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and/or
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Directorships(s)
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Position(s) Held with the
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|
Officer
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Held by
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Trust
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|
Since
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Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
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Trustee/Director
|
Interested Persons
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|
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Martin L. Flanagan
1
1960
Trustee
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and
President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco
and a global investment management firm); Advisor to
the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The
Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company
Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox
School of Business
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None
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|
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|
Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc.
(holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc.
(service provider) and Invesco North American
Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief
Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding
Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global
investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.;
Chairman, Investment Company Institute and
President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment
management organization)
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Philip A. Taylor
2
1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
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|
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2006
|
|
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Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing
Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman,
Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment
adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and
President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company);
Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly
Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial
services holding company); Director and President,
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment
adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP
Canada Inc. (general partner for limited
partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco
Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco
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None
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1
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Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of
the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer
and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
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2
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Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the
Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director
of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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C-1
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Other
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Trustee
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Trusteeship(s)/
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Name, Year of Birth and
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and/or
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Directorships(s)
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Position(s) Held with the
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Officer
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Held by
|
Trust
|
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Since
|
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Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
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Trustee/Director
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Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered
transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly
known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered
broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman,
INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada
Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive
Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate
mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund
Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and
Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark
Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment
adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco
Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer);
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer,
The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series
Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and
Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive
Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers
Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and
Short-Term Investments Trust only)
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Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.)
(registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief
Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers,
Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.;
President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco
Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and
President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM
Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director,
Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and
Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments
Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management
Company (former registered broker dealer); President
and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds
(AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers
Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and
Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM
Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund
Inc.
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
Independent Trustees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Bruce L. Crockett 1944
Trustee and Chair
|
|
|
1993
|
|
|
Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology
consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging
provider); Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of
Governors of INTELSAT (international communications
company)
|
|
ACE Limited
(insurance
company); and
Investment Company
Institute
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bob R. Baker 1936
Trustee
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC
Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial
Corporation
|
|
None
|
C-2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
Name, Year of Birth and
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Directorships(s)
|
Position(s) Held with the
|
|
Officer
|
|
|
|
Held by
|
Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Frank S. Bayley 1939
Trustee
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered
investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law
firm of Baker & McKenzie
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James T. Bunch 1942
Trustee
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment
banking firm)
Formerly: Executive Committee, United States Golf
Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and
Van Gilder Insurance Corporation
|
|
Vice Chairman,
Board of Governors,
Western Golf
Association/Evans
Scholars Foundation
and Director,
Denver Film Society
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albert R. Dowden 1941
Trustee
|
|
|
2000
|
|
|
Director of a number of public and private business
corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd.
(private investment and management); Reich & Tang
Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment
company); and Homeowners of America Holding
Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company
(property casualty company)
|
|
Board of Natures
Sunshine Products,
Inc.
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services,
LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director,
CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and
services to the public security market) and
Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd.
(reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.;
Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various
public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ
Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company;
and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar
Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media
Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power
International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of
rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust,
Inc. (registered investment company)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Jack M. Fields 1952
Trustee
|
|
|
1997
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group,
Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and
Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P.
(cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment),
Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and
Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
|
|
Administaff
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP
(sustainable forestry company) and member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carl Frischling 1937
Trustee
|
|
|
1993
|
|
|
Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and
Frankel LLP
|
|
Director, Reich &
Tang Funds (16
portfolios)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prema Mathai-Davis 1950
Trustee
|
|
|
1998
|
|
|
Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A.
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lewis F. Pennock 1942
Trustee
|
|
|
1993
|
|
|
Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper
|
|
None
|
C-3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
Name, Year of Birth and
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Directorships(s)
|
Position(s) Held with the
|
|
Officer
|
|
|
|
Held by
|
Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Larry Soll 1942
Trustee
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company)
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raymond Stickel, Jr. 1944
Trustee
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc.
(25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Other Officers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Russell C. Burk 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior
Officer
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The
Invesco Funds
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John M. Zerr 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group,
Inc.), Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.),
Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice
President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.);
Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco
Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors,
Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.);
Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group,
Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary, The Invesco Funds; and Manager, Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.);
Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice
President and Secretary, Fund Management Company;
Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General
Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital
Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and
General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an
investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary,
PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG
Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief
Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary,
Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer);
General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund
Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual
Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing
center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an
investment adviser); and Vice President and
Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment
company)
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C-4
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Other
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
Name, Year of Birth and
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Directorships(s)
|
Position(s) Held with the
|
|
Officer
|
|
|
|
Held by
|
Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Lisa O. Brinkley 1959
Vice President
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.)
and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known
as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice
President, The Invesco Funds
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management
Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The
Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and
Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco
Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management
Company
|
|
|
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|
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Kevin M. Carome 1956
Vice President
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2003
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General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing
Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding
Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.;
Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc.,
Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American
Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda)
Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.),
Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice
President, The Invesco Funds; and Trustee,
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively
Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust.
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Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary,
Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice
President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group
Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and
Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited;
Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. and
Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Senior Vice President,
Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Director, General
Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company;
Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.
and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice
President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The
Invesco Funds; Director and Vice President, IVZ
Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO
Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and
President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
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Other
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Trustee
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Trusteeship(s)/
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Name, Year of Birth and
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and/or
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Directorships(s)
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Position(s) Held with the
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Officer
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Held by
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Trust
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Since
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Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
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Trustee/Director
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Sheri Morris 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
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1999
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Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President,
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment
adviser)
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N/A
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Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.,
Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim
Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice
President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds
and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers,
Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and
Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
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Karen Dunn Kelley 1960
Vice President
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1993
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Head of Invescos World Wide Fixed Income and Cash
Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment
adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco
Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim
Distributors, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Invesco
Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Aim Management Group, Inc.); and Director, Invesco
Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco
Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series Trust
(Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and Short-Term
Investments Trust); and President and Principal
Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM
Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series
Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only)
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N/A
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Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.),
Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice
President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim
Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal
Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust;
Director and President, Fund Management Company;
Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash
Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing
Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.;
Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President,
and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The
Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco
Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments
Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
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Other
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Trustee
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Trusteeship(s)/
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Name, Year of Birth and
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and/or
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Directorships(s)
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Position(s) Held with the
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Officer
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Held by
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Trust
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Since
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Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
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Trustee/Director
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Lance A. Rejsek 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
Officer
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2005
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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment
adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly
known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco
Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds,
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares
Exchang-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively
Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust.
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N/A
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Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer,
Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc.,
Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim
Private Asset Management, Inc.
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Todd L. Spillane 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
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2006
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Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group,
Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management
Group, Inc.); Senior Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(registered investment adviser) (formerly known as
Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief
Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares
Exchang-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively
Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private
Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco
Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment
adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
(registered investment adviser); Vice President,
Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco
Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Aim Investment Services, Inc.)
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N/A
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Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and
Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management
(N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital
Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
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Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares as of December 31, 2009
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Aggregate Dollar Range
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of Equity Securities in All
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Registered Investment
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Dollar Range of Equity Securities
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Companies Overseen by
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Name of Trustee
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Per Fund
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Trustee in Invesco Funds
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Martin L. Flanagan
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None
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$50,001 100,000
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Philip A. Taylor
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None
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None
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Bob R. Baker
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None
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Over $100,000
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Frank S. Bayley
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None
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Over $100,000
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James T. Bunch
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Bruce L. Crockett
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Albert R. Dowden
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None
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Over $100,000
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Jack M. Fields
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Carl Frischling
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Prema Mathai-Davis
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Lewis F. Pennock
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None
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Over $100,000
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Larry Soll
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None
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Over $100,000
3
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Raymond Stickel, Jr.
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None
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Over $100,000
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3
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Includes the total amount of compensation
deferred by the trustee at his or her election pursuant to a deferred
compensation plan. Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral account
and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Invesco Funds.
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APPENDIX D
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION TABLE
Set forth below is information regarding compensation paid or accrued for each trustee of the
Trust who was not affiliated with Invesco during the year ended December 3, 2009:
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Benefits
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Annual
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Total
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Aggregate
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Accrued
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Benefits Upon
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Compensation
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Compensation
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by All
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Retirement for
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From All
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From the
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Invesco
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Invesco
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Invesco
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Trustee
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Trust
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Funds
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Funds
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Funds
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Bob R. Baker
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$
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33,472
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$
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125,039
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$
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197,868
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$
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259,100
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Frank S. Bayley
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35,622
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115,766
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154,500
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275,700
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James T. Bunch
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30,355
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142,058
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154,500
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235,000
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Bruce L. Crockett
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65,880
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104,012
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154,500
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509,900
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Albert R. Dowden
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35,617
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142,622
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154,500
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275,700
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Jack M. Fields
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30,355
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122,608
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154,500
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235,500
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Carl Frischling
(5)
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34,877
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124,703
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154,500
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269,950
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Prema Mathai-Davis
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33,150
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120,758
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154,500
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256,600
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Lewis F. Pennock
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30,355
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107,130
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154,500
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235,000
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Larry Soll
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33,150
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161,084
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176,202
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256,600
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Raymond Stickel, Jr.
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38,734
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107,154
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154,500
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299,800
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Officer
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Russell Burk
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77,748
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N/A
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N/A
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599,543
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(1)
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Amounts shown are based on the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The total amount of
compensation deferred by all trustees of the Trust during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, including earnings, was $56,694.
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(2)
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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the total amount of expenses allocated to the
Trust in respect of such retirement benefits was $85,626.
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(3)
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These amounts represent the estimated annual benefits payable by the Invesco Funds upon the
trustees retirement and assumes each trustee serves until his or her normal retirement date.
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(4)
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All trustees currently serve as trustee of 12 registered investment companies advised by
Invesco.
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(5)
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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Trust paid $73,786 in legal fees to
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP for services rendered by such firm as counsel to the
independent trustees of the Trust. Mr. Frischling is a partner of such firm.
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APPENDIX E
Proxy policy applies to the following:
Invesco Aim division of Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Proxy Voting Guidelines
(Effective as of January 1, 2010)
The following policies and procedures apply to certain funds and other accounts managed by Invesco
Advisers, Inc., (Invesco).
A. POLICY STATEMENT
Introduction
Our Belief
The Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees and Invescos investment professionals expect a high standard
of corporate governance from the companies in our portfolios so that Invesco may fulfill its
fiduciary obligation to our fund shareholders and other account holders. Well governed companies
are characterized by a primary focus on the interests of shareholders, accountable boards of
directors, ample transparency in financial disclosure, performance-driven cultures and appropriate
consideration of all stakeholders. Invesco believes well governed companies create greater
shareholder wealth over the long term than poorly governed companies, so we endeavor to vote in a
manner that increases the value of our investments and fosters good governance within our portfolio
companies.
In determining how to vote proxy issues, Invesco considers the probable business consequences of
each issue and votes in a manner designed to protect and enhance fund shareholders and other
account holders interests. Our voting decisions are intended to enhance each companys total
shareholder value over Invescos typical investment horizon.
Proxy voting is an integral part of Invescos investment process. We believe that the right to vote
proxies should be managed with the same care as all other elements of the investment process. The
objective of Invescos proxy-voting activity is to promote good governance and advance the economic
interests of our clients. At no time will Invesco exercise its voting power to advance its own
commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to our clients
economic interests, or to favor a particular client or business relationship to the detriment of
others.
B. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
Proxy administration
The Invesco Retail Proxy Committee (the Proxy Committee) consists of members representing
Invescos Investments, Legal and Compliance departments. Invescos Proxy Voting Guidelines (the
Guidelines) are revised annually by the Proxy Committee, and are approved by the Invesco Funds
Boards of Trustees. The Proxy Committee implements the Guidelines and oversees proxy voting.
The Proxy Committee has retained outside experts to assist with the analysis and voting of proxy
issues. In addition to the advice offered by these experts, Invesco uses information gathered from
our own research, company managements, Invescos portfolio managers and outside shareholder groups
to reach our voting decisions.
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Generally speaking, Invescos investment-research process leads us to invest in companies led by
management teams we believe have the ability to conceive and execute strategies to outperform their
competitors. We select companies for investment based in large part on our assessment of their
management teams ability to create shareholder wealth. Therefore, in formulating our proxy-voting
decisions, Invesco gives proper consideration to the recommendations of a companys Board of
Directors.
Important principles underlying the Invesco Proxy Voting Guidelines
I. Accountability
Management teams of companies are accountable to their boards of directors, and directors of
publicly held companies are accountable to their shareholders. Invesco endeavors to vote the
proxies of its portfolio companies in a manner that will reinforce the notion of a boards
accountability to its shareholders. Consequently, Invesco votes against any actions that would
impair the rights of shareholders or would reduce shareholders influence over the board or over
management.
The following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco applies this principle of
accountability.
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Elections of directors.
In uncontested director elections for companies that do not have
a controlling shareholder, Invesco votes in favor of slates if they are comprised of at
least a majority of independent directors and if the boards key committees are fully
independent. Key committees include the Audit, Compensation and Governance or Nominating
Committees. Invescos standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the
directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they
serve.
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Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are decided within
the context of Invescos investment thesis on a company.
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Director performance.
Invesco withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of
accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at meetings or by
enacting egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial
restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan
(poison pills) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco
may withhold votes from some or all of a companys directors. In situations where
directors performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take
corrective actions such as so-called clawback provisions.
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Auditors and Audit Committee members.
Invesco believes a companys Audit Committee has a
high degree of responsibility to shareholders in matters of financial disclosure, integrity
of the financial statements and effectiveness of a companys internal controls.
Independence, experience and financial expertise are critical elements of a
well-functioning Audit Committee. When electing directors who are members of a companys
Audit Committee, or when ratifying a companys auditors, Invesco considers the past
performance of the Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the
companys financial statements and reports.
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Majority standard in director elections.
The right to elect directors is the single most
important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco supports the
nascent effort to reform the U.S. convention of electing directors, and votes in favor of
proposals to elect directors by a majority vote.
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Classified boards.
Invesco supports proposals to elect directors annually instead of
electing them to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards
level of accountability to its shareholders.
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Supermajority voting requirements.
Unless proscribed by law in the state of
incorporation, Invesco votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting
requirement, and supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements.
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Responsiveness.
Invesco withholds votes from directors who do not adequately respond to
shareholder proposals that were approved by a majority of votes cast the prior year.
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Cumulative voting.
The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to
have representation on a companys board. Invesco supports proposals to institute the
practice of cumulative voting at companies whose overall corporate-governance standards
indicate a particular need to protect the interests of minority shareholders.
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Shareholder access.
On business matters with potential financial consequences, Invesco
votes in favor of proposals that would increase shareholders opportunities to express
their views to boards of directors, proposals that would lower barriers to shareholder
action and proposals to promote the adoption of generally accepted best practices in
corporate governance.
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II. Incentives
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are
effective in creating incentives that induce managements and employees of our portfolio companies
to create greater shareholder wealth. Invesco supports equity compensation plans that promote the
proper alignment of incentives, and votes against plans that are overly dilutive to existing
shareholders, plans that contain objectionable structural features, and plans that appear likely to
reduce the value of an accounts investment.
Following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco evaluates incentive plans.
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Executive compensation.
Invesco evaluates compensation plans for executives within the
context of the companys performance under the executives tenure. Invesco believes
independent compensation committees are best positioned to craft executive-compensation
plans that are suitable for their company-specific circumstances. We view the election of
those independent compensation committee members as the appropriate mechanism for
shareholders to express their approval or disapproval of a companys compensation
practices. Therefore, Invesco generally does not support shareholder proposals to limit or
eliminate certain forms of executive compensation. In the interest of reinforcing the
notion of a compensation committees accountability to shareholders, Invesco supports
proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to an advisory
shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals.
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Equity-based compensation plans.
When voting to approve or reject equity-based
compensation plans, Invesco compares the total estimated cost of the plans, including stock
options and restricted stock, against a carefully selected peer group and uses multiple
performance metrics that help us determine whether the incentive structures in place are
creating genuine shareholder wealth. Regardless of a plans estimated cost relative to its
peer group, Invesco votes against plans that contain structural features that would impair
the alignment of incentives between shareholders and management. Such features include the
ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue
options below the stocks current market price, or the ability to automatically replenish
shares without shareholder approval.
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Employee stock-purchase plans.
Invesco supports employee stock-purchase plans that are
reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided
that the price at which employees may acquire stock is at most a 15 percent discount from
the market price.
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Severance agreements.
Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory
shareholder ratification of executives severance agreements. However, we oppose proposals
requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption.
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III. Capitalization
Examples of management proposals related to a companys capital structure include authorizing or
issuing additional equity capital, repurchasing outstanding stock, or enacting a stock split or
reverse stock split. On requests for additional capital stock, Invesco analyzes the companys
stated reasons for the request. Except where the request could adversely affect the funds
ownership stake or voting rights, Invesco generally supports a boards decisions on its needs for
additional capital stock. Some capitalization proposals require a case-by-case analysis within the
context of Invescos investment thesis on a company. Examples of such proposals include authorizing
common or preferred stock with special voting rights, or issuing additional stock in connection
with an acquisition.
IV. Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Actions
Issuers occasionally require shareholder approval to engage in certain corporate actions such as
mergers, acquisitions, name changes, dissolutions, reorganizations, divestitures and
reincorporations. Invesco analyzes these proposals within the context of our investment thesis on
the company, and determines its vote on a case-by-case basis.
V. Anti-Takeover Measures
Practices designed to protect a company from unsolicited bids can adversely affect shareholder
value and voting rights, and they create conflicts of interests among directors, management and
shareholders. Except under special issuer-specific circumstances, Invesco votes to reduce or
eliminate such measures. These measures include adopting or renewing poison pills, requiring
supermajority voting on certain corporate actions, classifying the election of directors instead of
electing each director to an annual term, or creating separate classes of common or preferred stock
with special voting rights. Invesco generally votes against management proposals to impose these
types of measures, and generally votes for shareholder proposals designed to reduce such measures.
Invesco supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover
provisions to a shareholder vote.
VI. Shareholder Proposals on Corporate Governance
Invesco generally votes for shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder rights
if a companys corporate-governance standards indicate that such additional protections are
warranted.
VII. Shareholder Proposals on Social Responsibility
The potential costs and economic benefits of shareholder proposals seeking to amend a companys
practices for social reasons are difficult to assess. Analyzing the costs and economic benefits of
these proposals is highly subjective and does not fit readily within our framework of voting to
create greater shareholder wealth over Invescos typical investment horizon. Therefore, Invesco
abstains from voting on shareholder proposals deemed to be of a purely social, political or moral
nature.
VIII. Routine Business Matters
Routine business matters rarely have a potentially material effect on the economic prospects of
fund holdings, so we generally support the boards discretion on these items. However, Invesco
votes against proposals where there is insufficient information to make a decision about the nature
of the proposal. Similarly, Invesco votes against proposals to conduct other unidentified business
at shareholder meetings.
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Summary
These Guidelines provide an important framework for making proxy-voting decisions, and should give
fund shareholders and other account holders insight into the factors driving Invescos decisions.
The Guidelines cannot address all potential proxy issues, however. Decisions on specific issues
must be made within the context of these Guidelines and within the context of the investment thesis
of the funds and other accounts that own the companys stock. Where a different investment thesis
is held by portfolio managers who may hold stocks in common, Invesco may vote the shares held on a
fund-by-fund or account-by-account basis.
Exceptions
In certain circumstances, Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic cost of voting a
companys proxy exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal.
Share-lending programs
One reason that some portion of Invescos position in a particular security might not be voted is
the securities lending program. When securities are out on loan and earning fees for the lending
fund, they are transferred into the borrowers name. Any proxies during the period of the loan are
voted by the borrower. The lending fund would have to terminate the loan to vote the companys
proxy, an action that is not generally in the best economic interest of fund shareholders. However,
whenever Invesco determines that the benefit to shareholders or other account holders of voting a
particular proxy outweighs the revenue lost by terminating the loan, we recall the securities for
the purpose of voting the funds full position.
Share-blocking
Another example of a situation where Invesco may be unable to vote is in countries where the
exercise of voting rights requires the fund to submit to short-term trading restrictions, a
practice known as share-blocking. Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in
share-blocking countries unless the portfolio manager determines that the benefit to fund
shareholders and other account holders of voting a specific proxy outweighs the funds or other
accounts temporary inability to sell the security.
International constraints
An additional concern that sometimes precludes our voting non-U.S. proxies is our inability to
receive proxy materials with enough time and enough information to make a voting decision. In the
great majority of instances, however, we are able to vote non-U.S. proxies successfully. It is
important to note that Invesco makes voting decisions for non-U.S. issuers using these Guidelines
as our framework, but also takes into account the corporate-governance standards, regulatory
environment and generally accepted best practices of the local market.
Exceptions to these Guidelines
Invesco retains the flexibility to accommodate company-specific situations where strictly adhering
to the Guidelines would lead to a vote that the Proxy Committee deems not to be in the best
interest of the funds shareholders and other account holders. In these situations, the Proxy
Committee will vote the proxy in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of the funds
shareholders and other account holders, and will promptly inform the funds Boards of Trustees of
such vote and the circumstances surrounding it.
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Resolving potential conflicts of interest
A potential conflict of interest arises when Invesco votes a proxy for an issuer with which it also
maintains a material business relationship. Examples could include issuers that are distributors of
Invescos products, or issuers that employ Invesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or
treasury accounts. Invesco reviews each proxy proposal to assess the extent, if any, to which there
may be a material conflict between the interests of the fund shareholders or other account holders
and Invesco.
Invesco takes reasonable measures to determine whether a potential conflict may exist. A potential
conflict is deemed to exist only if one or more of the Proxy Committee members actually knew or
should have known of the potential conflict.
If a material potential conflict is deemed to exist, Invesco may resolve the potential conflict in
one of the following ways: (1) if the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is
specifically addressed by the Guidelines, Invesco may vote the proxy in accordance with the
predetermined Guidelines; (2) Invesco may engage an independent third party to determine how the
proxy should be voted; or (3) Invesco may establish an ethical wall or other informational barrier
between the persons involved in the potential conflict and the persons making the proxy-voting
decision in order to insulate the potential conflict from the decision makers.
Because the Guidelines are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of
shareholders and other account holders, applying the Guidelines to vote client proxies should, in
most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard
against potential conflicts, persons from Invescos marketing, distribution and other
customer-facing functions are precluded from becoming members of the Proxy Committee.
On a quarterly basis, the Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees review a report from Invescos Internal
Compliance Controls Committee. The report contains a list of all known material business
relationships that Invesco maintains with publicly traded issuers. That list is cross-referenced
with the list of proxies voted over the period. If there are any instances where Invescos voting
pattern on the proxies of its material business partners is inconsistent with its voting pattern on
all other issuers, they are brought before the Trustees and explained by the Chairman of the Proxy
Committee.
Personal conflicts of interest.
If any member of the Proxy Committee has a personal conflict of
interest with respect to a company or an issue presented for voting, that Proxy Committee member
will inform the Proxy Committee of such conflict and will abstain from voting on that company or
issue.
Funds of funds
. Some Invesco Funds offering diversified asset allocation within one investment
vehicle own shares in other Invesco Funds. A potential conflict of interest could arise if an
underlying Invesco Fund has a shareholder meeting with any proxy issues to be voted on, because
Invescos asset-allocation funds or target-maturity funds may be large shareholders of the
underlying fund. In order to avoid any potential for a conflict, the asset-allocation funds and
target maturity funds vote their shares in the same proportion as the votes of the external
shareholders of the underlying fund.
C. RECORDKEEPING
Policies and Vote Disclosure
A copy of these Guidelines and the voting record of each Invesco Fund are available on our web
site,
www.invescoaim.com
. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission
regulations, all funds file a record of all proxy-voting activity for the prior 12 months ending
June 30th. That filing is made on or before August 31st of each year. After April 30, 2010, the
website address will become www.invesco.com.
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Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Proxy Voting Policy
Version History, Changes:
Version: 1.2: Descriptions; Update of Names; Update of Appendix B
Version: 1.1: Format; Update of Appendix B
Version: 1.0: Initial Version
August 2009
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GENERAL POLICY
Invesco has responsibility for making investment decisions that are in the best interests of
its clients. As part of the investment management services it provides to clients, Invesco may be
authorized by clients to vote proxies appurtenant to the shares for which the clients are
beneficial owners.
Invesco believes that it has a duty to manage clients assets in the best economic interests of the
clients and that the ability to vote proxies is a client asset.
Invesco reserves the right to amend its proxy policies and procedures from time to time without
prior notice to its clients.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
Voting of Proxies
Invesco will on a fund by fund basis, decide whether it will vote proxies and if so, for which
parts of the portfolio it will vote for. If Invesco decides to vote proxies, it will do so in
accordance with the procedures set forth below. If the client retains in writing the right to vote
or if Invesco determines that any benefit the client might gain from voting a proxy would be
outweighed by the costs associated therewith, it will refrain from voting.
Best Economic Interests of Clients
In voting proxies, Invesco will take into consideration those factors that may affect the value of
the security and will vote proxies in a manner in which, in its opinion, is in the best economic
interests of clients. Invesco endeavors to resolve any conflicts of interest exclusively in the
best economic interests of clients.
Certain Proxy Votes May Not Be Cast
In some cases, Invesco may determine that it is not in the best economic interests of clients to
vote proxies. For example, proxy voting in certain countries outside the United States requires
share blocking. Shareholders who wish to vote their proxies must deposit their shares 7 to 21 days
before the date of the meeting with a designated depositary. During the blocked period, shares to
be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares have been
returned to the Custodian/Sub-Custodian bank. In addition, voting certain international securities
may involve unusual costs to clients. In other cases, it may not be possible to vote certain
proxies despite good faith efforts to do so, for instance when inadequate notice of the matter is
provided. In the instance of loan securities, voting of proxies typically requires termination of
the loan, so it is not usually in the best economic interests of clients to vote proxies on loaned
securities. Invesco typically will not, but reserves the right to, vote where share blocking
restrictions, unusual costs or other barriers to efficient voting apply. If Invesco does not vote,
it would have made the determination that the cost of voting exceeds the expected benefit to the
client.
Risk Metrics Group Services
Invesco has contracted with Risk Metrics Group (RMG), previously Institutional Shareholder
Services ISS, an independent third party service provider, to vote Invescos clients proxies
according to RMGs proxy voting recommendations. In addition, RMG will provide proxy analyses,
vote recommendations, vote execution and record-keeping services for clients for which Invesco has
proxy voting responsibility. On an annual basis, Invesco will review information obtained from RMG
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ascertain whether RMG (i) has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues, and
(ii) can make such recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best economic interest of
Invescos clients. This may include a review of RMGs Policies, Procedures and Practices Regarding
Potential Conflicts of Interests and obtaining information about the work RMG does for corporate
issuers and the payments RMG receives from such issuers.
Custodians forward proxy materials for clients who rely on Invesco to vote proxies to RMG. RMG is
responsible for exercising the voting rights in accordance with the RMG proxy voting guidelines.
If Invesco receives proxy materials in connection with a clients account where the client has, in
writing, communicated to Invesco that the client, plan fiduciary or other third party has reserved
the right to vote proxies, Invesco will forward to the party appointed by client any proxy
materials it receives with respect to the account. In order to avoid voting proxies in
circumstances where Invesco, or any of its affiliates have or may have any conflict of interest,
real or perceived, Invesco has engaged RMG to provide the proxy analyses, vote recommendations and
voting of proxies.
In the event that (i) RMG recuses itself on a proxy voting matter and makes no recommendation or
(ii) Invesco decides to override the RMG vote recommendation, the Proxy Voting Committee (PVC) of
the Global Quantitative Equities Group and the Compliance Officer will review the issue and direct
ISS how to vote the proxies as described below.
ISS Recusal
When RMG makes no recommendation on a proxy voting issue or is recused due to a conflict of
interest, the Proxy Voting Committee (PVC) of the Invesco Global Quantitative Equitites and the
Compliance Officer will review the issue and, if Invesco does not have a conflict of interest,
direct RMG how to vote the proxies. In such cases where Invesco has a conflict of interest,
Invesco, in its sole discretion, shall either (a) vote the proxies pursuant to RMGs general proxy
voting guidelines, (b) engage an independent third party to provide a vote recommendation, or (c)
contact its client(s) for direction as to how to vote the proxies.
Override of RMG Recommendation
There may be occasions where the Invesco investment personnel or senior officers seek to override
RMGs recommendations if they believe that RMGs recommendations are not in accordance with the
best economic interests of clients. In the event that an individual listed above in this section
disagrees with an RMG recommendation on a particular voting issue, the individual shall document in
writing the reasons that he/she believes that the RMG recommendation is not in accordance with
clients best economic interests and submit such written documentation to the Proxy Voting
Committee (PVC) of the Global Quantitative Equitites Group. Upon review of the documentation and
consultation with the individual and others as the PVC deems appropriate, the PVC together with the
Compliance Officer may make a determination to override the RMG voting recommendation if they
determine that it is in the best economic interests of clients.
Proxy Voting Records
Clients may obtain information about how Invesco voted proxies on their behalf by contacting their
client services representative. Alternatively, clients may make a written request for proxy voting
information.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Procedures to Address Conflicts of Interest and Improper Influence
In order to avoid voting proxies in circumstances where Invesco or any of its affiliates have or
may have any conflict of interest, real or perceived, Invesco has contracted with RMG to provide
proxy analyses, vote recommendations and voting of proxies. Unless noted otherwise by RMG, each
vote recommendation provided by RMG to Invesco includes a representation from RMG that RMG faces no
conflict of interest with respect to the vote. In instances where RMG has recused itself and makes
no recommendation on a particular matter or if an override submission is requested, the Proxy
Voting Committee (PVC) of the Global Quantitative Equitites Group together with the Compliance
Officer shall determine how the proxy is to be voted and instruct accordingly in which case the
conflict of interest provisions discussed below shall apply.
In effecting the policy of voting proxies in the best economic interests of clients, there may be
occasions where the voting of such proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest
between Invesco, as the investment manager, and clients.
For each director, officer and employee of Invesco (Invesco person), the interests of Invescos
clients must come first, ahead of the interest of Invesco and any person within the Invesco
organization, which includes Invescos affiliates.
Accordingly, each Invesco person must not put personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible,
before the interests of clients of Invesco or otherwise take advantage of the relationship to
Invescos clients. Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for oneself or any other
individual, company, group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for a client of
Invesco, as appropriate. It is imperative that each of Invescos directors, officers and employees
avoid any situation that might compromise, or call into question, the exercise of fully independent
judgment in the interests of Invescos clients.
Occasions may arise where a person or organization involved in the proxy voting process may have a
conflict of interest. A conflict of interest may also exist if Invesco has a business relationship
with (or is actively soliciting business from) either the company soliciting the proxy or a third
party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for
a particular outcome of a proxy vote. An Invesco person shall not be considered to have a conflict
of interest if the Invesco person did not know of the conflict of interest and did not attempt to
influence the outcome of a proxy vote. Any individual with actual knowledge of a conflict of
interest relating to a particular referral item shall disclose that conflict to the Compliance
Officer.
The following are examples of situations where a conflict may exist:
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Business Relationships where Invesco manages money for a company or an
employee group, manages pension assets or is actively soliciting any such business, or
leases office space from a company;
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Personal Relationships where a Invesco person has a personal
relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests,
corporate directors, or candidates for directorships; and
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Familial Relationships where an Invesco person has a known familial
relationship relating to a company (e.g. a spouse or other relative who serves as a
director of a public company or is employed by the company).
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In the event that Invesco (or an affiliate) manages assets for a company, its pension plan, or
related entity and where clients funds are invested in that companys shares, it will not take
into consideration this relationship and will vote proxies in that company solely in the best
economic interest of its clients.
It is the responsibility of the Invesco person to report any real or potential conflict of interest
of which such individual has actual knowledge to the Compliance Officer, who shall present any such
information to the Head of Continental Europe Compliance. However, once a particular conflict has
been reported to the Compliance Officer, this requirement shall be deemed satisfied with respect to
all individuals with knowledge of such conflict.
In addition, any Invesco person who submits an RMG override recommendation to the Proxy Voting
Committee (PVC) of the Global Quantitative Equitites Group shall certify as to their compliance
with this policy concurrently with the submission of their override recommendation. A form of such
certification is attached as Appendix A hereto.
In addition, the Proxy Voting Committee (PVC) of the Global Quantitative Equities Group must notify
Invescos Compliance Officer with impunity and without fear of retribution or retaliation, of any
direct, indirect or perceived improper influence made by anyone within Invesco or by an affiliated
companys representatives with regard to how Invesco should vote proxies. The Compliance Officer
will investigate the allegations and will report his or her findings to the Invesco Risk Management
Committee and to the Head of Continental Europe Compliance. In the event that it is determined
that improper influence was made, the Risk Management Committee will determine the appropriate
action to take which may include, but is not limited to,
(1) notifying the affiliated companys Chief Executive Officer, its Management Committee
or Board of Directors,
(2) taking remedial action, if necessary, to correct the result of any improper influence
where clients have been harmed, or
(3) notifying the appropriate regulatory agencies of the improper influence and to fully
cooperate with these regulatory agencies as required. In all cases, the Proxy Voting
Committee (PVC) of the Global Quantitative Equities Group together with the Compliance
Officer shall not take into consideration the improper influence in determining how to
vote proxies and will vote proxies solely in the best economic interest of clients.
RMG PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
A copy of RMGs Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary in effect as of the revised date set forth on
the title page of this Proxy Voting Policy, which can be found at
http://www.riskmetrics.com/policy
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INVESCO PERPETUAL
POLICY ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
(Updated February 2008)
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Introduction
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Invesco Perpetual (IP), the trading name of Invesco Asset Management Limited, has adopted a
clear and considered policy towards its responsibility as a shareholder. As part of this
policy, IP will take steps to satisfy itself about the extent to which the companies in
which it invests comply with local recommendations and practices, such as the UK Combined
Code issued by the Committee on Corporate Governance and/or the U.S. Department of Labor
Interpretive Bulletins.
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Responsible Voting
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IP has a responsibility to optimise returns to its clients. As a core part of the
investment process, Fund Managers will endeavour to establish a dialogue with management to
promote company decision making that is in the best interests of shareholders, and is in
accordance with good Corporate Governance principles.
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IP considers that shareholder activism is fundamental to good Corporate Governance. Whilst
this does not entail intervening in daily management decisions, it does involve supporting
general standards for corporate activity and, where necessary, taking the initiative to
ensure those standards are met.
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One important means of putting shareholder responsibility into practice is via the
exercising of voting rights. In deciding whether to vote shares, IP will take into account
such factors as the likely impact of voting on management activity, and where expressed, the
preference of clients. As a result of these two factors, IP will tend to vote on all UK
and European shares, but to vote on a more selective basis on other shares. (See Appendix I
Voting on non-UK/European shares)
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IP considers that the voting rights attached to its clients investments should be actively
managed with the same duty of care as that applied to all other aspects of asset
administration. As such, voting rights will be exercised on an informed and independent
basis, and will not simply be passed back to the company concerned for discretionary voting
by the Chairman. In doing this, IP will have in mind three objectives:
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i) To protect the rights of its clients
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ii) To minimise the risk of financial or business impropriety within the companies in which
its clients are invested, and
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iii) To protect the long-term value of its clients investments.
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It is important to note that, when exercising voting rights, a third option of abstention
can also be used as a means of expressing dissatisfaction, or lack of support, to a Board on
a particular issue. Additionally, in the event of a conflict of interest arising between IP
and its clients over a specific issue, IP will either abstain or seek instruction from each
client.
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IP will exercise actively the voting rights represented by the shares it manages on behalf
of its investors.
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Note: Share Blocking
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Generally, IP will not vote where this results in shares being blocked from trading for a
period of more than a few hours. IP considers that it is not in the interest of clients
that their shares are blocked at a potentially sensitive time, such as that around a
shareholder meeting.
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Voting Procedures
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IP will endeavour to keep under regular review with trustees, depositaries and custodians
the practical arrangements for circulating company resolutions and notices of meetings and
for exercising votes in accordance with standing or special instructions.
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IP will endeavour to review regularly any standing or special instructions on voting and
where possible, discuss with company representatives any significant issues.
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IP will take into account the implications of stock lending arrangements where this is
relevant (that is, when stock is lent to the extent permitted by local regulations, the
voting rights attaching to that stock pass to the borrower). If a stock is on loan and
therefore cannot be voted, it will not necessarily be recalled in instances where we would
vote with management. Individual IP Fund Managers enter securities lending arrangements at
their own discretion and where they believe it is for the potential benefit of their
investors.
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Dialogue with Companies
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IP will endeavour, where practicable in accordance with its investment processes, to enter
into a dialogue with companies based on the mutual understanding of objectives. This
dialogue is likely to include regular meetings with company representatives to explore any
concerns about corporate governance where these may impact on the best interests of clients.
In discussion with Company Boards and senior non-Executive Directors, IP will endeavour to
cover any matters with particular relevance to shareholder value.
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Specifically when considering resolutions put to shareholders, IP will pay attention to the
companies compliance with the relevant local requirements. In addition, when analysing the
companys prospects for future profitability and hence returns to shareholders, IP will take
many variables into account, including but not limited to, the following:
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Nomination and audit committees
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Remuneration committee and directors remuneration
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Board balance and structure
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Financial reporting principles
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Internal control system and annual review of its effectiveness
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Dividend and Capital Management policies
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Non-Routine Resolutions and Other Topics
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These will be considered on a case-by-case basis and where proposals are put to the vote
will require proper explanation and justification by (in most instances) the Board.
Examples of such would be all SRI issues (i.e. those with social, environmental or ethical
connotations), political donations, and any proposal raised by a shareholder or body of
shareholders (typically a pressure group).
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Apart from the three fundamental voting objectives set out under Responsible Voting above,
considerations that IP might apply to non-routine proposals will include:
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i) The degree to which the companys stated position on the issue could affect its
reputation and/or sales, or leave it vulnerable to boycott or selective purchasing
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ii) What other companies have done in response to the issue
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iii) Whether implementation would achieve the objectives sought in the proposal
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iv) Whether the matter is best left to the Boards discretion.
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Evaluation of Companies Corporate Governance Arrangements
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IP will, when evaluating companies governance arrangements, particularly those
relating to board structure and composition, give due weight to all relevant factors drawn
to their attention.
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Disclosure
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On request from clients, IP will in good faith provide records of voting instructions given
to third parties such as trustees, depositaries and custodians provided that
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in IPs discretion, to do so does not conflict with the best interests of other
clients and
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it is understood that IP will not be held accountable for the expression of
views within such voting instructions and
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IP are not giving any assurance nor undertaking any obligation to ensure that
such instructions resulted in any votes actually being cast. Records of voting
instructions within the immediate preceding 3 months will not normally be provided.
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The record of votes will reflect the voting instruction of the relevant Fund Manager.
This may not be the same as votes actually cast as IP is entirely reliant on third parties
complying promptly with such instructions to ensure that such votes are cast correctly.
Accordingly, the provision of information relating to an instruction does not mean that a vote
was actually cast, just that an instruction was given in accordance with a particular view
taken.
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Appendix I
Voting on non-UK/European shares
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When deciding whether to exercise the voting rights attached to its clients non-UK/European
shares, IP will take into consideration a number of factors. These will include:
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the likely impact of voting on management activity, versus the cost to the client
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the preferences, where expressed, of clients
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Generally, IP will vote on non-UK/European shares by exception only, except where the client
or local regulator expressly requires voting on all shares.
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Share Blocking
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Generally, IP will not vote where this results in shares being blocked from trading for a
period of more than a few hours. IP considers that it is not in the interest of clients
that their shares are blocked at a potentially sensitive time, such as that around a
shareholder meeting.
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Proxy policy applies to the following:
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
(Quick Translation)
Internal Rules on Proxy Voting Execution
(Purpose)
Article 1
INVESCO Asset Management (Japan) Limited (referred to as INVESCO thereafter) assumes a fiduciary
responsibility to vote proxies in the best interest of its trustors and beneficiaries. In
addition, INVESCO acknowledges its responsibility as a fiduciary to vote proxies prudently and
solely for the purpose of maximizing the economic values of trustors (investors) and beneficiaries.
So that it may fulfill these fiduciary responsibilities to trustors (investors) and beneficiaries,
INVESCO has adopted and implemented these internal rules reasonably designed to ensure that the
business operations of the company to invest are appropriately conducted in the best interest of
shareholders and are always monitored by the shareholders.
(Proxy Voting Policy)
Article 2
INVESCO exercises the voting right in the best interest of its trustors and beneficiaries not in
the interests of the third parties. The interests of trustors and beneficiaries are defined as the
increase of the value of the enterprise or the expansion of the economic value of the shareholders
or to protect these values from the impairment.
(Voting Exercise Structure)
Article 3
Please refer to the Article 2 of Proxy Voting basic Policy as per attached.
(Proxy Voting Guidelines)
Article 4
Please refer to Proxy Voting Guidelines (Attachment 2).
(Proxy Voting Process)
Article 5
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Notification on the shareholder meeting will be
delivered to Operations from trustee banks which will be in
turn forwarded to the person in charge of equities
investment. The instruction shall be handled by Operations.
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The person in charge of equities investment scrutinizes
the subjects according to the Screening Standard and
forward them to the proxy voting committee (Committee).
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In case of asking for the outside counsel, to forward
our proxy voting guidelines (Guidelines) to them beforehand
and obtain their advice.
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In either case of 2 or 3, the person in charge shall
make proposal to the Committee to ask for their For,
Against, Abstention, etc.
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The Committee scrutinizes the respective subjects and
approves/disapproves with the quorum of two thirds according
to the Guidelines.
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In case where as to the subject which the Committee
judges as inappropriate according to the Guidelines and/or
the subject which cannot obtain the quorum, the Committee
will be held again to discus the subject.
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As to the voting exercise of the foreign equities, we
shall consider the manners and customs of the foreign
countries as well as the costs.
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As to the voting process, the above process of the
domestic equities shall be accordingly adjusted and applied.
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Article 6
In case of the request from the customers, we can disclose the content.
(Voting Record)
Article 7
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The Committee preserves the record of Attachment 1 for one year.
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The administration office is the Investment Division which shall preserve all the related
documents of this voting process.
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Operations which handle the instruction shall preserve the instruction documents for 10
years after the termination of the ITM funds or the termination of the investment advisory
contracts.
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Voting Screening Criteria & Decision Making Documents
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(Attachment 1)
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Company Name :
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Screening Criteria / Quantitative Criteria (consolidated or (single))
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Yes
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No
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Consecutive unprofitable settlements for the past 3 years
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Consecutive Non-dividend payments for the past 3 years
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Operational loss for the most recent fiscal year
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Negative net assets for the most recent fiscal year
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Less than 10%
or
more than 100% of the dividend ratios for
the most recent fiscal year
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Screening Criteria/Qualitative Criteria
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Yes
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No
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Substantial breach of the laws/anti-social activities for the past one year
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If Yes, describe the content of the breach of the law/anti-social activities:
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Others, especially, any impairment of the value of the shareholders for
the past one year
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If Yes, describe the content of the impairment of the value of shareholders:
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Others
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Yes
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No
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External Auditors report with the limited auditors opinion
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Shareholders proposal
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Person in charge of
equities investment
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Initial
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Signature
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If all No → No objection to the agenda of the shareholders meeting
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If one or more Yes ↓ (Person in charge of equities investment shall fill out
the blanks below and forward to the Committee)
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Proposal on Voting Execution
Reason for judgment
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Chairman
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For
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Against
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Initial
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Signature
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Member
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For
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Against
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Initial
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Signature
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Member
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For
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Against
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Initial
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Signature
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Member
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Against
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Initial
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Signature
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Member
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For
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Against
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Member
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For
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Against
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Initial
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Signature
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Proxy Voting Guidelines
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(Attachment 2)
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1.
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Purport of Guidelines
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Pursuant to Article 2 of Proxy Voting Policy and Procedure, INVESCO has adopted and
implemented the following guidelines and hereby scrutinizes and decides the subjects one by
one in light of the guidelines.
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2.
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Guidelines
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1)
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Any violation of laws and anti-social activities
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To scrutinize and judge respectively the substantial impact over the
companys business operations by the above subjects or the impairment of the
shareholders economic value.
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2)
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Inappropriate disclosure which impairs the interests of shareholders
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To scrutinize and judge respectively the potential impairment of the
shareholders economic value.
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3)
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Enough Business Improvement Efforts
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Although the continuous extremely unprofitable and the extremely bad
performance, the management is in short of business improvement efforts.
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To scrutinize and judge respectively the cases.
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(2)
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Subjects on Financial Statements
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1)
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Interest Appropriation Plan
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Interest Appropriation Plan (Dividends)
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To basically approve unless the extremely overpayment or minimum payment
of the dividends.
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Interest Appropriation Plan (Bonus payment to corporate officers)
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To basically agree but in case where the extremely unprofitable, for
example, the consecutive unprofitable and no dividend payments
or
it is apparent of the impairment of the shareholders value, to request to
decrease the amount or no bonus payment.
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To basically disagree to the interest appropriation of income if
no dividend payments but to pay the bonus to the corporate officers without
prior assessment.
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To scrutinize and judge respectively.
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(3)
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation, etc.
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1)
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Company Name Change/Address Change, etc.
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2)
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Change of Purpose/Method of Public Announcement
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3)
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Change of Business Operations, etc.
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4)
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Change of Stipulations on Shareholders/Shareholders Meeting
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5)
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Change of Stipulations on Directors/Board of Directors/Statutory
Auditors
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To basically approve however, in case of the possibility of the limitation
to the shareholders rights, to judge respectively.
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(4)
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Subjects on Corporate Organization
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1)
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Composition of Board of Directors Meeting, etc.
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To basically approve the introduction of Committee Installation Company
or Substantial Asset Control Institution.
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To basically approve the introduction of the corporate officer institution.
In this regard, however, to basically disapprove that in case where all
directors
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are concurrent with those committee members and the institutions. In case of
the above introduction, to basically disapprove to the decrease of the board
members or adjustment of the remuneration.
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2)
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Appointment of Directors
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To basically disagree in case where the increase of the board members which
is deemed to be overstaffed and no explanatory comments on the increase. In
this case, 21 or more board members respectively make the decision.
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To basically disagree the re-appointment of the existing directors in case
where the consecutive unprofitable settlement for the past 3 years and the
consecutive 3 year no dividend payments,
or
the consecutive decrease
in the net profits for the past 5 years.
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To basically disagree the re-appointment of the existing directors in case
where the scandal of the breach of the laws and the anti-social activities
occurred and caused the substantial impact over the business operations during
his/her assignment.
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3)
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Appointment of Outside Directors
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To basically agree after the confirmation of its independency based on the
information obtained from the possible data sources.
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To basically disagree the decrease in number.
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To basically disagree the job concurrence of the competitors CEO, COO, CFO
or
concurrence of the outside directors of 4 or more companies.
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To basically disagree in case of no-independence of the company.
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To basically disagree the extension of the board of directors term.
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4)
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Appointment of Statutory Auditors
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To basically disagree the appointment of the candidate who is appointed as
a director and a statutory auditor by turns.
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To basically disagree the re-appointment of the existing directors in case
where the scandal of the breach of the laws and the anti-social activities
occurred and caused the substantial impact over the business operations during
his/her assignment.
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5)
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Appointment of Outside Statutory Auditors
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To basically disagree in case where the outside statutory auditor is
not
actually the outside auditor (the officer or employee of the
parent company, etc.).
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To basically disagree in case where the reason of the decrease in the
number is
not
clearly described.
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To basically agree in case where the introduction of the Statutory Auditor
Appointment Committee which includes plural outside statutory auditors.
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(5)
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Officer Remuneration/Officer Retirement Allowances
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To basically disagree the amendment of the officer remuneration (unless the
decrease in amount or no payment) in case where the consecutive unprofitable
settlements for the past 3 years and the consecutive 3 year no dividend
payments,
or
the consecutive decrease in the net profits for the past
5 years.
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To basically disagree and scrutinize respectively in case where no
sufficient explanation of the substantial increase (10% or more per head), or
no decrease of the remuneration amount if the number of the officers decrease.
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2)
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Officer Retirement Allowance
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To basically disapprove in case where the payment of the allowance to the
outside statutory auditors and the outside directors.
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To basically disapprove in case where the officer resigned or retired
during his/her assignment due to the scandal of the breach of the laws and the
anti-social activities.
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To basically disagree in case where the consecutive unprofitable
settlements for the past 3 years and the consecutive 3 year no dividend
payments,
or
the consecutive decrease in the net profits for the past
5 years.
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(6)
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Capital Policy/Business Policy
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1)
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Acquisition of Own shares
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To basically approve.
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To basically approve the disposition of the own shares if the disposition
ratio of less than 10% of the total issued shares and the shareholders
equities. In case of 10% or more, respectively scrutinize.
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To basically disagree in case where the future growth of the business might
be substantially decreased.
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3)
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Increase of the authorized capital
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To basically disagree in case of the substantial increase of the authorized
capital taking into consideration the dilution of the voting right (10% or
more) and incentive.
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4)
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Granting of the stock options to Directors, Statutory Auditors and Employees
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To basically approve.
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To basically disagree in case where the substantial dilution of the value
of the stocks (the potential dilution ration is to increase 5% of the total
issued stock number) will occur and accordingly decrease of the shareholders
interests.
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To basically disagree in case where the exercise price is deviated by 10%
or more from the market value as of the fiscal year-end.
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To basically disagree the decrease of the exercise price (re-pricing).
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To basically disagree in case where the exercise term
remains less than 1 year.
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To basically disagree in case the scope of the option
granted objectives (counterparties) is not so closely connected with the
better performance.
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5)
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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To basically disagree in case where the terms and conditions are
not
advantageous and there is no assessment base by the third party.
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To basically disagree in case where the content of the mergers and
acquisitions can not be deemed to be reasonable in comparison with the
business strategy.
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6)
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Business Transfer/Acceptance
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To basically disagree in cases where the content of the mergers and
acquisitions can not be deemed to be reasonable and extremely unprofitable in
comparison with the business strategy.
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7)
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Capital Increase by the allocation to the third parties
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To basically analyze on a case by case basis.
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Provided, however, that to basically approve in case where
the companies under the financial difficulties executes as the restructuring
of the business.
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1)
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Appointment of Accountant
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To basically approve.
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To basically disapprove on suspicion of its independency.
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To scrutinize the subjects in case where the decline of the re-appointment
due to the conflict of the audit policy.
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2)
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Shareholders proposal
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To basically analyze on a case by case basis.
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The basic judgment criterion is the contribution to the increase of the
shareholders value. However, to basically disapprove in case where to
maneuver as a method to resolve the specific social and political problems.
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Proxy policy applies to the following:
Invesco Australia Limited
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1.1
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Introduction
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Invesco recognises its fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of all
clients, be they superannuation trustees, institutional clients, unit-holders in
managed investment schemes or personal investors. One way Invesco represents its
clients in matters of corporate governance is through the proxy voting process.
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This policy sets out Invesco Australias approach to proxy voting in the context of
portfolio management, client service responsibilities and corporate governance
principles.
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This policy applies to;
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all Australian based and managed funds and mandates, in accordance with
IFSA Standard No.13.00 October 2004, clause 9.1 and footnote #3.
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This policy does not apply;
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where investment management of an international fund has been delegated to
an overseas Invesco company, proxy voting will rest with that delegated
manager.
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In order to facilitate its proxy voting process and to avoid conflicts of interest
where these may arise, Invesco may retain a professional proxy voting service to
assist with in-depth proxy research, vote recommendations, vote execution, and the
necessary record keeping.
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1.2
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Guiding Principles
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1.2.1
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The objective of Invescos Proxy Voting Policy is to promote the economic
interests of its clients. At no time will Invesco use the shareholding powers exercised
in respect of its clients investments to advance its own commercial interests, to
pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to clients economic interests, or
to favour a particular client or other relationship to the detriment of others.
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1.2.2
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The involvement of Invesco as an institutional shareholder will not extend to
interference in the proper exercise of Board or management responsibilities, or impede
the ability of companies to take the calculated commercial risks which are essential
means of adding value for shareholders.
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1.2.3
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The primary aim of the policy is to encourage a culture of performance among
investee companies, rather than one of mere conformance with a prescriptive set of rules
and constraints.
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1.2.4
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Invesco considers that proxy voting rights are an important power, which if
exercised diligently can enhance client returns, and should be managed with the same
care as any other asset managed on behalf of its clients.
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1.2.5
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Invesco may choose not to vote on a particular issue if this results in shares
being blocked from trading for a period of more than 4 hours; it may not be in the
interest of clients if the liquidity of investment holdings is diminished at a
potentially sensitive time, such as that around a shareholder meeting.
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1.3
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Proxy Voting Authority
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1.3.1
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Authority Overview
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An important dimension of Invescos approach to corporate governance is the
exercise of proxy voting authority at the Annual General Meetings or other
decision-making forums of companies in which we manage investments on behalf of
clients.
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Proxy voting policy follows two streams, each defining where discretion to
exercise voting power should rest with Invesco as the investment manager
(including its ability to outsource the function), or with individual mandate
clients.
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Under the first alternative, Invescos role would be both to make voting
decisions, for pooled funds and on individual mandate clients behalf, and to
implement those decisions.
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Under the second alternative, where IM clients retain voting control, Invesco has no
role to play other than administering voting decisions under instructions from our
clients on a cost recovery basis.
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1.3.2
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Individually-Managed Clients
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IM clients may elect to retain voting authority or delegate this authority to Invesco.
If delegated, Invesco will employ either ISS or ASCI guidelines (selected at
inception by the client) but at all times Invesco Investment Managers will retain the
ability to override any decisions in the interests of the client. Alternate overlays
and ad hoc intervention will not be allowed without Board approval.
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In cases where voting authority is delegated by an individually-managed client,
Invesco recognises its responsibility to be accountable for the decisions it makes.
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Some individually-managed clients may wish to retain voting authority for themselves,
or to place conditions on the circumstances in which it can be exercised by investment
managers
1
.
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The choice of this directive will occur at inception or at major review events only.
Individually managed clients will not be allowed to move on an ad hoc basis between
delegating control to the funds manager and full direct control.
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1
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In practice, it is believed that this option
is generally only likely to arise with relatively large clients such as
trustees of major superannuation funds or statutory corporations that have the
resources to develop their own policies and to supervise their implementation
by investment managers and custodians. In particular, clients who have
multiple equity managers and utilise a master custody arrangement may be more
likely to consider retaining voting authority in order to ensure consistency of
approach across their total portfolio. Such arrangements will be costed into
administration services at inception.
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1.3.3
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Pooled Fund Clients
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The funds manager is required to act solely in the collective
interests of unit holders at large rather than as a direct agent or delegate
of each unit holder. The legal relationship that exists means it is not
possible for the manager to accept instructions from a particular pooled fund
client as to how to exercise proxy voting authority in a particular instance.
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Invescos accountability to pooled fund clients in exercising its fiduciary
responsibilities is best addressed as part of the managers broader client
relationship and reporting responsibilities.
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In considering proxy voting issues arising in respect of
pooled fund shareholdings, Invesco will act solely in accordance with its
fiduciary responsibility to take account of the collective interests of unit
holders in the pooled fund as a whole.
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All proxy voting decisions may be delegated to an outsourced
provider, but Invesco investment managers will retain the ability to override
these decisions in the interests of fund unit holders.
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1.4
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Key Proxy Voting Issues
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1.4.1
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Issues Overview
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Invesco will consider voting requirements on all issues at all company meetings
directly or via an outsourced provider. We will generally not announce our voting
intentions and the reasons behind them.
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1.4.2
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Portfolio Management Issues
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Invesco does not consider it feasible or desirable to prescribe in advance
comprehensive guidelines as to how it will exercise proxy voting authority in all
circumstances. The primary aim of Invescos approach to corporate governance is
to encourage a culture of performance among the companies in which we invest in
order to add value to our clients portfolios, rather than one of mere conformance
with a prescriptive set of rules and constraints.
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As a general rule, Invesco will vote against any actions that will reduce the
rights or options of shareholders, reduce shareholder influence over the board of
directors and management, reduce the alignment of interests between management and
shareholders, or reduce the value of shareholders investments, unless balanced by
reasonable increase in net worth of the shareholding.
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Where appropriate, Invesco will also use voting powers to influence companies to
adopt generally accepted best corporate governance practices in areas such as
board composition, disclosure policies and the other areas of recommended
corporate governance practice.
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Administrative constraints are highlighted by the fact that many issues on which
shareholders are in practice asked to vote are routine matters relating to
the ongoing administration of the company eg. approval of financial
accounts or housekeeping
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amendments to Articles of Association. Generally in such cases, Invesco will be
in favour of the motion as most companies take seriously their duties and are
acting in the best interests of shareholders. However, reasonable consideration
of issues and the actual casting of a vote on all such resolutions would entail an
unreasonable administrative workload and cost. For this reason, Invesco may
outsource all or part of the proxy voting function at the expense of individual
funds. Invesco believes that an important consideration in the framing of a proxy
voting policy is the need to avoid unduly diverting resources from our primary
responsibilities to add value to our clients investments through portfolio
management and client service.
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1.5
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Internal Proxy Voting Procedure
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In situations where an override decision is required to be made or where the
outsourced provider has recused itself from a vote recommendation, the
responsible Investment Manager will have the final say as to how a vote will be
cast.
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In the event that a voting decision is considered not to be in the best
interests of a particular client or where a vote is not able to be cast, a
meeting may be convened at any time to determine voting intentions. The meeting
will be made up of at least three of the following:
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Chief Executive Officer;
Head of Operations & Finance;
Head of either Legal or Compliance; and
Relevant Investment Manager(s).
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1.6
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Client Reporting
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Invesco will keep records of its proxy voting activities, directly or through outsourced
reporting.
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Upon client election, Invesco will report quarterly or annually to the client on proxy
voting activities for investments owned by the client.
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A record will be kept of the voting decision in each case by Invesco or its outsourced
provider. Invesco will disclose on an annual basis, a summary of its proxy voting
statistics on its website as required by IFSA standard No. 13 Proxy Voting.
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited
PROXY VOTING POLICY
8 April 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
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2
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1. Guiding Principles
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3
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2. Proxy Voting Authority
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4
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3. Key Proxy Voting Issues
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7
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4. Internal Admistration and Decision-Making Process
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10
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5. Client Reporting
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INTRODUCTION
This policy sets out Invescos approach to proxy voting in the context of our broader
portfolio management and client service responsibilities. It applies to Asia related
equity portfolios managed by Invesco on behalf of individually-managed clients and
pooled fund clients
Invescos proxy voting policy is expected to evolve over time to cater for changing
circumstances or unforeseen events.
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1. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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1.1
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Invesco recognises its fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of all
clients, be they retirement scheme trustees, institutional clients, unitholders in pooled
investment vehicles or personal investors. The application of due care and skill in
exercising shareholder responsibilities is a key aspect of this fiduciary obligation.
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1.2
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The sole objective of Invescos proxy voting policy is to promote the economic
interests of its clients. At no time will Invesco use the shareholding powers exercised
in respect of its clients investments to advance its own commercial interests, to pursue
a social or political cause that is unrelated to clients economic interests, or to favour
a particular client or other relationship to the detriment of others.
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1.3
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Invesco also recognises the broader chain of accountability that exists in the proper
governance of corporations, and the extent and limitations of the shareholders role in
that process. In particular, it is recognised that company management should ordinarily
be presumed to be best placed to conduct the commercial affairs of the enterprise
concerned, with prime accountability to the enterprises Board of Directors which is in
turn accountable to shareholders and to external regulators and exchanges. The
involvement of Invesco as an institutional shareholder will not extend to interference in
the proper exercise of Board or management responsibilities, or impede the ability of
companies to take the calculated commercial risks which are essential means of adding
value for shareholders.
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1.4
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The primary aim of the policy is to encourage a culture of performance among investee
companies, rather than one of mere conformance with a prescriptive set of rules and
constraints. Rigid adherence to a checklist approach to corporate governance issues is of
itself unlikely to promote the maximum economic performance of companies, or to cater for
circumstances in which non-compliance with a checklist is appropriate or unavoidable.
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1.5
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Invesco considers that proxy voting rights are an asset which should be managed with
the same care as any other asset managed on behalf of its clients.
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2. PROXY VOTING AUTHORITY
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2.1
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An important dimension of Invescos approach to corporate governance is the exercise
of proxy voting authority at the Annual General Meetings or other decision-making forums
of companies in which we manage investments on behalf of clients.
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2.2
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An initial issue to consider in framing a proxy voting policy is the question of
where discretion to exercise voting power should rest with Invesco as the investment
manager, or with each individual client? Under the first alternative, Invescos role
would be both to make voting decisions on clients behalf and to implement those
decisions. Under the second alternative, Invesco would either have no role to play, or
its role would be limited solely to implementing voting decisions under instructions from
our clients.
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2.3
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In addressing this issue, it is necessary to distinguish the different legal
structures and fiduciary relationships which exist as between individually-managed
clients, who hold investments directly on their own accounts, and pooled fund clients,
whose investments are held indirectly under a trust structure.
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2.4
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Individually-Managed Clients
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As a matter of general policy, Invesco believes that unless a clients mandate gives
specific instructions to the contrary, discretion to exercise votes should normally rest
with the investment manager, provided that the discretion is always exercised in the
clients interests alone.
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The reason for this position is that Invesco believes that, with its dedicated
research resources and ongoing monitoring of companies, an investment manager is usually
better placed to identify issues upon which a vote is necessary or desirable. We believe
it is also more practical that voting discretion rests with the party that has the
authority to buy and sell shares, which is essentially what investment managers have been
engaged to do on behalf of their clients.
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In cases where voting authority is delegated by an individually-managed client,
Invesco recognises its responsibility to be accountable for the decisions it makes. If a
client requires, an appropriate reporting mechanism will be put in place.
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While it is envisaged that the above arrangements will be acceptable in the majority
of cases, it is recognised that some individually-managed clients will wish to retain
voting authority for themselves, or to place conditions on the circumstances in which it
can be exercised by investment managers. In practice, it is believed that this option is
generally only likely to arise with relatively large clients such as trustees of major
superannuation funds or statutory corporations which have the resources to develop their
own policies and to supervise their implementation by investment managers and custodians.
In particular, clients who have multiple equity managers and utilise a master custody
arrangement may be more likely to consider retaining voting authority in order to ensure
consistency of approach across their total portfolio.
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In any event, whatever decision is taken as to where voting authority should lie,
Invesco believes that the matter should be explicitly covered by the terms of the
investment management agreement and clearly understood by the respective parties.
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Accordingly, Invesco will pursue the following policies with respect to the exercise
of proxy voting authority for individually-managed clients:
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Individually-Managed Clients
Unless an individually-managed client wishes to retain proxy voting authority, Invesco
will assume proxy voting authority by way of delegation from the client, provided that
the allocation of proxy voting responsibility is clearly set out in the investment
management agreement.
In the case of clients who wish to place special conditions on the delegation of proxy
voting powers, Invesco will endeavour to accommodate those clients requirements as far
as practicable, subject to any administrative obstacles or additional costs that might
arise in implementing the conditions.
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The legal relationship between an investment manager and its pooled fund clients is
different in a number of important respects from that applying to individually-managed
clients. These differences have a bearing on how proxy voting authority is exercised on
behalf of pooled fund clients.
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These legal relationships essentially mean that the manager is required to act
solely in the collective interests of unitholders at large rather than as a direct agent
or delegate of each unitholder. On the issue of proxy voting, as with all other aspects
of our client relationships, Invesco will naturally continue to be receptive to any views
and concerns raised by its pooled fund clients. However, the legal relationship that
exists means it is not possible for the manager to accept instructions from a particular
pooled fund client as to how to exercise proxy voting authority in a particular instance.
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As in the case of individually-managed clients who delegate their proxy voting
authority, Invescos accountability to pooled fund clients in exercising its fiduciary
responsibilities is best addressed as part of the managers broader client relationship
and reporting responsibilities.
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Accordingly, Invesco will pursue the following policies with respect to the exercise
of proxy voting authority for pooled fund clients:
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PROXY VOTING AUTHORITY
Pooled Fund Clients
In considering proxy voting issues arising in respect of pooled fund shareholdings,
Invesco will act solely in accordance with its fiduciary responsibility to take account
of the collective interests of unitholders in the pooled fund as a whole.
Invesco cannot accept instructions from individual unitholders as to the exercise of
proxy voting authority in a particular instance.
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3. KEY PROXY VOTING ISSUES
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This section outlines Invescos intended approach in cases where proxy voting
authority is being exercised on clients behalf.
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Invesco will vote on all material issues at all company meetings where it has the
voting authority and responsibility to do so. We will not announce our voting intentions
and the reasons behind them.
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Invesco applies two underlying principles. First, our interpretation of material
voting issues is confined to those issues which affect the value of shares we hold on
behalf of clients and the rights of shareholders to an equal voice in influencing the
affairs of companies in proportion to their shareholdings. We do not consider it
appropriate to use shareholder powers for reasons other than the pursuit of these economic
interests. Second, we believe that a critical factor in the development of an optimal
corporate governance policy is the need to avoid unduly diverting resources from our
primary responsibilities to add value to our clients portfolios through investment
performance and client service.
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In order to expand upon these principles, Invesco believes it is necessary to
consider the role of proxy voting policy in the context of broader portfolio management
and administrative issues which apply to our investment management business as a whole.
These are discussed as follows.
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While recognising in general terms that issues concerning corporate governance
practices can have a significant bearing on the financial performance of companies, the
primary criterion for the selection and retention of a particular stock in active equity
portfolios remains our judgment that the stock will deliver superior investment
performance for our clients, based on our investment themes and market analysis.
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In view of these dynamics, Invesco does not consider it feasible or desirable to
prescribe in advance comprehensive guidelines as to how it will exercise proxy voting
authority in all circumstances. The primary aim of Invescos approach to corporate
governance is to encourage a culture of performance among the companies in which we manage
investments in order to add value to our clients portfolios, rather than one of mere
conformance with a prescriptive set of rules and constraints.
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Nevertheless, Invesco has identified a limited range of issues upon which it will
always exercise proxy voting authority either to register disapproval of management
proposals or to demonstrate support for company initiatives through positive use of voting
powers. These issues are outlined as follows:
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KEY VOTING ISSUES
Major Corporate Proposals
Invesco will always vote on the following issues arising in company General Meetings
where it has the authority to do so on behalf of clients.
contentious issues (eg. issues of perceived national interest, or where there has
been extensive press coverage or public comment);
approval of changes of substantial shareholdings;
mergers or schemes of arrangement; and
approval of major asset sales or purchases.
As a general rule, Invesco will vote against any actions that will reduce the rights or
options of shareholders, reduce shareholder influence over the board of directors and
management, reduce the alignment of interests between management and shareholders, or
reduce the value of shareholders investments, unless balanced by reasonable increase
in net worth of the shareholding.
Where appropriate, Invesco will also use voting powers to influence companies to adopt
generally accepted best corporate governance practices in areas such as board
composition, disclosure policies and the other areas of recommended corporate
governance practice.
Invescos approach to significant proxy voting issues which fall outside these areas
will be addressed on their merits.
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In addition to the portfolio management issues outlined above, Invescos proxy
voting policy also takes account of administrative and cost implications, together with
the size of our holdings as compared to the issue size, involved in the exercise of proxy
voting authority on our clients behalf.
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There are practical constraints to the implementation of proxy voting decisions.
Proxy voting is a highly seasonal activity, with most company Annual General Meetings
being collapsed into a few months, with short deadlines for the distribution and return of
notice papers, multiple resolutions from multiple companies being considered
simultaneously, and under a legal system which is essentially dependent upon paper-based
communication and record-keeping.
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In addition, for investment managers such as Invesco who do not invest as
principals and who consequently do not appear directly on the share registers of
companies, all of these communications are channelled through external custodians, among
whom there is in turn a considerable variation in the nature and quality of systems to
deal with the flow of information.
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While Invesco has the systems in place to efficiently implement proxy voting
decisions when required, it can be seen that administrative and cost considerations by
necessity play an important role in the
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application of a responsible proxy voting policy.
This is particularly so bearing in mind the extremely limited time period within which
voting decisions must often be made and implemented (which can in practice be as little as
a few days). This factor also explains why Invesco resists any suggestion that there
should be compulsory proxy voting on all issues, as in our view this would only increase
the costs to be borne by our clients with very little practical improvement in corporate
performance in most cases.
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These administrative constraints are further highlighted by the fact that many
issues on which shareholders are in practice asked to vote are routine matters relating to
the ongoing administration of the company eg. approval of financial accounts or
housekeeping amendments to Articles of Association. Generally in such cases, we will be
in favour of the motion as most companies take seriously their duties and are acting in
the best interests of shareholders. However, the actual casting of a yes vote on all
such resolutions in our view would entail an unreasonable administrative workload and
cost.
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Accordingly, Invesco believes that an important consideration in the framing of a
proxy voting policy is the need to avoid unduly diverting resources from our primary
responsibilities to add value to our clients investments through portfolio management and
client service. The policies outlined below have been prepared on this basis.
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Administrative Constraints
In view of the administrative constraints and costs involved in the exercise of proxy
voting powers, Invesco may (depending on circumstances) not exercise its voting right
unless its clients portfolios in aggregate represent a significant proportion of the
shareholdings of the company in question.
A significant proportion in this context means 5% or more of the market
capitalisation of the company.
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4. INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION & DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
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The following diagram illustrates the procedures adopted by Invesco for the
administration of proxy voting:
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As shown by the diagram, a central administrative role is performed by our
Settlement Team, located within the Client Administration section. The initial role of
the Settlement Team is to receive company notice papers via the range of custodians who
hold shares on behalf of our clients, to ascertain which client portfolios hold the
stock, and to initiate the decision-making process by distributing the company notice
papers to the Primary Investment Manager responsible for the company in question.
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A voting decision on each company resolution (whether a yes or no vote, or a
recommended abstention) is made by the Primary Investment Manager responsible for the
company in question. Invesco believes that this approach is preferable to the
appointment of a committee with responsibility for handling voting issues across all
companies, as it takes advantage of the expertise of individuals whose professional
lives are occupied by analysing particular companies and sectors, and who are familiar
with the issues facing particular companies through their regular company visits.
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Moreover, the Primary Equity Manager has overall responsibility for the relevant
market and this ensures that similar issues which arise in different companies are
handled in a consistent way across the relevant market.
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The voting decision is then documented and passed back to the Settlement Team,
who issue the voting instructions to each custodian in advance of the closing date for
receipt of proxies by the company. At the same time, the Settlement Team logs all proxy
voting activities for record keeping or client reporting purposes.
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A key task in administering the overall process is the capture and dissemination
of data from companies and custodians within a time frame that makes exercising votes
feasible in practice. This applies particularly during the company Annual General
Meeting season, when there are typically a large number of proxy voting issues under
consideration simultaneously. Invesco has no control over the former dependency and
Invescos ability to influence a custodians service levels are limited in the case of
individually-managed clients, where the custodian is answerable to the client.
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The following policy commitments are implicit in these administrative and
decision-making processes:
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INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
Invesco will consider all resolutions put forward in the Annual General Meetings or
other decision-making forums of all companies in which investments are held on behalf
of clients, where it has the authority to exercise voting powers. This consideration
will occur in the context of our policy on Key Voting Issues outlined in Section 3.
The voting decision will be made by the Primary Investment Manager responsible for the
market in question.
A written record will be kept of the voting decision in each case, and in case of an
opposing vote, the reason/comment for the decision.
Voting instructions will be issued to custodians as far as practicable in advance of
the deadline for receipt of proxies by the company. Invesco will monitor the
efficiency with which custodians implement voting instructions on clients behalf.
Invescos ability to exercise proxy voting authority is dependent on timely receipt of
notification from the relevant custodians.
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5. CLIENT REPORTING
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Invesco will keep records of its proxy voting activities.
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Upon client request, Invesco will regularly report back to the client on proxy
voting activities for investments owned by the client.
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The following points summarise Invescos policy commitments on the reporting of
proxy voting activities to clients (other than in cases where specific forms of client
reporting are specified in the clients mandate):
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CLIENT REPORTING
Where proxy voting authority is being exercised on a clients behalf, a statistical
summary of voting activity will be provided on request as part of the clients regular
quarterly report.
Invesco will provide more detailed information on particular proxy voting issues in
response to requests from clients wherever possible.
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I.1. PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INSTITUTIONAL
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breach of fiduciary duty to client under
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing
Invesco personal interests ahead of client
best economic interests in voting proxies
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The following policies and procedures apply to all institutional accounts, clients and
funds managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco). These policies and procedures do not apply to
any of the retail funds managed by Invesco. See Section I.2 for the proxy policies and procedures
applicable to Invescos retail funds.
A. POLICY STATEMENT
Invesco has responsibility for making investment decisions that are in the best interests of its
clients. As part of the investment management services it provides to clients, Invesco may be
authorized by clients to vote proxies appurtenant to the shares for which the clients are
beneficial owners.
Invesco believes that it has a duty to manage clients assets in the best economic interests of its
clients and that the ability to vote proxies is a client asset.
Invesco reserves the right to amend its proxy policies and procedures from time to time without
prior notice to its clients.
Voting of Proxies
Invesco will vote client proxies relating to equity securities in accordance with the procedures
set forth below unless a non-ERISA client retains in writing the right to vote, the named fiduciary
(e.g., the plan sponsor) of an ERISA client retains in writing the right to direct the plan trustee
or a third party to vote proxies, or Invesco determines that any benefit the client might gain from
voting a proxy
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would be outweighed by the costs associated therewith. In addition, due to the
distinct nature of proxy voting for interests in fixed income assets and stable value wrap
agreements, the proxies for such fixed income assets and stable value wrap
agreements will be voted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Proxy Voting for Fixed
Income Assets and Stable Value Wrap Agreements section below.
Best Economic Interests of Clients
In voting proxies, Invesco will take into consideration those factors that may affect the value of
the security and will vote proxies in a manner in which, in its opinion, is in the best economic
interests of clients. Invesco endeavors to resolve any conflicts of interest exclusively in the
best economic interests of clients.
B. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
RiskMetrics Services
Invesco has contracted with RiskMetrics Group (RiskMetrics, formerly known as ISS), an
independent third party service provider, to vote Invescos clients proxies according to
RiskMetrics proxy voting recommendations determined by RiskMetrics pursuant to its then-current US
Proxy Voting Guidelines, a summary of which can be found at
http://www.riskmetrics.com
and which
are deemed to be incorporated herein. In addition, RiskMetrics will provide proxy analyses, vote
recommendations, vote execution and record-keeping services for clients for which Invesco has proxy
voting responsibility. On an annual basis, the Proxy Committee will review information obtained
from RiskMetrics to ascertain whether RiskMetrics (i) has the capacity and competency to adequately
analyze proxy issues, and (ii) can make such recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best
economic interests of Invescos clients. This may include a review of RiskMetrics Policies,
Procedures and Practices Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest and obtaining information about
the work RiskMetrics does for corporate issuers and the payments RiskMetrics receives from such
issuers.
Custodians forward to RiskMetrics proxy materials for clients who rely on Invesco to vote proxies.
RiskMetrics is responsible for exercising the voting rights in accordance with the RiskMetrics
proxy voting guidelines. If Invesco receives proxy materials in connection with a clients account
where the client has, in writing, communicated to Invesco that the client, plan fiduciary or other
third party has reserved the right to vote proxies, Invesco will forward to the party appointed by
client any proxy materials it receives with respect to the account. In order to avoid voting
proxies in circumstances where Invesco, or any of its affiliates have or may have any conflict of
interest, real or perceived, Invesco has engaged RiskMetrics to provide the proxy analyses, vote
recommendations and voting of proxies.
In the event that (i) RiskMetrics recuses itself on a proxy voting matter and makes no
recommendation or (ii) Invesco decides to override the RiskMetrics vote recommendation, the Proxy
Committee will review the issue and direct RiskMetrics how to vote the proxies as described below.
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Proxy Voting for Fixed Income Assets and Stable Value Wrap Agreements
Some of Invescos fixed income clients hold interests in preferred stock of companies and some of
Invescos stable value clients are parties to wrap agreements. From time to time, companies that
have issued preferred stock or that are parties to wrap agreements request that Invescos clients
vote proxies on particular matters. RiskMetrics does not currently provide proxy analysis or vote
recommendations with respect to such proxy votes. Therefore, when a particular matter arises in
this category, the investment team responsible for the particular mandate will review the matter
and make a recommendation to the Proxy Manager as to how to vote the associated proxy. The Proxy
Manager will complete the proxy ballots and send the ballots to the persons or entities identified
in the ballots.
Proxy Committee
The Proxy Committee shall have seven (7) members, which shall include representatives from
portfolio management, operations, and legal/compliance or other functional departments as deemed
appropriate and who are knowledgeable regarding the proxy process. A majority of the members of
the Proxy Committee shall constitute a quorum and the Proxy Committee shall act by a majority vote
of those members in attendance at a meeting called for the purpose of determining how to vote a
particular proxy. The Proxy Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings that shall be kept with
the proxy voting records of Invesco. The Proxy Committee will appoint a Proxy Manager to manage
the proxy voting process, which includes the voting of proxies and the maintenance of appropriate
records.
The Proxy Manager shall call for a meeting of the Proxy Committee (1) when override submissions are
made; and (2) in instances when RiskMetrics has recused itself or has not provided a vote
recommendation with respect to an equity security. At such meeting, the Proxy Committee shall
determine how proxies are to be voted in accordance with the factors set forth in the section
entitled Best Economic Interests of Clients, above.
The Proxy Committee also is responsible for monitoring adherence to these procedures and engaging
in the annual review described in the section entitled RiskMetrics Services, above.
Recusal by RiskMetrics or Failure of RiskMetrics to Make a Recommendation
When RiskMetrics does not make a recommendation on a proxy voting issue or recuses itself due to a
conflict of interest, the Proxy Committee will review the issue and determine whether Invesco has a
material conflict of interest as determined pursuant to the policies and procedures outlined in the
Conflicts of Interest section below. If Invesco determines it does not have a material conflict
of interest, Invesco will direct RiskMetrics how to vote the proxies. If Invesco determines it
does have a material conflict of interest, the Proxy Committee will follow the policies and
procedures set forth in such section.
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Override of RiskMetrics Recommendation
There may be occasions where Invesco investment personnel, senior officers or a member of the Proxy
Committee seek to override a RiskMetrics recommendation if they believe that a RiskMetrics
recommendation is not in accordance with the best economic interests of clients. In the event that
an individual listed above in this section disagrees with a RiskMetrics recommendation on a
particular voting issue, the individual shall document in writing the reasons that he/she believes
that the RiskMetrics recommendation is not in accordance with clients best economic interests and
submit such written documentation to the Proxy Manager for consideration by the Proxy Committee
along with the certification attached as Appendix A hereto. Upon review of the documentation and
consultation with the individual and others as the Proxy Committee deems appropriate, the Proxy
Committee may make a determination to override the RiskMetrics voting recommendation if the
Committee determines that it is in the best economic interests of clients and the Committee has
addressed any conflict of interest.
Proxy Committee Meetings
When a Proxy Committee Meeting is called, whether because of a RiskMetrics recusal or request for
override of a RiskMetrics recommendation, the Proxy Committee shall request from the Chief
Compliance Officer as to whether any Invesco person has reported a conflict of interest.
The Proxy Committee shall review the report from the Chief Compliance Officer to determine whether
a real or perceived conflict of interest exists, and the minutes of the Proxy Committee shall:
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from proxy solicitors), and
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include confirmation that the recommendation as to how the proxies are to be
voted is in the best economic interests of clients and was made without regard to any
conflict of interest.
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Based on the above review and determinations, the Proxy Committee will direct RiskMetrics how to
vote the proxies as provided herein.
Certain Proxy Votes May Not Be Cast
In some cases, Invesco may determine that it is not in the best economic interests of clients to
vote proxies. For example, proxy voting in certain countries outside
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the United States requires share blocking. Shareholders who wish to vote their proxies must
deposit their shares 7 to 21 days before the date of the meeting with a designated depositary.
During the blocked period, shares to be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has
taken place and the shares have been returned to the Custodian/Sub-Custodian bank. In addition,
voting certain international securities may involve unusual costs to clients, some of which may be
related to requirements of having a representative in person attend the proxy meeting. In other
cases, it may not be possible to vote certain proxies despite good faith efforts to do so, for
instance when inadequate notice of the matter is provided. In the instance of loan securities,
voting of proxies typically requires termination of the loan, so it is not usually in the best
economic interests of clients to vote proxies on loaned securities. Invesco typically will not,
but reserves the right to, vote where share blocking restrictions, unusual costs or other barriers
to efficient voting apply. Invesco will not vote if it determines that the cost of voting exceeds
the expected benefit to the client. The Proxy Manager shall record the reason for any proxy not
being voted, which record shall be kept with the proxy voting records of Invesco.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Procedures to Address Conflicts of Interest and Improper Influence
In order to avoid voting proxies in circumstances where Invesco or any of its affiliates have or
may have any conflict of interest, real or perceived, Invesco has contracted with RiskMetrics to
provide proxy analyses, vote recommendations and voting of proxies. Unless noted otherwise by
RiskMetrics, each vote recommendation provided by RiskMetrics to Invesco shall include a
representation from RiskMetrics that RiskMetrics has no conflict of interest with respect to the
vote. In instances where RiskMetrics has recused itself or makes no recommendation on a particular
matter, or if an override submission is requested, the Proxy Committee shall determine how to vote
the proxy and instruct the Proxy Manager accordingly, in which case the conflict of interest
provisions discussed below shall apply.
In effecting the policy of voting proxies in the best economic interests of clients, there may be
occasions where the voting of such proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest
between Invesco, as the investment manager, and Invescos clients. For each director, officer and
employee of Invesco (Invesco person), the interests of Invescos clients must come first, ahead
of the interest of Invesco and any Invesco person, including Invescos affiliates. Accordingly, no
Invesco person may put personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible, before the interests of
clients of Invesco or otherwise take advantage of the relationship with Invescos clients.
Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for oneself or any other individual, company,
group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for a client of Invesco, as
appropriate. It is imperative that each Invesco person avoid any situation that might compromise,
or call into question, the exercise of fully independent judgment that is in the interests of
Invescos clients.
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Occasions may arise where a person or organization involved in the proxy voting process may have a
conflict of interest. A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a business relationship with
(or is actively soliciting business from) either the company soliciting the proxy or a third party
that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a
particular outcome of a proxy vote. Additional examples of situations where a conflict may exist
include:
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employee group, manages pension assets or is actively soliciting any such business, or
leases office space from a company;
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relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests,
corporate directors, or candidates for directorships; and
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relationship relating to a company (e.g. a spouse or other relative who serves as a
director of a public company or is employed by the company).
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In the event that the Proxy Committee determines that Invesco (or an affiliate) has a material
conflict of interest, the Proxy Committee will not take into consideration the relationship giving
rise to the conflict of interest and shall, in its sole discretion, either (a) decide to vote the
proxies pursuant to RiskMetrics general proxy voting guidelines, (b) engage an independent third
party to provide a vote recommendation, or (c) contact Invescos client(s) for direction as to how
to vote the proxies.
In the event an Invesco person has a conflict of interest and has knowledge of such conflict of
interest, it is the responsibility of such Invesco person to disclose the conflict to the Chief
Compliance Officer. When a Proxy Committee meeting is called, the Chief Compliance Officer will
report to the Proxy Committee all real or potential conflicts of interest for the Proxy Committee
to review and determine whether such conflict is material. If the Proxy Committee determines that
such conflict is material and involves a person involved in the proxy voting process, the Proxy
Committee may require such person to recuse himself or herself from participating in the
discussions regarding the proxy vote item and from casting a vote regarding how Invesco should vote
such proxy. An Invesco person will not be considered to have a material conflict of interest if
the Invesco person did not know of the conflict of interest and did not attempt to influence the
outcome of a proxy vote.
In order to ensure compliance with these procedures, the Proxy Manager and each member of the Proxy
Committee shall certify annually as to their compliance with this policy. In addition, any Invesco
person who submits a RiskMetrics override recommendation to the Proxy Committee shall certify as to
their compliance with this policy concurrently with the submission of their override
recommendation. A form of such certification is attached as Appendix A.
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In addition, members of the Proxy Committee must notify Invescos Chief Compliance Officer, with
impunity and without fear of retribution or retaliation, of any direct, indirect or perceived
improper influence exerted by any Invesco person or by an affiliated companys representatives with
regard to how Invesco should vote proxies. The Chief Compliance Officer will investigate the
allegations and will report his or her findings to the Invesco Risk Management Committee. In the
event that it is determined that improper influence was exerted, the Risk Management Committee will
determine the appropriate action to take, which actions may include, but are not limited to, (1)
notifying the affiliated companys Chief Executive Officer, its Management Committee or Board of
Directors, (2) taking remedial action, if necessary, to correct the result of any improper
influence where clients have been harmed, or (3) notifying the appropriate regulatory agencies of
the improper influence and cooperating fully with these regulatory agencies as required. In all
cases, the Proxy Committee shall not take into consideration the improper influence in determining
how to vote proxies and will vote proxies solely in the best economic interests of clients.
C. RECORDKEEPING
Records are maintained in accordance with Invescos Recordkeeping Policy.
Proxy Voting Records
The proxy voting statements and records will be maintained by the Proxy Manager on-site (or
accessible via an electronic storage site of RiskMetrics) for the first two (2) years. Copies of
the proxy voting statements and records will be maintained for an additional five (5) years by
Invesco (or will be accessible via an electronic storage site of RiskMetrics). Clients may obtain
information about how Invesco voted proxies on their behalf by contacting their client services
representative. Alternatively, clients may make a written request for proxy voting information to:
Proxy Manager, 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
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APPENDIX A
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION
I acknowledge that I have read the Invesco Proxy Voting Policy (a copy of which
has been supplied to me, which I will retain for future reference) and agree to comply
in all respects with the terms and provisions thereof. I have disclosed or reported
all real or potential conflicts of interest to the Invesco Chief Compliance Officer
and will continue to do so as matters arise. I have complied with all provisions of
this Policy.
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B6. Proxy Voting
Policy Number: B-6 Effective Date: May 1, 2001 Revision Date: December 2009
1.
Purpose and Background
In its trusteeship and management of mutual funds, Invesco Trimark acts as fiduciary to the
unitholders and must act in their best interests.
2.
Application
Invesco Trimark will make every effort to exercise all voting rights with respect to
securities held in the funds that it manages in Canada or to which it provides sub-advisory
services, including a fund registered under and governed by the US Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the US Funds) (collectively, the Funds). Proxies for the funds distributed by
Invesco Trimark and managed by an affiliate or a third party (a Sub-Advisor) will be voted in
accordance with the Sub-Advisors policy, unless the sub-advisory agreement provides otherwise.
Invesco Trimarks portfolio managers have responsibility for exercising all proxy votes and in
doing so, for acting in the best interest of the Fund. Portfolio managers must vote proxies in
accordance with the Invesco Trimark Proxy Voting Guidelines (the Guidelines), as amended from time
to time, a copy of which is attached to this policy.
When a proxy is voted against the recommendation of the publicly traded companys Board, the
portfolio manager or designate will provide to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) the reasons in
writing for any vote in opposition to managements recommendation.
Invesco Trimark may delegate to a third party the responsibility to vote proxies on behalf of
all or certain Funds, in accordance with the Guidelines.
3.
Proxy Administration, Records Management and Data Retention
3.1 Proxy Administration
Invesco Trimark has a dedicated proxy team within the Investment Operations and Support
department (Proxy Team). This team is responsible for managing all proxy voting materials. The
Proxy Team endeavours to ensure that all proxies and notices are received from all issuers on a
timely basis.
Proxy voting circulars for all companies are received electronically through an external
service provider. Circulars for North American companies and ADRs are generally also received in
paper format.
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Once a circular is received, the Proxy Team verifies that all shares and Funds affected are
correctly listed. The Proxy Team then gives a copy of the proxy ballot to each affected portfolio
manager and maintains a tracking list to ensure that all proxies are voted within the prescribed
deadlines.
Once voting information has been received from the portfolio managers, voting instructions are
sent electronically to the service provider who then forwards the instructions to the appropriate
proxy voting agent or transfer agent.
3.2 Records Management and Data Retention
Invesco Trimark will maintain for all Funds a record of all proxies received, a record of
votes cast and a copy of the reasons for voting against management. In addition, for the US Funds
Invesco Trimark will maintain a copy of any document created by Invesco Trimark that was material
to making a decision how to vote proxies on behalf of a U.S. Fund and that memorializes the basis
of that decision.
The external proxy service provider retains on behalf of Invesco Trimark electronic records of
the votes cast and agrees to provide Invesco Trimark with a copy of proxy records promptly upon
request. The service provider must make all documents available to Invesco Trimark for a period of
7 years.
In the event that Invesco Trimark ceases to use an external service provider, all documents
would be maintained and preserved in an easily accessible place i) for a period of 2 years where
Invesco Trimark carries on business in Canada and ii) for a period of 5 years thereafter at the
same location or at any other location.
4.
Reporting
The CIO will report on proxy voting to the Fund Boards on an annual basis with respect to all
funds managed in Canada or distributed by Invesco Trimark and managed by a Sub-Advisor. The CIO
will report on proxy voting to the Board of Directors of the US Funds as required from time to
time.
In accordance with National Instrument 81-106 (NI 81-106), proxy voting records for all
Canadian mutual funds for years ending June 30th are posted on Invesco Trimarks website no later
than August 31st of each year.
The Invesco Trimark Compliance department (Compliance department) will review the proxy voting
records posted on Invesco Trimarks website on an annual basis to confirm that the records are
posted by the August 31st deadline under NI 81-106. A summary of the review will be maintained and
preserved by the Compliance department in an easily accessible place i) for a period of 2 years
where Invesco Trimark carries on business in Canada and ii) for a period of 5 years thereafter at
the same location or at any other location.
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INVESCO TRIMARK
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe Invesco Trimarks general guidelines for voting
proxies received from companies held in Invesco Trimarks Toronto-based funds. Proxy voting for
the funds managed on behalf of Invesco Trimark on a sub-advised basis (i.e. by other Invesco
business units or on a third party basis) are subject to the proxy voting policies & procedures of
those other entities. As part of its regular due diligence, Invesco Trimark will review the proxy
voting policies & procedures of any new sub-advisors to ensure that they are appropriate in the
circumstances.
Introduction
Invesco Trimark has the fiduciary obligation to ensure that the long-term economic best
interest of unitholders is the key consideration when voting proxies of portfolio companies.
The default is to vote with the recommendation of the publicly traded companys Board.
As a general rule, Invesco Trimark shall vote against any actions that would:
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At the same time, since Invesco Trimarks Toronto-based portfolio managers follow an
investment discipline that includes investing in companies that are believed to have strong
management teams, the portfolio managers will generally support the management of companies in
which they invest, and will accord proper weight to the positions of a companys board of
directors. Therefore, in most circumstances, votes will be cast in accordance with the
recommendations of the companys board of directors.
While Invesco Trimarks proxy voting guidelines are stated below, the portfolio managers will
take into consideration all relevant facts and circumstances (including country specific
considerations), and retain the right to vote proxies as deemed appropriate.
These guidelines may be amended from time to time.
Conflicts of Interest
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When voting proxies, Invesco Trimarks portfolio managers assess whether there are material
conflicts of interest between Invesco Trimarks interests and those of unitholders. A potential
conflict of interest situation may include where Invesco Trimark or an affiliate manages assets
for, provides other financial services to, or otherwise has a material business relationship with,
a company whose management is soliciting proxies, and failure to vote in favour of management of
the company may harm Invesco Trimarks relationship with the company. In all situations, the
portfolio managers will not take Invesco Trimarks relationship with the company into account, and
will vote the proxies in the best interest of the unitholders. To the extent that a portfolio
manager has any personal conflict of interest with respect to a company or an issue presented, that
portfolio manager should abstain from voting on that company or issue. Portfolio managers are
required to report to the CIO any such conflicts of interest and/or attempts by outside parties to
improperly influence the voting process. The CIO will report any conflicts of interest to the
Trading Committee and the Independent Review Committee on an annual basis.
I. BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
We believe that a board that has at least a majority of independent directors is integral to
good corporate governance. Unless there are restrictions specific to a companys home
jurisdiction, key board committees, including audit and compensation committees, should be
completely independent.
Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections
Votes in an uncontested election of directors are evaluated on a
case-by-case
basis,
considering factors that may include:
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Long-term company performance relative to a market index,
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Composition of the board and key board committees,
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Nominees time commitments as a result of serving on other company boards,
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Nominees investments in the company,
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Whether the chairman is also serving as CEO, and
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Voting on Director Nominees in Contested Elections
Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a
case-by-case
basis, considering
factors that may include:
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Qualifications of director nominees (both slates),
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Evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the likelihood
that the proposed objectives and goals can be met, and
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Majority Threshold Voting for Director Elections
We will generally vote
for
proposals that require directors to be elected with an affirmative
majority of votes cast unless the relevant portfolio manager believes that the company has adopted
formal corporate governance principles that present a meaningful alternative to the majority voting
standard and provide an adequate and timely response to both new nominees as well as incumbent
nominees who fail to receive a majority of votes cast.
Separating Chairman and CEO
Shareholder proposals to separate the chairman and CEO positions should be evaluated on a
case-by-case
basis.
While we generally support these proposals, some companies have governance structures in place
that can satisfactorily counterbalance a combined position. Voting decisions will take into
account factors such as:
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Designated lead director, appointed from the ranks of the independent board members
with clearly delineated duties;
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Majority of independent directors;
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All-independent key committees;
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Committee chairpersons nominated by the independent directors;
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CEO performance is reviewed annually by a committee of outside directors; and
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While we generally support shareholder proposals asking that a majority of directors be
independent, each proposal should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
We generally vote for shareholder proposals that request that the boards audit, compensation,
and/or nominating committees be composed exclusively of independent directors.
Stock Ownership Requirements
We believe that individual directors should be appropriately compensated and motivated to act
in the best interests of shareholders. Share ownership by directors better aligns their interests
with those of other shareholders. Therefore, we believe that meaningful share ownership by
directors is in the best interest of the company.
We generally vote
for
proposals that require a certain percentage of a directors compensation
to be in the form of common stock.
Size of Boards of Directors
We believe that the number of directors is important to ensuring the boards effectiveness in
maximizing long-term shareholder value. The board must be large enough to allow it to adequately
discharge its responsibilities, without being so large that it becomes cumbersome.
While we will prefer a board of no fewer than 5 and no more than 16 members, each situation
will be considered on a
case-by-case
basis taking into consideration the specific company
circumstances.
Classified or Staggered Boards
In a classified or staggered board, directors are typically elected in two or more classes,
serving terms greater than one year.
We prefer the annual election of all directors and will generally
not support
proposals that
provide for staggered terms for board members. We recognize that there may be jurisdictions where
staggered terms for board members is common practice and, in such situations, we will review the
proposals on a
case-by-case
basis.
Director Indemnification and Liability Protection
We recognize that many individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they
were to be personally liable for
all
lawsuits and legal costs. As a result, limitations on
directors liability can benefit the corporation and its shareholders by helping to attract and
retain qualified directors while providing recourse to shareholders on areas of misconduct by
directors.
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We generally vote
for
proposals that limit directors liability and provide indemnification as long
as the arrangements are limited to the director acting honestly and in good faith with a view to
the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal matters, are limited to the director having
reasonable grounds for believing the conduct was lawful.
II. AUDITORS
A strong audit process is a requirement for good corporate governance. A significant aspect
of the audit process is a strong relationship with a knowledgeable and independent set of auditors.
Ratification of Auditors
We believe a company should limit its relationship with its auditors to the audit engagement,
and certain closely related activities that do not, in the aggregate, raise an appearance of
impaired independence.
We generally vote
for
the reappointment of the companys auditors unless:
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It is not clear that the auditors will be able to fulfill their function;
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There is reason to believe the auditors have rendered an opinion that is neither
accurate nor indicative of the companys financial position; or
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The auditors have a significant professional or personal relationship with the
issuer that compromises their independence.
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Understanding the fees earned by the auditors is important for assessing auditor independence.
Our support for the re-appointment of the auditors will take into consideration whether the
management information circular contains adequate disclosure about the amount and nature of audit
vs. non-audit fees.
There may be certain jurisdictions that do not currently require disclosure of audit vs.
non-audit fees. In these circumstances, we will generally
support
proposals that call for this
disclosure.
III. COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
Appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by shareholders, can be an
effective way to align the interests of long-term shareholders and the interests of management,
employees and directors. Plans should not substantially dilute shareholders ownership interests
in the company, provide participants with excessive awards or have objectionable structural
features. We will consider each compensation plan in its entirety (including all incentives,
awards and other compensation) to determine
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if the plan provides the right incentives to managers and directors and is reasonable on the whole.
While we generally encourage companies to provide more transparent disclosure related to their
compensation programs, the following are specific guidelines dealing with some of the more common
features of these programs (features not specifically itemized below will be considered on a
case-by-case
basis taking into consideration the general principles described above):
Cash Compensation and Severance Packages
We will generally
support
the boards discretion to determine and grant appropriate cash
compensation and severance packages.
Executive Compensation (say on pay)
Proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to a non binding
advisory shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals will be evaluated on a
case-by-case
basis.
Equity Based Plans Dilution
Equity compensation plans can increase the number of shares of a company and therefore dilute
the value of existing shares. While such plans can be an effective compensation tool in moderation,
they can be a concern to shareholders and their cost needs to be closely watched. We assess
proposed equity compensation plans on a
case-by-case
basis.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
We will generally vote
for
the use of employee stock purchase plans to increase company stock
ownership by employees, provided that shares purchased under the plan are acquired for no less than
85% of their market value. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist (e.g.
tax issues) that require proposals to be reviewed on a
case-by-case
basis.
Loans to Employees
We will vote
against
the corporation making loans to employees to allow employees to pay for
stock or stock options. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist that
require proposals to be reviewed on a
case-by-case
basis.
Stock Option Plans Board Discretion
We will vote
against
stock option plans that give the board broad discretion in setting the
terms and conditions of the programs. Such programs should be submitted with detail and be
reasonable in the circumstances regarding their cost, scope, frequency and schedule for exercising
the options.
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Stock Option Plans Inappropriate Features
We will generally vote
against
plans that have any of the following structural features:
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ability to issue options with an exercise price below the stocks current market
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While we prefer stock ownership by directors, we will
support
stock option plans for directors
as long as the terms and conditions of director options are clearly defined
Stock Option Plans Repricing
We will vote
for
proposals to re-price options if there is a value-for-value (rather than a
share-for-share) exchange.
Stock Option Plans Vesting
We will vote
against
stock option plans that are 100% vested when granted.
Stock Option Plans Authorized Allocations
We will generally vote
against
stock option plans that authorize allocation of 25% or more of
the available options to any one individual.
Stock Option Plans Change in Control Provisions
We will vote
against
stock option plans with change in control provisions that allow option
holders to receive more for their options than shareholders would receive for their shares.
IV. CORPORATE MATTERS
We will review management proposals relating to changes to capital structure and restructuring
on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the impact of the changes on corporate
governance and shareholder rights, anticipated financial and operating benefits, portfolio manager
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Common Stock Authorization
We will review proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issue
on a
case-by-case
basis.
Dual Class Share Structures
Dual class share structures involve a second class of common stock with either superior or
inferior voting rights to those of another class of stock.
We will generally vote
against
proposals to create or extend dual class share structures where
classes have different voting rights.
Stock Splits
We will vote
for
proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided
that the increase in authorized shares would not result in excessive dilution given a companys
industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
Reverse Stock Splits
We will vote
for
management proposals to implement a reverse stock split, provided that the
reverse split does not result in an increase of authorized but unissued shares of more than 100%
after giving effect to the shares needed for the reverse split.
Share Repurchase Programs
We will vote
against
proposals to institute open-market share repurchase plans if all
shareholders do not participate on an equal basis.
Reincorporation
Reincorporation involves re-establishing the company in a different legal jurisdiction.
We will generally vote
for
proposals to reincorporate the company provided that the board and
management have demonstrated sound financial or business reasons for the move. Proposals to
reincorporate will
not be supported
if solely as part of an anti-takeover defense or as a way to
limit directors liability.
Mergers & Acquisitions
We will vote
for
merger & acquisition proposals that the relevant portfolio managers believe,
based on their review of the materials:
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V. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We recognize that to effectively manage a corporation, directors and management must consider
not only the interests of shareholders, but the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, and
creditors, among others.
We believe that companies and their boards must give careful consideration to social
responsibility issues in order to enhance long-term shareholder value.
We
support
efforts by companies to develop policies and practices that consider social
responsibility issues related to their businesses.
VI. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholder proposals can be extremely complex, and the impact on the interests of all
stakeholders can rarely be anticipated with a high degree of confidence. As a result, shareholder
proposals will be reviewed on a
case-by-case
basis with consideration of factors such as:
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its effect on the companys reputation,
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the economic effect of the proposal,
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the companys overall corporate governance provisions, and
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shareholder proposals that require additional disclosure regarding
corporate responsibility issues where the relevant portfolio manager believes:
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there is information to suggest that a company follows procedures that are not in
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We will generally
not support
shareholder proposals that place arbitrary or artificial
constraints on the board, management or the company.
Ordinary Business Practices
We will generally
support
the boards discretion regarding shareholder proposals that involve
ordinary business practices.
Protection of Shareholder Rights
We will generally vote
for
shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder
rights if the companys corporate governance standards indicate that such additional protections
are warranted.
Barriers to Shareholder Action
We will generally vote
for
proposals to lower barriers to shareholder action.
Shareholder Rights Plans
We will generally vote
for
proposals to subject shareholder rights plans to a shareholder vote.
VII. OTHER
We will vote
against
any proposal where the proxy materials lack sufficient information upon
which to base an informed decision.
We will vote
against
any proposals to authorize the company to conduct any other business that
is not described in the proxy statement (including the authority to approve any further amendments
to an otherwise approved resolution).
Reimbursement of Proxy Solicitation Expenses
Decisions to provide reimbursement for dissidents waging a proxy contest are made on a
case-by-case
basis.
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APPENDIX F
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
To the best knowledge of the Trust, the names and addresses of the record and beneficial
holders of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Trusts equity securities and
the percentage of the outstanding shares held by such holders are set forth below. Unless
otherwise indicated below, the Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the
shares owned of record are also owned beneficially.
A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding securities of a Fund is
presumed to control that Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Such control may affect the voting
rights of other shareholders.
All information listed below is as of April 1, 2010.
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC AIM VA1 AND SPVL-VL
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF
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YORK
NY PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
ATTN: FINANCIAL CONTROL CIGNA
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
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MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: A6-5216
400 ROBERT ST. N
ST PAUL, MN 55101-2037
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68.67
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Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
AIM VI-AIM VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.82
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INS CO.
1497 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
440 LINCOLN ST.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTING
MAIL STATION S310
WORCESTER, MA 01653-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.91
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GE LIFE AND ANNUITY ASSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE EXTRA CREDIT
Attn: VARIABLE ACCOUNTING
6610 W. BROAD ST.
RICHMOND, VA 23230-1702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.04
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
62.18
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
20.10
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT XIV
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL
TOPKEA, KS 66636-1000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.73
|
%
|
F-2
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
LANDMARK
Attn: FMD OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTING
4333 EDGEWOOD RD. NE
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52499-0001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.83
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
EXTRA
Attn: FMD OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTING
4333 EDGEWOOD RD. NE
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52499-0001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.83
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: FINANCIAL CONTROL- CIGNA
P.O. BOX 94200
PALATINE, IL 60094-4200
|
|
|
7.44
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
7.29
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INS
VARIABLE ANNUITY
Attn: AMY WILCOX T11/229
1497 AXP FINANCIAL CTR
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.70
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GIAC 4RD
Attn: PAUL IANELLI
3900 BURGESS PL
EQUITY ACCOUNTING 3-S
BETHLEHEM, PA 18018-9097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.10
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
10.60
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-3
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
222 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
7.11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
222 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57.22
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO.
CONVEYOR
ONE ORANGE WAY B3N
WINDSOR, CT 06095
|
|
|
7.45
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LINCOLN LIFE FLEXIBLE PREMIUM
VARIABLE LIFE ACCT M/VUL-1 SA-M
Attn: KAREN GERKE
1300 CLINTON ST
MAIL STOP4C01
FORT WAYNE, IN 46802-3506
|
|
|
5.12
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO
Attn: A6-5216
400 ROBERT ST. N
ST. PAUL, MN 55101-2037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHOENIX HOME LIFE
Attn: BRIAN COOPER
P.O. BOX 22012
ALBANY, NY 12201-2012
|
|
|
7.99
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-4
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
10.35
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: TODD GAYHART
580 WALNUT ST.
CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3110
|
|
|
16.92
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
9.93
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
222 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
32.11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38.53
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO. NWLVI4
c/o IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 182029
COLUMBUS, OH 43218-2029
|
|
|
10.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO. NWVAII
c/o IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 182029
COLUMBUS, OH 43218-2029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.95
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIFLEX Q NAVISYS
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66636-1000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.36
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIABLE ANNUITY DEPT Account XIV
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66606-2444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.41
|
%
|
F-5
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
AIM VI-AIM VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE
C/O PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES
SEPERATE ACCOUNTS
213 WASHINGTON ST.
MAILSTOP NJ 02-07-01
NEWARK , NJ 07102-2917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.93
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CUNA MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
ATTN VARIABLE PRODUCTS FINANCE
2000 HERITAGE WAY
WAVERLY, IA 50677-9208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.50
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
6.02
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
15.97
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
19.77
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING LIFE
INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO.
CONVEYOR
ONE ORANGE WAY B3N
WINDSOR, CT 06095
|
|
|
6.69
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS. COMPANY
Attn: SHIRLEY SMITH
1300 S CLINTON ST.
FORT WAYNE, IN 46802-3506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.11
|
%
|
F-6
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CUST
FBO PRINCIPAL INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE
UNIVERSAL LIFE ACCUMULATOR II
711 HIGH ST.
DES MOINES, IA 50392-9992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CUST
FBO VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INCOME
711 HIGH STREET G-012-S41
DES MOINES, IA 50392-9992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.54
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA
Attn: IGG FINL REP SEP. ACCTS., NJ-02-07-01
213 WASHINGTON ST. 7TH FL.
NEWARK, NJ 07102-2992
|
|
|
7.32
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: FINANCIAL CONTROL- CIGNA
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
21.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
29.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC VA1
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
12.55
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97.01
|
%
|
F-7
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC AIM VA1 AND SPVL -VL
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
8.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
13045 TESSON FERRY RD.
ST LOUIS, MO 63128-3499
|
|
|
5.59
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIM ADVISORS INC
1
Attn: CORPORATE CONTROLLER
1360 PEACHTREE ST NE
ATLANTA, GA 30309-3283
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN SKANDIA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT / SAQ
Attn: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 883
1 CORPORATE DR.
SHELTON, CT 06484-6208
|
|
|
49.70
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA
5900 O ST
LINCOLN, NE 68510-2234
|
|
|
5.46
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
13.23
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Owned of record and beneficially
|
F-8
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN SKANDIA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT / SAQ
Attn: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 883
1 CORPORATE DR.
SHELTON, CT 06484-6208
|
|
|
36.05
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
31.57
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.76
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MASS MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.
1295 STATE ST MIP C105
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01111-0001
|
|
|
7.93
|
%
|
|
|
11.30
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN SKANDIA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT / SAQ
Attn: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 883
1 CORPORATE DR.
SHELTON, CT 06484-6208
|
|
|
32.04
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CM LIFE INSURANCE CO.
FUND OPERATIONS/N255
1295 STATE ST.
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01111-0001
|
|
|
6.99
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNTING
440 LINCOLN ST
MAIL STATION S310
WORCESTER, PA 01653-0002
|
|
|
6.36
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-9
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87.49
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.53
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MASS MUTUAL LIFE INS CO.
1295 STATE STREET MIP C105
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01111-0001
|
|
|
8.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CUST
FBO-PRINCIPAL INDIVIDUAL
PRINCIPAL
VARIABLE ANNUITY
711 HIGH STREET G-012-S41.
DES MOINES, IA 50392-9992
|
|
|
5.95
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT XIV
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL
TOPEKA, KS 66636-1000
|
|
|
6.91
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUIT
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.74
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUIT
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
95.12
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEPARATE ACCOUNT A OF
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE CO
700 NEWPORT CENTER DR
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660-6307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.52
|
%
|
F-10
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUL AMERICAN INDIVIDUAL
VARIABLE ANNUITY UNIT TRUST B
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO.
ONE AMERICAN SQUARE
P.O. BOX 368
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46206-0368
|
|
|
15.86
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP
SEPARATE ACCT VA
5900 O STREET
LINCOLN, NE 68510-2234
|
|
|
12.78
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CUNA MUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
2000 HERITAGE WAY
WAVERLY, IA 50677-9208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.97
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JEFFERSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
9920 CORPORATE CAMPUS DR. STE. 1000
LOUISVILLE, KY 40223-4051
|
|
|
5.37
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MET LIFE ANNUITY OPERATIONS
SECURITY FIRST LIFE SEPARATE AC
Attn: SHAR NEVENHOVEN CPA
4700 WESTOWN PLSY., STE. 200
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33.93
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNTXIV
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66636-1000
|
|
|
16.05
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: MICHAEL ZHANG
SEP. ACCTS SC-15
777 108
TH
AVE NE. STE 1200
BELLEVUE, WA 98004-5135
|
|
|
10.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-11
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE
580 WALNUT ST
CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3127
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.64
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.46
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GIAC 4RE
Attn: PAUL IANNELLI
EQUITY ACCOUNTING 3-S
3900 BURGESS PL.
BETHLEHEM, PA 18017-9097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40.69
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GIAC 227
Attn: PAUL IANNELLI
EQUITY ACCOUNTING 3-S
3900 BURGESS PL.
BETHLEHEM, PA 18017-9097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.51
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
67.85
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
27.78
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
Attn: SHIRLEY SMITH
1300 S. CLINTON ST.
FORT WAYNE, IN 46802-3506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.07
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAGE LIFE ASSURANCE OF AMERICA
175 KING ST.
ARMONK, NY 10504-1606
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.40
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
PREFERRED ADVANTAGE
Attn: FMD OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTING
4333 EDGEWOOD RD. NE
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52499-0001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.43
|
%
|
F-12
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
10.06
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99.40
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUL AMERICAN INDIVIDUAL
VARIABLE ANNUITY UNIT TRUST B
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INS CO.
ONE AMERICAN SQUARE
P.O. BOX 368
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46206-0368
|
|
|
28.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY
UNIT VALUATIONS 2T2
Attn: MUTUAL FUND TRADING 2T2
8515 E ORCHARD RD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80111-5002
|
|
|
5.41
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT 2
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
5.80
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JEFFERSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
9920 CORPORATE CAMPUS DR. ,STE. 1000
LOUISVILLE, KY 40223-4051
|
|
|
27.22
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
32.51
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-13
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
11.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58.82
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO
NWLVI4
C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 182029
COLUMBUS, OH 43218-2029
|
|
|
5.46
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.67
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE OF NEW YORK
3100 SANDERS RD.
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-7155
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.64
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
11.95
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88.77
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66636-0001
|
|
|
9.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-14
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
46.92
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
21.09
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIM ADVISORS, INC.
1
Attn: CORPORATE CONTROLLER
1360 PEACHTREE ST. NE
ATLANTA, GA 30309-3283
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.42
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104-0101
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.78
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE
INSURANCE
COMPANY
40 LINCOLN ST
SEPARATE ACCOUNTING
MAIL STATION S310
WORCHESTER, MA 01653-0002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.79
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING USA ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE CO.
ONE ORANGE WAY B3N
WINDSOR, CT 06095
|
|
|
99.01
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Owned of record and beneficially
|
F-15
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
AIM VI-AIM VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.35
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INS CO.
1497 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
63.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
19.98
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALL STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
C/O PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
MAILSTOP NJ 02-07-01
213 WASHINGTON ST
NEWARK, NJ 07102-2917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.76
|
%
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT XIV
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66636-1000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37.74
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE
VARIFLEX Q NAVISYS
1 SW SECURITY BENEFIT PL.
TOPEKA, KS 66606-2444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.13
|
%
|
F-16
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: FINANCIAL CONTROL- CIGNA
P.O. BOX 94200
PALATINE, IL 60094-4200
|
|
|
18.12
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC AIM VA1 AND SPVL-VL
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
9.87
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
38.46
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC VA1
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
12.61
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95.66
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAGE LIFE ASSURANCE OF AMERICA
175 KING ST.
ARMONK, NY 10504-1606
|
|
|
12.09
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-17
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE & ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
62.91
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE & ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50.67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
20.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARTFORD LIFE
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Attn: UIT OPERATION
P.O. BOX 2999
HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.48
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: A6-5216
400 ROBERT ST. N
ST PAUL, MN 55101-2037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36.07
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.96
|
%
|
F-18
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN SKANDIA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT / SAQ
Attn: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
P.O. BOX 883
1 CORPORATE DR.
SHELTON, CT 06484-0883
|
|
|
27.99
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
222 AXP FINANCIAL CTR.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474-0002
|
|
|
27.09
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MASS MUTUAL LIFE INS CO.
1295 STATE STREET MIP C105
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01111-0001
|
|
|
8.09
|
%
|
|
|
90.08
|
%
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GLAC VA3
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.30
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GLAC PROPRIETARY
FINANCIAL CONTROL UNIT
P.O. BOX 94210
PALATINE, IL 60094-4210
|
|
|
7.68
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE
580 WALNUT
CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
440 LINCOLN ST.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTING
MAIL STATION S310
WORCESTER, MA 01653-0002
|
|
|
13.83
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
F-19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
|
Percentage Owned
|
Name and Address of
|
|
of
|
|
of
|
Principal Holder
|
|
Record
|
|
Record
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GIAC 223
Attn: EQUITY ACCOUNTING DEPT 3-S-18
3900 BURGESS PL.
BETHLEHEM, PA 18017-9097
|
|
|
5.34
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
2500 WESTFIELD DR.
ELGIN, IL 60124-7836
|
|
|
5.38
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Attn: INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING LL-2W
P.O. BOX 19097
GREENVILLE, SC 29602-9097
|
|
|
25.70
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Management Ownership
As of April 1, 2010, the trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the shares
outstanding of each class of any Fund.
F-20
APPENDIX G
MANAGEMENT FEES
For the last three fiscal years ended December 31, the management fees payable by each Fund, the
amounts waived by Invesco and the net fees paid by each Fund were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
Fund Name
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
$
|
233,130
|
|
|
$
|
186,272
|
|
|
$
|
46,858
|
|
|
$
|
360,519
|
|
|
$
|
213,048
|
|
|
$
|
147,471
|
|
|
$
|
618,637
|
|
|
$
|
223,969
|
|
|
$
|
394,668
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
2,175,457
|
|
|
|
16,169
|
|
|
|
2,159,288
|
|
|
|
3,404,887
|
|
|
|
9,954
|
|
|
|
3,394,933
|
|
|
|
5,531,737
|
|
|
|
207,306
|
|
|
|
5,324,431
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
4,026,479
|
|
|
|
37,855
|
|
|
|
3,988,624
|
|
|
|
6,357,740
|
|
|
|
50,220
|
|
|
|
6,307,520
|
|
|
|
9,237,386
|
|
|
|
11,476
|
|
|
|
9,225,910
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
1,170,016
|
|
|
|
13,027
|
|
|
|
1,156,989
|
|
|
|
1,833,018
|
|
|
|
24,792
|
|
|
|
1,808,226
|
|
|
|
2,468,370
|
|
|
|
36,104
|
|
|
|
2,432,266
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
8,255,366
|
|
|
|
242,120
|
|
|
|
8,013,246
|
|
|
|
11,422,098
|
|
|
|
260,300
|
|
|
|
11,161,798
|
|
|
|
15,637,805
|
|
|
|
215,531
|
|
|
|
15,422,274
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
142,633
|
|
|
|
175,934
|
|
|
|
33,301
|
|
|
|
193,129
|
|
|
|
180,697
|
|
|
|
12,432
|
|
|
|
260,883
|
|
|
|
181,597
|
|
|
|
79,286
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
328,847
|
|
|
|
16,133
|
|
|
|
312,714
|
|
|
|
594,079
|
|
|
|
2,884
|
|
|
|
591,195
|
|
|
|
984,521
|
|
|
|
5,563
|
|
|
|
978,958
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
394,539
|
|
|
|
8,587
|
|
|
|
385,952
|
|
|
|
520,305
|
|
|
|
5,851
|
|
|
|
514,454
|
|
|
|
925,203
|
|
|
|
2,119
|
|
|
|
923,084
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
1,113,874
|
|
|
|
8,545
|
|
|
|
1,105,329
|
|
|
|
1,500,178
|
|
|
|
11,143
|
|
|
|
1,489,035
|
|
|
|
2,337,147
|
|
|
|
19,932
|
|
|
|
2,317,215
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
116,197
|
|
|
|
270,282
|
|
|
|
154,085
|
|
|
|
437
|
|
|
|
437
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
G-1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
|
Management
|
Fund Name
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
|
Fee Payable
|
|
Fee Waivers
|
|
Fee Paid
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
$
|
787,607
|
|
|
$
|
6,844
|
|
|
$
|
780,763
|
|
|
$
|
916,726
|
|
|
$
|
3,408
|
|
|
$
|
913,318
|
|
|
$
|
1,549,674
|
|
|
$
|
158,211
|
|
|
$
|
1,391,463
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
|
6,185,958
|
|
|
|
356,698
|
|
|
|
5,829,260
|
|
|
|
6,312,721
|
|
|
|
459,589
|
|
|
|
5,853,132
|
|
|
|
4,882,489
|
|
|
|
322,082
|
|
|
|
4,560,407
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
320,199
|
|
|
|
139,029
|
|
|
|
181,170
|
|
|
|
296,663
|
|
|
|
125,937
|
|
|
|
170,726
|
|
|
|
364,789
|
|
|
|
110,948
|
|
|
|
253,841
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
11,124,431
|
|
|
|
244,017
|
|
|
|
10,880,414
|
|
|
|
10,228,885
|
|
|
|
200,529
|
|
|
|
10,028,356
|
|
|
|
7,664,516
|
|
|
|
69,947
|
|
|
|
7,594,569
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
443,885
|
|
|
|
92,589
|
|
|
|
351,296
|
|
|
|
672,316
|
|
|
|
83,506
|
|
|
|
588,810
|
|
|
|
892,832
|
|
|
|
92,307
|
|
|
|
800,525
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
136,688
|
|
|
|
133,826
|
|
|
|
2,862
|
|
|
|
226,890
|
|
|
|
128,746
|
|
|
|
98,144
|
|
|
|
374,403
|
|
|
|
136,058
|
|
|
|
238,345
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
3,073,300
|
|
|
|
87,044
|
|
|
|
2,986,256
|
|
|
|
3,992,365
|
|
|
|
140,714
|
|
|
|
3,851,651
|
|
|
|
4,900,090
|
|
|
|
101,360
|
|
|
|
4,798,730
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
174,330
|
|
|
|
114,614
|
|
|
|
59,716
|
|
|
|
204,982
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
204,982
|
|
|
|
190,574
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
190,574
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
1,247,396
|
|
|
|
4,276
|
|
|
|
1,243,120
|
|
|
|
1,331,810
|
|
|
|
8,907
|
|
|
|
1,322,903
|
|
|
|
999,034
|
|
|
|
39,163
|
|
|
|
959,871
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
686,790
|
|
|
|
5,103
|
|
|
|
681,687
|
|
|
|
861,527
|
|
|
|
13,212
|
|
|
|
848,315
|
|
|
|
1,262,711
|
|
|
|
4,423
|
|
|
|
1,258,288
|
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
423,507
|
|
|
|
79,410
|
|
|
|
344,097
|
|
|
|
762,852
|
|
|
|
32,119
|
|
|
|
730,733
|
|
|
|
931,382
|
|
|
|
8,164
|
|
|
|
923,218
|
|
G-2
APPENDIX H
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Portfolio Manager Fund Holdings and Information on Other Managed Accounts
Invescos portfolio managers develop investment models which are used in connection with the
management of certain Invesco Funds as well as other mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate
acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and
other accounts managed for organizations and individuals. The following chart reflects
the portfolio managers investments in the Funds that they manage. The chart also reflects
information regarding accounts other than the Funds for which each portfolio manager has day-to-day
management responsibilities. Accounts are grouped into three categories: (i) other registered
investment companies, (ii) other pooled investment vehicles and (iii) other accounts. To the
extent that any of these accounts pay advisory fees that are based on account performance
(performance-based fees), information on those accounts is specifically broken out. In addition,
any assets denominated in foreign currencies have been converted into U.S. Dollars using the
exchange rates as of the applicable date.
The following information is as of December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Registered
|
|
Other Pooled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Companies
|
|
Investment Vehicles
|
|
Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
millions)
|
|
millions)
|
|
(assets in millions)
|
|
|
Dollar Range
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
of Investments
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Manager
|
|
in Each Fund1
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cynthia Brien
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.9
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
1,639.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Chuck Burge
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
1,625.1
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
3,122.8
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
6.4
|
|
R. Canon Coleman II
|
|
None
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
2,917.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Matthew Seinsheimer
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
2,720.4
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Michael Simon
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,546.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Bret Stanley
|
|
None
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
2,917.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. Canon Coleman II
|
|
None
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
2,591.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Matthew Seinsheimer
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
2,394.3
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
This column reflects investments in a
Funds shares owned directly by a portfolio manager or beneficially owned
by a portfolio manager (as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a) (2)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). A portfolio
manager is presumed to be a beneficial owner of securities that are held
by his or her immediate family members sharing the same household.
|
|
2
|
|
These are accounts of individual
investors for which Invesco provides investment advice. Invesco offers
separately managed accounts that are managed according to the investment
models developed by its portfolio managers and used in connection with the management of certain Invesco Funds. These accounts may be invested in
accordance with one or more of those investment models and investments
held in those accounts are traded in accordance with the applicable
models.
|
H-1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Registered
|
|
Other Pooled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Companies
|
|
Investment Vehicles
|
|
Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
millions)
|
|
millions)
|
|
(assets in millions)
|
|
|
Dollar Range
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
of Investments
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Manager
|
|
in Each Fund1
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
Michael Simon
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,220.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Bret Stanley
|
|
None
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
2,591.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ryan Amerman
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
5,132.6
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Robert Lloyd
|
|
None
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
5,384.8
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
195.8
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brent Lium
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
2,258.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
$
|
254.8
|
2
|
Paul Rasplicka
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
2,909.4
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
$
|
254.8
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tyler Dann II
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
6,810.2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
346.9
|
|
|
|
83
|
2
|
|
$
|
32.9
|
2
|
Brian Nelson
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
9,797.5
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,863
|
2
|
|
$
|
934.4
|
2
|
Ronald Sloan
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
8,927.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,863
|
2
|
|
$
|
934.4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cynthia Brien
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
1,604.8
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
1,639.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Chuck Burge
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
1,635.8
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
3,122.8
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
6.4
|
|
Peter Ehret
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1,239.1
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Darren Hughes
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
1,234.1
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brent Lium
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
2,384.3
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
$
|
254.8
|
2
|
Paul Rasplicka
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
3,034.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
$
|
254.8
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Simon
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,515.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
281
|
2
|
|
$
|
69.7
|
2
|
Meggan Walsh
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1,906.8
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dean Dillard
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1,041.7
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
204.0
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
H-2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Registered
|
|
Other Pooled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Companies
|
|
Investment Vehicles
|
|
Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
millions)
|
|
millions)
|
|
(assets in millions)
|
|
|
Dollar Range
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
of Investments
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Manager
|
|
in Each Fund1
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
Derek Taner
|
|
None
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1,409.3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
204.0
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Ahnrud
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
363.8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.8
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1,445.9
|
|
Chris Devine
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
363.8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.8
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1,445.9
|
|
Scott Hixon
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
363.8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.8
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1,445.9
|
|
Christian Ulrich
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
363.8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.8
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1,445.9
|
|
Scott Wolle
|
|
None
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
363.8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1,594.8
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1,445.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Blackburn
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,217.7
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
James Cowen
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
952.6
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
Paul Curbo
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,217.7
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
Joe Rodriguez, Jr.
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,217.7
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
James Trowbridge
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,217.7
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
Darin Turner4
|
|
None
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1,477.1
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
1,148.6
|
|
|
|
49
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,931.1
|
5
|
Ping-Ying Wang
|
|
None
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
3,038.4
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
1,207.4
|
|
|
|
48
|
3
|
|
$
|
3,942.9
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
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Clint Dudley
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None
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|
1
|
|
|
$
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530.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
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|
None
|
Brian Schneider
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|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
751.4
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
418.4
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
227.1
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
Peter Ehret
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|
None
|
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|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1,202.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Darren Hughes
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
1,197.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Scott Roberts6
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
This amount includes 1 fund that pays
performance-based fees with $55.8 M in total assets under management.
|
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4
|
|
Mr. Turner began serving as portfolio
manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund on April 30, 2010. Information
for Mr. Turner has been provided as of February 28, 2010.
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|
5
|
|
This amount includes 1 fund that pays
performance-based fees with $54.7 M in total assets under management.
|
|
6
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Mr. Roberts will begin serving as portfolio manager of Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund on June 29, 2010.
Information for Mr. Roberts has been provided as of March 31, 2010.
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H-3
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Other Registered
|
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Other Pooled
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Investment Companies
|
|
Investment Vehicles
|
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Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
Managed
|
|
|
|
|
|
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millions)
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millions)
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(assets in millions)
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Dollar Range
|
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Number
|
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|
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|
Number
|
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|
|
|
|
Number
|
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Portfolio
|
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of Investments
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of
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of
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of
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|
Manager
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in Each Fund1
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Accounts
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Assets
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Accounts
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Assets
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Accounts
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|
Assets
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shuxin Cao
|
|
None
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
7,837.9
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
203.3
|
|
|
|
4,046
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,441.5
|
2
|
Matthew Dennis
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
5,959.9
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
358.3
|
|
|
|
4,045
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,314.0
|
2
|
Jason Holzer
|
|
None
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
7,174.0
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
3,302.7
|
|
|
|
4,046
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,441.5
|
2
|
Clas Olsson
|
|
None
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
6,133.8
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
3,309.8
|
|
|
|
4,046
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,441.5
|
2
|
Barrett Sides
|
|
None
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
5,677.5
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
405.9
|
|
|
|
4,046
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,441.5
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Geoffrey Keeling
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
2,127.1
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
10
|
2
|
|
$
|
1.9
|
2
|
Robert Shoss
|
|
None
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
2,127.1
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
10
|
2
|
|
$
|
1.9
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juan Hartsfield
|
|
None
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
4,304.8
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
36.5
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
$
|
86.4
|
2
|
Jonathan Mueller
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
366.3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
36.5
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doug Asiello
|
|
None
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3,191.3
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,780
|
2
|
|
$
|
901.6
|
2
|
Brian Nelson
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
10,799.8
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,863
|
2
|
|
$
|
934.4
|
2
|
Ronald Sloan
|
|
None
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
9,930.2
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,863
|
2
|
|
$
|
934.4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juliet Ellis
|
|
None
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
3,378.1
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
$
|
86.4
|
2
|
Juan Hartsfield
|
|
None
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
4,132.4
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
36.5
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
$
|
86.4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian Nelson
|
|
None
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
11,166.5
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
3,863
|
2
|
|
$
|
934.4
|
2
|
Warren Tennant
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1,117.3
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Davis Paddock
|
|
None
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
249.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Meggan Walsh
|
|
None
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1,899.9
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
H-4
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day
management responsibilities with respect to more than one Fund or other account. More
specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple Funds and/or other accounts may be presented
with one or more of the following potential conflicts:
|
|
|
The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result
in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the
management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and
each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the
time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio
managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other
accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same
investment models that are used in connection with the management
of the Funds.
|
|
|
|
|
|
If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity
which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a
Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity
due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all
eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations,
the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted
procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple
accounts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to
execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds,
consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the
transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual
funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other
pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds,
and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the
Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with
respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct
trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a
Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from,
rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate
transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the
market price of the security or the execution of the transaction,
or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s)
involved.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where
the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a
performance-based management fee, which relates to the management
of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a
portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.
|
|
The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser, and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which
are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such
procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Description of Compensation Structure
For the Adviser and each affiliated Sub-Adviser
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively
positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive
a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio
manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in
the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund
performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation by reviewing
compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry
compensation. Each portfolio managers compensation consists of the following three elements:
H-5
Base Salary.
Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the
Adviser and each Sub-Advisers intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio
managers experience and responsibilities.
Annual Bonus.
The portfolio managers are eligible, along with other employees of the Adviser
and each Sub-Adviser, to participate in a discretionary year-end bonus pool. The Compensation
Committee of Invesco Ltd. reviews and approves the amount of the bonus pool available for the
Adviser and each of the Sub-Advisers investment centers. The Compensation Committee considers
investment performance and financial results in its review. In addition, while having no direct
impact on individual bonuses, assets under management are considered when determining the starting
bonus funding levels. Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is
based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative factors (which may
include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork).
Each portfolio managers compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the
Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in Table 1 below.
Table 1
|
|
|
Sub-Adviser
|
|
Performance time period
7
|
Invesco (Except Invesco Real Estate U.S.)
8
Invesco Australia
Invesco Deutschland
|
|
One-, Three- and
Five-year performance
against Fund peer
group.
|
|
|
|
Invesco Invesco Real Estate U.S.
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Invesco Senior Secured
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Invesco Trimark
7
|
|
One-year performance
against Fund peer
group.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three- and Five-year
performance against
entire universe of
Canadian funds.
|
|
|
|
Invesco Hong Kong
7
Invesco Asset Management
|
|
One-, Three- and
Five-year performance
against Fund peer
group.
|
|
|
|
Invesco Japan
|
|
One-, Three- and
Five-year performance
against the
appropriate Micropol
benchmark.
|
Invesco Invesco Real Estate U.S.s bonus is based on net operating profits of Invesco
Invesco Real Estate U.S.
Invesco Senior Secureds bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard tests
of collateralization performance.
High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver
compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the
third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus
applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus
at all. These
|
|
|
7
|
|
Rolling time periods based on calendar
year-end.
|
|
8
|
|
Portfolio Managers may be granted a
short-term award that vests on a pro-rata basis over a four year period and
final payments are based on the performance of eligible Funds selected by the
portfolio manager at the time the award is granted.
|
H-6
decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility
for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
Equity-Based Compensation.
Portfolio managers may be granted an award that allows them to
select receipt of shares of certain Invesco Funds with a vesting period as well as common shares
and/or restricted shares of Invesco Ltd. stock from pools determined from time to time by the
Compensation Committee of Invesco Ltd.s Board of Directors. Awards of equity-based compensation
typically vest over time, so as to create incentives to retain key talent.
Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all
employees.
H-7
APPENDIX I
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES
The Funds paid Invesco the following amounts for administrative services for the last
three fiscal periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund Name
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
$
|
112,052
|
|
|
$
|
148,275
|
|
|
$
|
220,617
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
835,778
|
|
|
|
1,338,849
|
|
|
|
2,159,538
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation
Fund
|
|
|
1,667,726
|
|
|
|
2,674,046
|
|
|
|
3,878,399
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development
Fund
|
|
|
432,015
|
|
|
|
666,249
|
|
|
|
890,045
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
3,553,642
|
|
|
|
4,878,935
|
|
|
|
6,632,708
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income
Fund
|
|
|
90,870
|
|
|
|
106,793
|
|
|
|
127,458
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
160,093
|
|
|
|
248,735
|
|
|
|
378,485
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services
Fund
|
|
|
179,985
|
|
|
|
223,375
|
|
|
|
357,474
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
Fund
|
|
|
415,212
|
|
|
|
547,937
|
|
|
|
848,807
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset
Fund
|
|
|
92,158
|
|
|
|
9,467
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate
Fund
|
|
|
298,973
|
|
|
|
340,368
|
|
|
|
485,490
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities
Fund
|
|
|
3,632,550
|
|
|
|
3,722,006
|
|
|
|
2,856,587
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
173,563
|
|
|
|
162,575
|
|
|
|
187,978
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth
Fund
|
|
|
4,230,684
|
|
|
|
3,872,885
|
|
|
|
2,831,605
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
203,322
|
|
|
|
283,401
|
|
|
|
346,781
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
95,528
|
|
|
|
125,510
|
|
|
|
174,691
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity
Fund
|
|
|
1,157,545
|
|
|
|
1,504,321
|
|
|
|
1,850,711
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
127,879
|
|
|
|
144,277
|
|
|
|
137,152
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
468,254
|
|
|
|
496,916
|
|
|
|
372,087
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
275,564
|
|
|
|
332,668
|
|
|
|
464,910
|
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
208,871
|
|
|
|
340,852
|
|
|
|
404,040
|
|
I-1
APPENDIX J
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
Set forth below are brokerage commissions
(1)
paid by each of the Funds listed below
during the last three fiscal years or period ended December 31. Unless otherwise indicated, the
amount of brokerage commissions paid by a Fund may change from year to year because of, among other
things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
$
|
23,378.27
|
|
|
$
|
50,927.16
|
|
|
$
|
36,481.95
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
330,672.47
|
|
|
|
844,318.19
|
|
|
|
472,207.56
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
1,271,191.21
|
|
|
|
2,113,314.04
|
|
|
|
2,296,347.93
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
513,778.98
|
|
|
|
687,565.08
|
|
|
|
711,539.73
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
1,045,598.61
|
|
|
|
1,514,333.97
|
|
|
|
3,179,214.17
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
2
|
|
|
621.70
|
|
|
|
260.53
|
|
|
|
25.00
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
147,901.91
|
|
|
|
235,706.44
|
|
|
|
296,945.29
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
47,890.51
|
|
|
|
115,329.87
|
|
|
|
34,713.54
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
211,183.97
|
|
|
|
358,965.62
|
|
|
|
485,870.06
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
6,645,073.99
|
|
|
|
7,952,040.20
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
211,183.97
|
|
|
|
227,654.00
|
|
|
|
286,105.00
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
211,183.97
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
279.93
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
1,651,390.11
|
|
|
|
2,749,742.24
|
|
|
|
1,761,222.03
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
44,953.56
|
|
|
|
53,656.63
|
|
|
|
72,775.67
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
41,701.40
|
|
|
|
15,706.64
|
|
|
|
21,309.84
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
543,847.32
|
|
|
|
724,035.04
|
|
|
|
1,039,900.00
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
251,005.72
|
|
|
|
303,459.30
|
|
|
|
203,970.35
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
149,153.67
|
|
|
|
292,311.09
|
|
|
|
325,343.61
|
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
55,992.12
|
|
|
|
70,363.97
|
|
|
|
95,228.54
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Disclosure regarding brokerage commissions is limited to commissions paid on
agency trades and designated as such on the trade confirm.
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
The variation in brokerage commissions paid by Invesco V.I. Diversified Income for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to the prior two years was due to heavier
use of U.S. Treasury futures for duration management purposes during 2009 than in previous
periods.
|
|
J-1
APPENDIX K
DIRECTED BROKERAGE (RESEARCH SERVICES) AND PURCHASES OF
SECURITIES OF REGULAR BROKERS OR DEALERS
During the last fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, each Fund allocated the following
amount of transactions to broker-dealers that provided Invesco with certain research,
statistics and other information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related
|
Fund
|
|
Transactions*
|
|
Brokerage Commissions*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
$
|
11,085,172
|
|
|
$
|
21,692.36
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
169,910,581.27
|
|
|
|
320,842.82
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
1,016,877,273.80
|
|
|
|
1,225,266.22
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
291,209,269.55
|
|
|
|
480,804.02
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
700,415,163.97
|
|
|
|
1,018,500.57
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
223,285.04
|
|
|
|
621.70
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
78,690,702.33
|
|
|
|
137,956.32
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
25,466,019.05
|
|
|
|
47,650.61
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
126,178,858.57
|
|
|
|
197,162.78
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
114,350,662.40
|
|
|
|
222,979.63
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
126,178,858.87
|
|
|
|
197,162.78
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
829,907,242.26
|
|
|
|
1,560,361.27
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
75,460,062.87
|
|
|
|
43,968.60
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
20,054,678.68
|
|
|
|
39,229.76
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
274,849,292.29
|
|
|
|
481,584.17
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
123,664,335.07
|
|
|
|
214,923.43
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
69,085,386.16
|
|
|
|
142,651.89
|
|
InvescoI V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
35,353,523.80
|
|
|
|
53,655.56
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Amounts reported are inclusive of commissions paid to, and brokerage transactions placed
with, certain brokers that provide execution, research and other services.
|
K-1
During the last fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Funds held securities issued by
the following companies, which are regular brokers or dealers of the Fund identified below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value (as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
|
|
Fund / Issuer
|
|
Security
|
|
31, 2009)
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
$
|
21,609
|
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
838,390
|
|
Citigroup
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
40,649
|
|
Citigroup
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
244,109
|
|
Merill Lynch & Co., Inc.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
92,006
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
147,432
|
|
Morgan Stankley
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
552,958
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
$
|
11,538,310
|
|
Citigroup
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
3,356,019
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
7,694,964
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
$
|
7,317,188
|
|
Jefferies Group, Inc.
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
3,522,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
$
|
140,458
|
|
Citigroup
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
529,202
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
199,575
|
|
Jefferies Group, Inc.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
316,994
|
|
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
210,801
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
605,969
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
$
|
3,333,410
|
|
Citigroup
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
1,841,297
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
300,029
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
2,281,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BankAmerica Capital II.
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
$
|
118,200
|
|
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
|
|
Bonds & Notes
|
|
|
432,693
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
$
|
1,510,949
|
|
K-2
APPENDIX L
CERTAIN FINANCIAL ADVISERS THAT RECEIVE ONE OR MORE TYPES OF PAYMENTS
1st Global Capital Corporation
1
st
Partners, Inc.
401k Exchange, Inc.
A G Edwards & Sons, Inc.
ADP Broker Dealer, Inc.
Advantage Capital Corporation
Advest Inc.
AIG Financial Advisors, Inc.
Allianz Life
Allstate
American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.
American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation
American United Life Insurance Company
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
APS Financial Corporation
Ascensus
Associated Securities Corporation
AXA Advisors, LLC
The Bank of New York
Bank of America
Bank of Oklahoma
Barclays Capital, Inc.
Bear Stearns Securities Corp.
BOSC, Inc.
Branch Banking & Trust Company
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Buck Kwasha Securities LLC
Cadaret Grant & Company, Inc.
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Cantella & Co., Inc.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Centennial Bank
Charles Schwab
Chase Citibank, N.A.
Citigroup
Citistreet
Comerica Bank
Commerce Bank
Commonwealth Financial Network LPL
Community National Bank
Compass Bank
Compass Brokerage, Inc.
Contemporary Financial Solutions, Inc.
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
CUSO Financial Services, Inc.
D.A. Davidson & Company
Daily Access Corporation
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Diversified Investment Advisors
Dorsey & Company Inc.
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Edward Jones & Co.
Equity Services, Inc.
Expertplan
Fidelity
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Financial Data Services Inc.
Financial Network Investment Corporation
Financial Planning Association
Financial Services Corporation
Financial Services Institute
First Clearing Corp.
First Command
First Financial Equity Corp.
First Southwest Company
Frost Brokerage Services, Inc.
Frost National Bank
FSC Securities Corporation
Fund Management Trust Company
Fund Services Advisors, Inc.
Gardner Michael Capital, Inc.
GE Capital Life Insurance Company of New York
GE Life & Annuity Company
Genworth Financial
Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Great West Life
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Guardian
GunnAllen Financial
GWFS Equities, Inc.
Hare and Company
Hartford
H.D. Vest
Hewitt Financial Services
Hightower Securities, LLC
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
Huntington Capital
Huntington National Bank
The Huntington Investment Company
ICMA Retirement Corporation
ING
Intersecurities, Inc.
INVEST Financial Corporation, Inc.
Investacorp, Inc.
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
Jackson National Life
Jefferson National Life Insurance Company
Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation
J.M. Lummis Securities
JP Morgan
Kanaly Trust Company
Kemper
LaSalle Bank
Lincoln Financial
Lincoln Investment Planning
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
LPL Financial
M & T Securities, Inc.
M M L Investors Services, Inc.
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., N.A.
Mass Mutual
Matrix
Mellon Bank N.A.
Mellon Financial
Mellon Financial Markets
Mercer Trust Company
Merrill Lynch
Metlife
Metropolitan Life
Meyer Financial Group, Inc.
Minnesota Life
Money Concepts
Money Counts, Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
MSCS Financial Services, LLC
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation
Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
Mutual Service Corporation
Mutual Services, Inc.
N F P Securities, Inc.
NatCity Investments, Inc.
National Financial
National Planning Corporation
National Planning Holdings
National Retirement Partners Inc.
Nationwide
New York Life
L-1
Next Financial
NFP Securities Inc.
Northeast Securities, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
OneAmerica
Oppenheimer
Pacific Life
Penn Mutual
Penson Finanial Services
Pershing
PFS Investments
Phoenix Life Insurance Company
Piper Jaffray
Plains Capital Bank
Planco
PNC
Primevest Financial Services, Inc.
Princeton Retirement Group, Inc.
Principal Financial
Principal Life
Proequities, Inc.
Prudential
R B C Dain Rauscher, Inc.
RBC Wealth Management
Raymond James
Retirement Plan Advisory Group
Ridge Clearing
Riversource
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Ross Sinclair & Associates LLC
Royal Alliance Associates
Riversource (Ameriprise)
RSBCO
S I I Investments, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
Sanders Morris Harris
SCF Securities, Inc.
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Security Distributors, Inc.
Sentra Securities
Silverton Capital, Corp.
Simmons First Investment Group, Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
Smith Hayes Financial Services
Southwest Securities
Sovereign Bank
Spelman & Company
State Farm
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Stifel Nicolaus & Company
SunAmerica Securities, Inc.
SunGard
Sun Life
Sun Trust
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
SWS Financial Services, Inc.
Symetra Investment Services Inc.
TD Ameritrade
The (Wilson) William Financial Group
TFS Securities, Inc.
Transamerica
Treasury Curve
Treasury Strategies
T Rowe Price
Trust Management Network, LLC
U.S. Bancorp
UBS Financial Services Inc.
UMB Financial Services, Inc.
Union Bank
Union Bank of California, N.A.
Union Central
United Planners Financial
US Bancorp
US Bank
U.S. Bank, N.A.
UVEST
Vanguard Brokerage Services
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
V S R Financial Services, Inc.
VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc.
vFinance Investments, Inc.
Vining Sparks IBG, LP
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
Wachovia
Wadsworth Investment Co., Inc.
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Zions First National Bank
L-2
APPENDIX M
AMOUNTS PAID TO INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLAN
A list of amounts paid by each class of shares to Invesco Distributors pursuant to the Plan
for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I
|
|
Series II
|
Fund
|
|
shares
|
|
shares
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
$
|
7,142
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
327,562
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
435,692
|
|
Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
212,310
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
66,351
|
|
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
845
|
|
Invesco V.I. Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
14,313
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
56,931
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
42,377
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
17,329
|
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
43,690
|
|
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
2,741,343
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
1,688
|
|
Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
127,667
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
4,799
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
23,111
|
|
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
486
|
|
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
3,931
|
|
M-1
APPENDIX N
ALLOCATION OF ACTUAL FEES PAID PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLAN
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Series II shares of the Funds
during the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2009 follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Printing
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
&
|
|
|
|
|
|
to
|
|
to Sales
|
|
Report
|
|
|
Advertising
|
|
Mailing
|
|
Seminars
|
|
Dealer*
|
|
Personnel
|
|
Total
|
Invesco V.I. Basic
Balanced Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,142
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,142
|
|
Invesco V.I. Basic
Value Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
327,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
327,562
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Capital
Appreciation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435,692
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435,692
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Capital Development
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,310
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,310
|
|
Invesco V.I. Core
Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,351
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,351
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Diversified Income
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
845
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
845
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Dynamics Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Financial Services
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,313
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global
Health Care Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,931
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global
Multi-Asset Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,377
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,377
|
|
Invesco V.I. Global
Real Estate Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,329
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,329
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Government
Securities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,690
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,690
|
|
Invesco V.I. High
Yield Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
N-1
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Printing
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
&
|
|
|
|
|
|
to
|
|
to Sales
|
|
Report
|
|
|
Advertising
|
|
Mailing
|
|
Seminars
|
|
Dealer*
|
|
Personnel
|
|
Total
|
Invesco V.I.
International
Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,741,343
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,741,343
|
|
Invesco V.I. Large
Cap Growth Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,688
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,688
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Leisure Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Invesco V.I. Mid
Cap Core Equity
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127,667
|
|
Invesco V.I. Money
Market Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,799
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,799
|
|
Invesco V.I. Small
Cap Equity Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,111
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Technology Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
486
|
|
Invesco V.I.
Utilities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,931
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Compensation to financial intermediaries and broker-dealers to pay or reimburse them for
their services or expenses in connection with the distribution of the Shares to fund variable
annuity and variable insurance contracts investing directly in the Shares.
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APPENDIX O-1
PENDING LITIGATION ALLEGING MARKET TIMING
Pursuant to an Order of the MDL Court, plaintiffs in related lawsuits, including purported
class action and shareholder derivative suits, consolidated their claims for pre-trial purposes
into three amended complaints against, depending on the lawsuit, various Invesco and IFG-related
parties: (i) a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of
shareholders of the Invesco Funds (the Lepera lawsuit discussed below); (ii) a Consolidated Amended
Fund Derivative Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of the Invesco Funds and fund registrants
(the Essenmacher lawsuit discussed below); and (iii) an Amended Class Action Complaint for
Violations ERISA purportedly brought on behalf of participants in Invescos 401(k) plan (the
Calderon lawsuit discussed below).
RICHARD LEPERA, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated (LEAD
PLAINTIFF: CITY OF CHICAGO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN), v. INVESCO FUNDS GROUP,
INC., AMVESCAP, PLC, AIM INVESTMENTS, AIM ADVISORS, INC., INVESCO INSTITUTIONAL
(N.A.), INC., INVESCO ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, INVESCO GLOBAL ASSETS MANAGEMENT
(N.A.), AIM STOCK FUNDS, AIM MUTUAL FUNDS, AIM COMBINATION STOCK & BOND FUNDS, AIM
SECTOR FUNDS, AIM TREASURERS SERIES TRUST, INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC., AIM
DISTRIBUTORS, INC., RAYMOND R. CUNNINGHAM, TIMOTHY J. MILLER, THOMAS A. KOLBE,
MICHAEL D. LEGOSKI, MICHAEL K. BRUGMAN, MARK WILLIAMSON, EDWARD J. STERN, CANARY
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, CANARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, CANARY CAPITAL PARTNERS,
LTD., RYAN GOLDBERG, MICHAEL GRADY, CITIGROUP, INC., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
HOLDINGS, INC., SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, INC., MORGAN STANLEY DW, ANNA BRUGMAN, ANB
CONSULTING, LLC, KAPLAN & CO. SECURITIES INC., SECURITY TRUST COMPANY, N.A., GRANT
D. SEEGER, JB OXFORD HOLDINGS, INC., NATIONAL CLEARING CORPORATION, JAMES G. LEWIS,
KRAIG L. KIBBLE, JAMES Y. LIN, BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC, THEODORE C. SIHPOL, III, BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC., BEAR STEARNS
SECURITIES CORP., CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (USA) INC.,
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC., PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC., CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF
COMMERCE, JP MORGAN CHASE AND CO., AND JOHN DOE DEFENDANTS 1-100,
in the MDL Court
(Case No. 04-MD-15864; No. 04-CV-00814-JFM) (originally in the United States
District Court for the District of Colorado), filed on September 29, 2004. This
lawsuit alleges violations of Sections 11, 12(a) (2), and 15 of the Securities Act
of 1933 (the Securities Act); Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the Exchange Act) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder; Section 20(a) of the
Exchange Act; Sections 34(b), 36(a), 36(b) and 48(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the Investment Company Act); breach of fiduciary duty/constructive fraud;
aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; and unjust enrichment. The plaintiffs
in this lawsuit are seeking: compensatory damages, including interest; and other
costs and expenses, including counsel and expert fees.
CYNTHIA ESSENMACHER, SILVANA G. DELLA CAMERA, FELICIA BERNSTEIN AS CUSTODIAN FOR
DANIELLE BROOKE BERNSTEIN, EDWARD CASEY, TINA CASEY, SIMON DENENBERG, GEORGE L.
GORSUCH, PAT B. GORSUCH, L. SCOTT KARLIN, HENRY KRAMER, JOHN E. MORRISEY, HARRY
SCHIPPER, BERTY KREISLER, GERSON SMITH, CYNTHIA PULEO, ZACHARY ALAN STARR, JOSHUA
GUTTMAN, AND AMY SUGIN, Derivatively on Behalf of the Mutual Funds, Trusts and
Corporations Comprising the Invesco and AIM Family of Mutual Funds v. AMVESCAP, PLC,
INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC., INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC., INVESCO INSTITUTIONAL (N.A.),
INC., INVESCO ASSETS MANAGEMENT
O-1
LIMITED, INVESCO GLOBAL ASSETS MANAGEMENT (N.A.), AIM MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC., AIM
ADVISORS, INC., AIM INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., AIM DISTRIBUTORS, INC., FUND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, MARK H. WILLIAMSON, RAYMOND R. CUNNINGHAM, TIMOTHY MILLER,
THOMAS KOLBE, MICHAEL LEGOSKI, MICHAEL BRUGMAN, FRED A. DEERING, VICTOR L. ANDREWS,
BOB R. BAKER, LAWRENCE H. BUDNER, JAMES T. BUNCH, GERALD J. LEWIS, JOHN W. MCINTYRE,
LARRY SOLL, RONALD L. GROOMS, WILLIAM J. GALVIN, JR., ROBERT H. GRAHAM, FRANK S.
BAYLEY, BRUCE L. CROCKETT, ALBERT R. DOWDEN, EDWARD K. DUNN, JACK M. FIELDS, CARL
FRISCHILING, PREMA MATHAI-DAVIS, LEWIS F. PENNOCK, RUTH H. QUIGLEY, LOUIS S. SKLAR,
OWEN DALY II, AURUM SECURITIES CORP., AURUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP., GOLDEN GATE
FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC, BANK OF AMERICA CORP., BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC., CANARY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, CANARY
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LTD., CANARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, EDWARD J. STERN, CANADIAN
IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, CIRCLE TRUST COMPANY, RYAN GOLDBERG, MICHAEL GRADY,
KAPLAN & CO. SECURITIES, INC., JP MORGAN CHASE & CO., OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.,
PRITCHARD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, TIJA MANAGEMENT, TRAUTMAN WASSERMAN & COMPANY, INC.,
Defendants, AND THE INVESCO FUNDS AND THE AIM FUNDS AND ALL TRUSTS AND CORPORATIONS
THAT COMPRISE THE INVESCO FUNDS AND AIM FUNDS THAT WERE MANAGED BY INVESCO AND AIM,
Nominal Defendants
, in the MDL Court (Case No. 04-MD-15864-FPS; No. 04-819), filed
on September 29, 2004. This lawsuit alleges violations of Sections 206 and 215 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act); Sections 36(a),
36(b) and 47 of the Investment Company Act; control person liability under Section
48 of the Investment Company Act; breach of fiduciary duty; aiding and abetting
breach of fiduciary duty; breach of contract; unjust enrichment; interference with
contract; and civil conspiracy. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit are seeking: removal
of director defendants; removal of adviser, sub-adviser and distributor defendants;
rescission of management and other contracts between the Funds and defendants;
rescission of 12b-1 plans; disgorgement of management fees and other
compensation/profits paid to adviser defendants; compensatory and punitive damages;
and fees and expenses, including attorney and expert fees.
MIRIAM CALDERON, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, v.
AVZ, INC., AMVESCAP RETIREMENT, INC., AMVESCAP NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, INVESCO FUNDS
GROUP, INC., AMVESCAP, ROBERT F. MCCULLOUGH, GORDON NEBEKER, JEFFREY G. CALLAHAN,
AND RAYMOND R. CUNNINGHAM
, in the MDL Court (Case No. 1:04-MD-15864-FPS), filed on
September 29, 2004. This lawsuit alleges violations of ERISA Sections 404, 405 and
406. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit are seeking: declaratory judgment; restoration
of losses suffered by the plan; disgorgement of profits; imposition of a
constructive trust; injunctive relief; compensatory damages; costs and attorneys
fees; and equitable restitution.
On January 5, 2008, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle both the class
action (Lepera) and the derivative (Essenmacher) lawsuits, subject to the MDL Court approval.
Individual class members have the right to object.
On December 15, 2008, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the
ERISA (Calderon) lawsuit, subject to the MDL Court approval. Individual class members have
the right to object. No payments are required under the settlement; however, the parties
agreed that certain limited changes to benefit plans and participants accounts would be
made.
O-2
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 28.
Exhibits
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a (1)
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(a) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14,
2005.
(26)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 21, 2005, effective as of December 21, 2005, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(26)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated December 7, 2005, effective as of July 3, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated January 9, 2006, effective as of January 9, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(27)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated February 2, 2006, effective as of July 3, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(27)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2006, effective as of May 1, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 24, 2006, effective as of May 24, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated June 12, 2006, effective as of June 12, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated July 5, 2006, effective as of July 5, 2006, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated November 6, 2006, effective as of November 6, 2006, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated December 21, 2006, effective as of December 21, 2006, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(28)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated May 1, 2007, effective as of May 1, 2007, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(29)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated May 1, 2008, effective as of May 1, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(31)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated July 31, 2008, effective as of July 31, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(32)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated November 12, 2009, effective as of November 12, 2009, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(34)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated February 10, 2010, effective as of April 30, 2010, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(39)
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(q) Amendment No. 16, dated February 12, 2010, effective as of April 30, 2010, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(39)
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(r) Amendment No. 17, dated February 26, 2010, effective as of April 30, 2010, to Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
(39)
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b (1)
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(a) Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, dated effective September 14, 2005.
(26)
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(b) Amendment, adopted effective August 1, 2006, to Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, dated
effective September 14, 2005.
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, adopted effective March 23, 2007, to Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, dated
effective September 14, 2005.
(28)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, adopted effective January 1, 2008, to Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, dated
effective September 14, 2005.
(29)
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c
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Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders All rights of security holders are contained in the
Registrants Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
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d (1)
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(a) Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors,
Inc.
(14)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated, May 1, 2001 to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(15)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 7, 2001, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement of Registrant, between
Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(18)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2002, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement of Registrant, between
Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(20)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated August 29, 2003, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I
M Advisors, Inc.
(22)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2004 to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(24)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated July 1, 2004, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(24)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated October 15, 2004, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
A I M Advisors, Inc.
(24)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated July 1, 2005, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(26)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated December 21, 2005, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
A I M Advisors, Inc.
(26)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated May 1, 2006, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated June 12, 2006, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated July 3, 2006, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated November 6, 2006, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated December 21, 2006, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated May 1, 2007, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(29)
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(q) Amendment No. 16, dated July 1, 2007, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(29)
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(r) Amendment No. 17, dated October 22, 2008, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
(33)
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(s) Amendment No.18, dated January 1, 2010, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
(36)
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(t) Amendment No.19, dated February 12, 2010, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
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(2)
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(a) Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Aim Advisors,
Inc., on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management
Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Global Asset Management
(N.A.), Inc., Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc. and A I M Funds Management Inc.
(30)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 22, 2008, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds,
dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset
Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco
Australia Limited, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and A I M Funds Management
Inc.
(33)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated January 1, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated
May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., on behalf of
Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco
Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.,
Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and
Invesco Trimark Ltd., formerly AIM Funds Management Inc.
(36)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 12, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds,
dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., on behalf
of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco
Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd.
(39)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated March 3, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated
May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., on behalf of
Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco
Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd.
(39)
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(3)
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Form of Temporary Sub-Advisory Agreement between Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment
Management and affiliates.
(36)
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(4)
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(a) Foreign Country Selection and Mandatory Securities Depository Responsibilities Delegation Agreement, dated
September 9, 1998, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated September 28, 1998, to Foreign Country Selection and Mandatory Securities
Depository Responsibilities Delegation Agreement between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated December 14, 1998, to Foreign Country Selection and Mandatory Securities Depository
Responsibilities Delegation Agreement between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(8)
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e (1)
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(a) First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement, dated July 16, 2001, between Registrant and A I
M Distributors, Inc.
(17)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated September 7, 2001, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc., dated July 16, 2001.
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 1, 2002, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors Inc., dated July 16, 2001.
(20)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated August 29, 2003, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc., dated July 16, 2001.
(22)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 30, 2004, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(24)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated October 15, 2004, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(24)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated July 1, 2005, to First Amended and Restated
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Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(26)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated December 21, 2005, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(26)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 1, 2006, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(28)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 12, 2006, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(28)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated July 3, 2006, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(28)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated November 6, 2006, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(28)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated December 21, 2006, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(28)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated May 1, 2007, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(29)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated October 22, 2008, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
(33)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated February 12, 2010, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement
between Registrant and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
(39)
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(q) Form of Amendment No. 16, to First Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement between Registrant
and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
(39)
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f (1)
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Retirement Plan of Registrants Non-Affiliated Directors, effective March 8, 1994, as restated September 18,
1995.
(4)
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(2)
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Form of Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees, as amended January 1, 2008.
(33)
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(3)
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Form of Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement, amended January 1, 2008.
(33)
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g (1)
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(a) Master Custodian Contract, dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.
(15)
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(b) Amendment, dated May 1, 2000, to Master Custodian Contract, dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(15)
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(c) Amendment, dated June 29, 2001, to Master Custodian Contract dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(20)
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(d) Amendment, dated April 2, 2002, to Master Custodian Contract dated
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May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(20)
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(e) Amendment, dated September 8, 2004, to Master Custodian Contract dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(24)
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(f) Amendment, dated February 6, 2006, to Master Custodian Contract dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(28)
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(g) Amendment, dated January 31, 2007, to Master Custodian Contract dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.
(28)
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(2)
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(a) Custody Agreement, dated September 19, 2000, between Registrant and The Bank of New York.
(15)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 31, 2005, to Custody Agreement dated September 19, 2000, between Registrant and
The Bank of New York.
(28)
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(4)
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Foreign Assets Delegation Agreement, dated November 6, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors,
Inc.
(29)
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h (1)
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(a) Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between
Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 3, 2006, to Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated November 6, 2006, to Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated December 21, 2006, to Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(28)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2007, to Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(29)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated October 22, 2008, to Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
(32)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated January 1, 2010, to the Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services
Agreement July 1, 2006, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim
Advisors, Inc.
(36)
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(h) Form of Amendment No. 7, dated February 12, 2010, to the Third Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement July 1, 2006, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
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(2)
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(a) Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and AIM
Investment Services, Inc.
(28)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 2007, to the Amended and Restated
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Transfer Agency and Service Agreement,
dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and AIM Investment Services, Inc.
(29)
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(3)
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Participation Agreement, dated February 25, 1993, between Registrant, Connecticut General Life Insurance
Company and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(4)
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(4)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 10, 1995, between Registrant and Citicorp Life Insurance
Company.
(4)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 3, 1997, to the Participation Agreement dated February 10, 1995, between
Registrant and Citicorp Life Insurance Company.
(6)
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(5)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 10, 1995, between Registrant and First Citicorp Life Insurance
Company.
(4)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 3, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 10, 1995, between
Registrant and First Citicorp Life Insurance Company.
(6)
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(6)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity
Company.
(4)
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(a)(i) Side Letter Agreement, dated December 1, 1995, among Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity
Company.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 7, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company.
(7)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 2, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company.
(6)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated January 26, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company.
(7)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company.
(7)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated January 12, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Insurance Company.
(8)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 26, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995,
between Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company.
(20)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 19, 1995, between
Registrant and Glenbrook Life and Annuity Insurance Company.
(27)
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(7)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 4, 1996, between Registrant and IDS Life
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Insurance Company.
(4)
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(8)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company
(supersedes and replaces Participation Agreement dated March 4, 1996).
(5)
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(a)(i) Side Letter Agreement, dated September 27, 1996, between Registrant, IDS Life Insurance Company and IDS
Life Insurance Company of New York.
(6)
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(b) Amendment 1, dated November 11, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated August 13, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(e) Amendment, dated January 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(f) Amendment, dated September 30, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(g) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between Registrant
and IDS Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(9)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New
York.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 11, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996 between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated August 13, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(e) Amendment, dated January 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(f) Amendment, dated August 18, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between
Registrant and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(g) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 7, 1996, between Registrant
and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(10)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 8, 1996, between Registrant and Connecticut General Life Insurance
Company.
(4)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 8, 1996, between
Registrant and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(11)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated September 21, 1996, between Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance
Company.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 21, 1996, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company.
(6)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated August 1, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 21, 1996, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company.
(7)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 8, 1999, to the Participation Agreement dated September 21, 1996, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 10, 2000, to the Participation Agreement dated September 21, 1996, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(f) Amendment, dated November 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement dated September 21, 1996, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(12)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company of
New York.
(5)
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(a)(i) Side Letter Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company of
New York.
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 7, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between
Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated December 18, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between
Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between
Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance
Company.
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(a)(i) Side Letter Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between Registrant and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith, Incorporated.
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 13, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 16, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated October 5, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(g) Agreement No. 6, dated September 10, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996,
between Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated March 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New
York.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 1997, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 3, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, by and
between Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 16, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
(18)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated October 5, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated, December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 10, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996,
between Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated March 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 18, 1996, between
Registrant and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 14, 1997, between Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company of
New Jersey.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 8, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 14, 1997, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
(14)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 10, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 14, 1997, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
(14)
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(d) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 14, 1997, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
(27)
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(e) Amendment, dated November 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 14, 1997, between
Registrant and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
(29)
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(a) Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated January 31, 2007, between Registrant and The
Prudential Insurance Company of America.
(33)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated March 25, 2009, to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated January
31, 2007, between Registrant and The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
(33)
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Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2006, between Registrant and American Centurion
Life Assurance Company.
(28)
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(18)
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Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2006, between Registrant and American Enterprise
Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated November 20, 1997, between Registrant and AIG Life Insurance
Company.
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 11, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated November 20, 1997, between
Registrant and AIG Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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Participation Agreement, dated November 20, 1997, between Registrant and American International Life Assurance
Company of New York.
(6)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated November 4, 1997, between Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance
Company.
(6)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated June 15, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated November 4, 1997, between
Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
(7)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between Registrant and Security Life of
Denver.
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated June 23, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver.
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 20, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company.
(10)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 1, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company.
(12)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated March 2, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company.
(14)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated December 28, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company.
(14)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 5, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 1997, between
Registrant and Security Life of Denver
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, between Registrant and Cova Financial Services Life
Insurance Company.
(6)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 23, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, between
Registrant and Cova Financial Services Life Insurance Company.
(12)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, between
Registrant and Cova Financial Services Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(d) Amendment
No. 3, dated February 12, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 31,
1997, between Registrant and Met Life Investors Insurance Company (formerly, Cova Financial Services Life
Insurance Company).
(18)
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(e) Amendment
No. 4, dated November 9, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 31,
1997, between Registrant and Met Life Investors Insurance Company (formerly, Cova Financial Services Life
Insurance Company).
(37)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, between Registrant and Cova Financial Life Insurance
Company.
(6)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 23, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, between
Registrant and Cova Financial Life Insurance Company.
(10)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 12, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 23, 1999, between
Registrant and Met Life Investors Insurance Company (formerly, Cova Financial Life Insurance
Company).
(18)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between Registrant and The Guardian Insurance & Annuity
Company, Inc.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Life Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.
(11)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Life Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.
(14)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated August 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Life Insurance & Annuity Company.
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(18)
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(f) Amendment, dated January 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(27)
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(g) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998, between
Registrant and The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(27)
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(h) Amendment No. 6, dated July 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998 between
Registrant and The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(32)
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(i) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998 between
Registrant and The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(32)
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(j) Amendment No. 8, dated December 31, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 2, 1998 between
Registrant and The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company, Inc.
(33)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of
Canada (U.S.).
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 11, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated March 15, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(14)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated April 17, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant
and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S).
(18)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(18)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(18)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated April 1, 2002 to the Participation Agreement dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(20)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated August 5, 2002, to the Participation Agreement dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(20)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated August 20, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.
(27)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated December 31, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998,
between Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(27)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(27)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated January 29, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(28)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(29)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated August 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, between
Registrant and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).
(29)
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(27)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 1998, between Registrant and United Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(28)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 21, 1998, between Registrant and Keyport Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 28, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 21, 1998, between
Registrant and Keyport Life Insurance Company.
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(c) Amendment
No. 2, dated March 12, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 21, 1998,
between Registrant and Keyport Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(29)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant and PFL Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated June 30, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and PFL Life Insurance Company.
(7)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated November 27, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and PFL Life Insurance Company.
(8)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated August 1, 1999,
to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998,
between Registrant and PFL Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated February 28, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and PFL Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated July 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(18)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated August 15, 2001, to the Participation Agreement dated May 1, 1998, between
Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(18)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(20)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated July 15, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(20)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated December 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(20)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated December 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated September 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(p) Amendment and Novation, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(29)
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(q) Amendment, dated July 30, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant and
Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(29)
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(r) Amendment, dated January 10, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant
and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(30)
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(s) Amendment, dated June 10, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant and
Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, PFL Life Insurance Company).
(37)
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(30)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between Registrant and Fortis Benefits Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1998, between
Registrant and Fortis Benefits Insurance Company (n/k/a Union Security Insurance Company).
(28)
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(31)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between Registrant and American General Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 1, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(9)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 29, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated November 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 14, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated October 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated January 15, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated January 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between Registrant
and American General Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated August 31, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated February 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(30)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated September 15, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated December 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 1, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(32)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 20, 1998, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 1, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated October 14, 1999, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated July 15, 2000,
to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998,
between Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated July 15, 2001, to the Participation Agreement dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(33)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 30, 1998, between Registrant and Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 30, 1998, between
Registrant and AETNA Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
(18)
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(c) Amendment, dated July 12, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 30, 1998, between Registrant
and AETNA Life Insurance and Annuity Company (n/k/a ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company).
(27)
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(34)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant and The Union Central Life Insurance
Company.
(8)
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(b) Amendment 2, dated July 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(c) Amendment, dated January 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(d) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company (ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company).
(27)
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(e) Amendment 4, dated June 30, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(f) Amendment, dated November 5, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(g) Amendment, dated November 3, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant
and The Union Central Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(35)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between Registrant and United Investors Life Insurance
Company.
(8)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1998, between
Registrant and United Investors Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 29, 2002, to be effective as of November 1, 2000, to the Participation
Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between Registration and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 20, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between
Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated June 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between
Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated November 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between
Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between Registrant
and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between Registrant
and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between Registrant
and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(33)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated July 27, 2009,to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between
Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance
Company.
(37)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated October 19, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, between
Registrant and Hartford Life Insurance Company.
(37)
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(37)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 13, 1998, between Registrant and Keyport Benefit Life Insurance
Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 28, 1998 to the Participation Agreement, dated July 13, 1998, between
Registrant and Keyport Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(8)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated March 12, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 13, 1998, between
Registrant and Keyport Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(38)
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(a) Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated July 31, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated
July 27, 1998, between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc., and Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance
Company (formerly, Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company).
(29)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated March 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 31, 2007, between
Registrant AIM Distributors, Inc., and Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company (formerly, Allmerica
Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company).
(30)
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(39)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between Registrant and First
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Allmerica Financial Life
Insurance Company.
(7)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 11, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(13)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 10, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated October 4, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(14)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated December 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance
Company.
(18)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated May 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between
Registrant and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(i) Amendment dated January 1, 2003 to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between Registrant
and First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(40)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance
Company of New York.
(9)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 15, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated July 15, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(e) Amendment, dated January 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated October 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(28)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated April 2, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, between
Registrant and Lincoln Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York.
(29)
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(41)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated November 23, 1998, between Registrant and American General Annuity
Insurance Company.
(8)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 1999, to the Participation Agreement dated November 23, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Annuity Insurance Company.
(11)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated August 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated November 23, 1998, between
Registrant and American General Annuity Insurance Company.
(14)
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(42)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 1997, between Registrant and Prudential Insurance Company of
America.
(6)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated March 8, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 1997, between
Registrant and Prudential Insurance Company of America.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 1997, between Registrant
and Prudential Insurance Company of America.
(27)
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(d) Amendment, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 1997, between Registrant and
Prudential Insurance Company of America.
(29)
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(43)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 1, 1999, between Registrant and Sage Life Assurance of America,
Inc.
(9)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 1, 2001,
to the Participation Agreement, dated February 1, 1999,
between Registrant and Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 1, 2002,
to the Participation Agreement, dated February 1,
1999, between Registrant and Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 1, 1999, between
Registrant and Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
(27)
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(44)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 1999, between Registrant and Liberty Life Assurance Company of
Boston.
(9)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 1999, between
Registrant and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston.
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 1999,
between Registrant and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 2, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 1999,
between Registrant and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston.
(29)
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(45)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 13, 1999, between Registrant and Western-Southern Life
Insurance Company.
(10)
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(46)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1999, between Registrant and Columbus Life Insurance
Company.
(10)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 25, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1999, between
Registrant and Columbus Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 1999,
between Registrant and Columbus Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(47)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 26, 1999, between Registrant and First Variable Life
Insurance Company.
(10)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 26, 1999, between
Registrant and Protective Life Insurance Company (formerly, First Variable Life Insurance
Company).
(27)
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(48)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated August 21, 1999, between Registrant and Life Investors Insurance
Company of America.
(11)
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(b) Amendment, dated July 12, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated August 21, 1999, between
Registrant and Life Investors Insurance Company of America.
(28)
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(c) Amendment and Novation, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated August 21,
1999, between Registrant and Life Investors Insurance Company of America.
(29)
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(49)
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Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between Registrant and The Principal Life Insurance
Company.
(10)
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(50)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between Registrant and Principal Life Insurance
Company.
(11)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated May 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(d) Amendment, dated August 15, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(20)
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(e) Amendment. dated January 8, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(f) Amendment, dated February 14, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(g) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(h) Amendment, dated April 29, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 8, 1999, between
Registrant and Principal Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(51)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 14, 1999, between Registrant and Security First Life
Insurance Company.
(11)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 14 1999,
between Registrant and Security First Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(52)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 1999, between Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance
Company.
(11)
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(b) Amendment
No. 1, dated December 20, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated July
1, 1999, between Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(c) Amendment
No. 2, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1,
1999, between Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(53)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between Registrant and Allianz Life Insurance
Company of North
America.
(11)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between
Registrant and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between
Registrant and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.
(28)
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(54)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between Registrant and Preferred Life Insurance
Company of New York.
(11)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 27, 1999, between
Registrant and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (formerly, preferred Life Insurance
Company of New York).
(28)
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Participation Agreement, dated August 31, 1999, between Registrant and John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
(11)
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(56)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated August 31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life
Insurance Company in the City of New York.
(11)
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(b) Amendment
No. 1, dated October 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated August
31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(27)
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(c) Amendment
No. 2, dated December 31, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated
August 31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(27)
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(d) Amendment
No. 3, dated September 5, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated
August 31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(27)
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(e) Amendment
No. 4, dated July 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated August 31,
1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(32)
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(f) Amendment
No. 5, dated September 15, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated
August 31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(32)
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(g) Amendment
No. 6, dated December 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated August
31, 1999, between Registrant and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New
York.
(33)
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(57)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated November 1, 1999, between Registrant and AETNA Insurance Company
of America.
(12)
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(b) Amendment
No. 1, dated November 17, 2000, to the Participation Agreement dated
November 1, 1999, between Registrant and AETNA Insurance Company of America.
(18)
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(c) Amendment,
dated July 12, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated November 1,
1999, between Registrant and AETNA Insurance Company of America.
(27)
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(58)
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Participation Agreement, dated January 28, 2000, between Registrant and Northbrook Life Insurance
Company.
(13)
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(59)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2000, between Registrant and GE Life and Annuity
Assurance Company.
(14)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 12, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2000,
between Registrant and GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 29, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2000,
between Registrant and GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 27, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2000,
between Registrant and Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (formerly, GE Life and Annuity
Assurance Company).
(29)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated March 18, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2000,
between Registrant and Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (formerly, GE Life and Annuity
Assurance Company).
(30)
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(60)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 27, 2000, between Registrant and Reliastar Life Insurance
Company of New York.
(14)
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(61)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 27, 2000, between Registrant and Northern Life Insurance
Company.
(14)
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(62)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 27, 2000, between Registrant and Reliastar Life Insurance
Company.
(14)
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(63)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 10, 2000, between Registrant and Allmerica Financial Life
Insurance and Annuity Company.
(14)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 10, 2000,
between Registrant and Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
(18)
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(64)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 14, 2000, between Registrant and United Investors Life
Insurance Company.
(14)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 14, 2000, between
Registrant and United Investors Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(65)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000, between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and
Annuity Company of New York.
(14)
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(b) Amendment
No. 1, dated April 27, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated
April 17, 2000, between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New
York.
(20)
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(c) Amendment
No. 2, dated September 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated
April 17, 2000, between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New
York.
(20)
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(d) Amendment
No. 3, dated April 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17,
2000, between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(20)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 31, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(20)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated August 20, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(27)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(27)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated October 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(28)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated January 29, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(29)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(29)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated August 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000,
between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.
(29)
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(66)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated August 1, 2000, between Registrant and Kansas City Life Insurance
Company.
(14)
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(b) Amendment, dated October 31, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated August 1, 2000, between
Registrant and Kansas City Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(67)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated September 25, 2000, between Registrant and Security Life of
Denver Insurance
Company.
(14)
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(b) Amendment
No. 1, dated September 5, 2001, to the Private Placement Participation
Agreement, dated September 25, 2000, between Registrant and Security Life of Denver Insurance
Company.
(18)
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(68)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 26, 1999, between Registrant and American General Life
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 26,
1999, between Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated October 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 26, 1999,
between Registrant and American General Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(69)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 3, 2000, between Registrant and First Cova Life Insurance
Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 12, 2001, to the Participation Agreement dated December 31,
1997, between Registrant and First MetLife Investors Insurance Company (formerly, First Cova Life
Insurance Company).
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 30, 2007, to the Participation Agreement dated December 31, 1997,
between Registrant and First MetLife Investors Insurance Company (formerly, First Cova Life
Insurance Company).
(29)
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(70)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated February 1, 2001, between Registrant and Peoples Benefit Life
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 6, 2004, to the Participation Agreement between Registrant and Peoples
Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment and Novation, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated February 1,
2001, between Registrant and Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(29)
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(71)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated March 28, 2001, between Registrant and Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 28, 2001,
between Registrant and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 29, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 28, 2001,
between Registrant and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 15, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 28, 2001,
between Registrant and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(72)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 29, 2001, between Registrant and Phoenix Home Life Mutual
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(73)
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Participation Agreement, dated March 29, 2001, between Registrant and Phoenix Life and Annuity
Company.
(18)
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(74)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated March 29, 2001, between Registrant and PHL Variable Insurance
Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 29, 2001,
between Registrant and PHL Variable Insurance Company.
(30)
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(75)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 4, 2001, between Registrant and Annuity Investors Life
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 4, 2001,
between Registrant and Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amended, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 4, 2001, between
Registrant and Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amended, dated May 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 4, 2001, between
Registrant and Annuity Investors life Insurance Company.
(30)
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(76)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2001, between Registrant and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity
Company of New York.
(18)
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(77)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2001, between Registrant and Western Reserve Life
Assurance Co. of Ohio.
(18)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 30, 2001, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2001, between
Registrant and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated July 12, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2001, between
Registrant and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.
(28)
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(d) Amendment and Novation dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2001,
between Registrant and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.
(29)
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(78)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 13, 2001, between Registrant and Golden American Life
Insurance Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 13, 2001, between
Registrant and Golden American Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(79)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 24, 2001, between Registrant and Lincoln Benefit Life
Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 18, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 24, 2001,
between Registrant and Lincoln Benefit Life Company.
(20)
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(80)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2000, between Registrant and The Travelers Life and
Annuity Company.
(18)
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(b) Amendment, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2000, between
Registrant and The Travelers Life and Annuity Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated March 31, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2000, between
Registrant and The Travelers Life and Annuity Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment, dated April 28, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2000, between
Registrant and MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut (formerly, The Travelers Life and Annuity
Company).
(30)
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(81)
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Participation Agreement, dated November 1, 2001, between Registrant and The American Life Insurance
Company of New York.
(18)
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(82)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between the Registrant and Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, to the
Participation Agreement dated May 1, 2002, between the Registrant and Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(83)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated March 4, 2002, between Registrant and Minnesota Life Insurance
Company.
(19)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 4, 2002,
between Registrant and Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Inc.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 4, 2002,
between Registrant and Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Inc.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 4, 2002,
between Registrant and Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Inc.
(28)
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(84)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between Registrant and AUSA Life Insurance Company,
Inc.
(20)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between
Registrant and AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated July 12, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between
Registrant and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AUSA Life Insurance Company,
Inc.).
(28)
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(d) Amendment and Novation, dated May 1, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002,
between Registrant and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AUSA Life Insurance
Company, Inc.).
(29)
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(e) Amendment, dated July 30, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between
Registrant and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AUSA Life Insurance Company,
Inc.).
(29)
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(f) Amendment, dated January 10, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between
Registrant and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AUSA Life Insurance Company,
Inc.).
(30)
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(g) Amendment, dated June 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2002, between
Registrant and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AUSA Life Insurance Company,
Inc.).
(37)
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(85)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2002, between Registrant and CUNA Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
(20)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2002,
between Registrant and CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
(30)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated March 19, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2002,
between Registrant and CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
(30)
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(86)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between Registrant and SAFECO Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between
Registrant and SAFECO Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between
Registrant and SAFECO Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment, dated July 15, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2000, between
Registrant and SAFECO Life Insurance Company (n/k/a Symetra Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(87)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 22, 2002, between Registrant and The Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 22, 2002, between
Registrant and the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(88)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated June 21, 2002, between Registrant and First Security Benefit Life
Insurance and Annuity Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 1, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 21, 2002, between
Registrant and First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 29, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 21, 2002,
between Registrant and First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 15, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated June 21, 2002,
between Registrant and First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
(28)
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(89)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2003, between Registrant and MONY Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(90)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2003, between Registrant and MONY Life Insurance Company of
America.
(27)
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(91)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated September 1, 2005, between Registrant and American National
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment, dated March 2, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 1, 2005, between
Registrant and American National Insurance Company.
(29)
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(92)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 12, 1999, between Registrant and Security Equity Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 31, 2003, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 12, 1999,
between Registrant and Security Equity Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(93)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated October 12, 1999, between Registrant and General American Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment, dated September 2, 2002, to the Participation Agreement, dated October 12, 1999,
between Registrant and General American Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(94)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2003, between Registrant and Jefferson National Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2003, between
Registrant and Jefferson National Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment, dated May 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2003, between
Registrant and Jefferson National Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment, dated May 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2003, between
Registrant and Jefferson National Life Insurance Company.
(30)
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(95)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Midland National Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(96)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and National Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(97)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 28, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated September 30, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(37)
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(98)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance
Corporation (formerly, Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company).
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 31, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation (formerly, Ameritas Variable Life
Insurance Company).
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated November 5, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation (formerly, Ameritas Variable Life
Insurance Company).
(29)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 3, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation (formerly, Ameritas Variable Life
Insurance Company).
(32)
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(99)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(b) Novation to Participation Agreement, dated February 26, 2007, to the Participation Agreement,
dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Company.
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 1, effective November 5, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30,
2004, between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
(29)
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(d) Amendment No. 2, effective November 3, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30,
2004, between Registrant and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
(32)
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(100)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Business Mens Assurance
Company of America.
(27)
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(101)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and American Skandia Life
Assurance Corp.
(27)
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(102)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Great- West Life Annuity
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(103)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and American United Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and American United Life Insurance Company.
(33)
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(104)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2003, between Registrant and GE Capital Life Assurance
Company of New
York.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 29, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2003,
between Registrant and GE Capital Life Assurance Company of New York.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 27, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2003,
between Registrant and Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York (formerly, GE Capital Life
Assurance Company of New York).
(29)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated March 18, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated March 2, 2003,
between Registrant and Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York (formerly, GE Capital life
Assurance Company of New York).
(30)
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(105)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and American Partners Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(106)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 1, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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C-32
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(107)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and C.M. Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(108)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 2005, between Registrant and AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 16, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 2005,
between Registrant and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.
(37)
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(109)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated September 14, 2005, between Registrant and New York Life
Insurance and Annuity
Corp.
(27)
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(b) Addendum, dated March 17, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 14, 2005,
between Registrant and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 1, dated April 2, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 14, 2005,
between Registrant and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp.
(33)
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(d) Amendment No. 2, dated August 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 14, 2005,
between Registrant and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp.
(37)
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(e) Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated September 14,
2005, between Registrant and New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp.
(37)
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(110)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Chase Insurance Life and
Annuity Company.
(27)
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(111)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and Kemper Investors Life
Insurance Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 28, 2008, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant and Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company.
(32)
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(112)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated January 6, 2003, between Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance
Company.
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated January 6, 2003,
between Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated July 1, 2005, to the Participation Agreement, dated January 6, 2003,
between Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
(27)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated January 13, 2009, to the Participation Agreement, dated January 6, 2003,
between Registrant and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.
(33)
|
C-33
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(113)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc. and
First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company.
(28)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated November 15, 2007, to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc., and First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(29)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 20, 2008, to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc., and First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(30)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated December 23, 2008, to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc., and First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(33)
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(114)
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(a) Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc., and
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company.
(29)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2004, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc. and Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(28)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated August 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc. and Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(28)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated November 15, 2007, to the Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004,
between Registrant, A I M Distributors, Inc. and Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company.
(29)
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(115)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and The Manufacturers Life
Insurance Company of New York (effective January 1, 2005, John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New
York).
(28)
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(116)
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Participation Agreement, dated April 30, 2004, between Registrant and The Manufacturers Life
Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (effective January 1, 2005, John Hancock Life Insurance Company
(U.S.A.).
(28)
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(117)
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Participation Agreement, dated December 1, 2008, between Registrant and Pacific Life & Annuity
Company.
(33)
|
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(118)
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Participation Agreement, dated December 1, 2008, between Registrant and Pacific Life Insurance
Company.
(33)
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(119)
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Accounting Services Agreement, dated March 31, 1993, between the Registrant and State Street Bank
and Trust Company.
(4)
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(120)
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Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated December 7, 1999, between Registrant and AIM Variable
Insurance Funds.
(12)
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(121)
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Third Amended and Restated Interfund Loan Agreement, dated December 30, 2005, between Registrant
and A I M Advisors, Inc.
( 28)
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(122)
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Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2010, between
Registrant, on behalf of all funds, and Invesco Advisers, Inc., regarding securities
lending.
(39)
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C-34
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(123)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2010, between Registrant, on behalf of certain
funds, and Invesco Advisers, Inc., regarding advisory fee waivers.
(39)
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(124)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2010, between Registrant, on behalf of all funds, and
Invesco Advisers, Inc., regarding expense limitations.
(39)
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(125)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2010, between Registrant, and Invesco Aim
Distributors, Inc., regarding 12b-1 Fee Waivers.
(39)
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Legal Opinion.
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j (1)
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Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP.
(39)
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(2)
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
(39)
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Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 2009 are incorporated by reference to the
Funds annual reports to shareholders contained in the Registrants Form N-CSR filed on February 26,
2010.
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l (1)
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(a) Agreements Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, the AIM
V.I. Diversified Income Fund, the AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund, the AIM V.I. Growth Fund, the
AIM V.I. International Equity Fund, the AIM V.I. Money Market Fund, and the AIM V.I. Value
Fund.
(4)
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(b) Agreements Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Growth and Income Fund and the AIM
V.I. Utilities Fund.
(4)
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(c) Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Aggressive Growth Fund, the AIM V.I.
Balanced Fund, the AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund and the AIM V.I. High Yield Fund.
(7)
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(d) Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Blue Chip Fund.
(11)
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(e) Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Dent Demographic Trends
Fund.
(11)
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(f) Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of the AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund and the AIM V.I.
Mid Cap Equity Fund, dated September 7, 2001.
(18)
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(g) Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund, dated
October 21, 2008.
(33)
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m (1)
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(a) Registrants Master Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Series II shares.
(17)
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(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated September 7,
2001.
(18)
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(c) Amendment No. 2 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated May 1, 2002.
(20)
|
C-35
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(d) Amendment No. 3 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated
August 29, 2003.
(22)
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(e) Amendment No. 4 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated
April 30, 2004.
(24)
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(f) Amendment No. 5 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated
October 15, 2004.
(24)
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(g) Amendment No. 6 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated
July 1, 2005.
(26)
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(h) Amendment No. 7 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated December 21,
2005.
(26)
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(i) Amendment No. 8 to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated May 1,
2006.
(28)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated June 12,
2006.
(28)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, July 3,
2006.
(28)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated November 6,
2006.
(28)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated December 21,
2006.
(28)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated May 1,
2007.
(29)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated October 22,
2008.
(33)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated February 12,
2010.
(39)
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(q) Form of Amendment No. 16, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan.
(39)
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n
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Registrants Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan, effective July 16, 2001, as
amended and restated August 18, 2003.
(22)
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o
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Reserved
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p (1)
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, adopted January 1, 2010, relating to Invesco
Advisers, Inc. and any of its subsidiaries
(37)
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(2)
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-
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Invesco Perpetual Policy on Corporate Governance, updated February 2008, relating to
Invesco Asset Management Limited.
(37)
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(3)
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-
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Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited Code of Ethics on behalf of AIM Japan
Fund.
(29)
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C-36
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(4)
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-
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Invesco Staff Ethics and Personal Share Dealing, dated September 2008, relating to
Invesco Hong Kong Limited.
(37)
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(5)
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-
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Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, revised September 2009, Invesco Trimark Ltd., Policy No.
D-6 Gifts and Entertainment, revised March 2008, and Policy No. D-7 AIM Trimark Personal
Trading Policy, revised February 2008, together the Code of Ethics relating to Invesco
Trimark Ltd.
(37)
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(6)
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-
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Code of Ethics dated May 1, 2008, relating to Invesco Continental Europe Invesco Asset
Management Deutschland GmbH.
(33)
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(7)
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-
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Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, revised September 2009, relating to Invesco Australia
Limited.
(37)
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q (1)
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Powers of Attorney for Baker, Bayley, Bunch, Crockett, Dowden, Fields, Flanagan,
Mathai-Davis, Pennock, Soll, Stickel and Taylor.
(35)
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(2)
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Power of Attorney for Mr. Frischling.
(35)
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(1)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on April 19, 1993.
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(2)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4, filed on November 3, 1994.
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(3)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6, filed on April 26, 1995.
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(4)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7, filed electronically on April 29, 1996.
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(5)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, filed electronically on April 23, 1997.
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(6)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed electronically on February 13, 1998.
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(7)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10, filed electronically on October 2, 1998.
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(8)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, filed electronically on February 18, 1999.
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(9)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, filed electronically on April 29, 1999.
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(10)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, filed electronically on July 13, 1999.
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(11)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14, filed electronically on September 28, 1999.
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(12)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15, filed electronically on February 16, 2000.
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(13)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, filed electronically on February 17, 2000.
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(14)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18, filed electronically on February 16, 2001.
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(15)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19, filed electronically on April 12, 2001.
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(16)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 20, filed electronically on May 29, 2001.
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(17)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 21, filed electronically on July 18, 2001.
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(18)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 22, filed electronically on February 12, 2002.
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(19)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 24, filed electronically on April 30, 2002.
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(20)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 25, filed electronically on April 29, 2003.
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(21)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 26, filed electronically on June 18, 2003.
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(22)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 27, filed electronically on February 13, 2004.
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(23)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 28, filed electronically on April 13, 2004.
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(24)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 29, filed electronically on February 28, 2005.
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(25)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 30, filed electronically on April 29, 2005.
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(26)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 31, filed electronically on February 14, 2006.
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(27)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 32, filed electronically on April 27, 2006.
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(28)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 33, filed electronically on April 27, 2007.
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(29)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 34, filed electronically on February 11, 2008.
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(30)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 35, filed electronically on April 28, 2008.
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(31)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 36, filed electronically on August 8, 2008.
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(32)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 37, filed electronically on October 22, 2008.
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(33)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 38, filed electronically on April 28, 2009.
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(34)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 39, filed electronically on November 25, 2009.
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(35)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 40, filed electronically on February 5, 2010.
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(36)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 41, filed electronically on February 11, 2010.
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(37)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 42, filed electronically on February 12, 2010.
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(38)
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Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 43, filed electronically on February 18, 2010.
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(39)
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Filed herewith electronically.
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C-37
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant
None.
Item 30.
Indemnification
Indemnification provisions for officers, trustees, and
employees of the Registrant are set forth in Article VIII of
the Registrants Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust and Article VIII of its Amended and
Restated Bylaws, and are hereby incorporated by reference.
See Items 28(a) and (b) above. Under the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective as of
September 14, 2005, as amended (i) Trustees or officers,
when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable
for any act, omission or obligation of the Registrant or any
Trustee or officer except by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his office with the Trust;
(ii) every Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the
Registrant shall be indemnified to the fullest extent
permitted under the Delaware Statutory Trust act, the
Registrants Bylaws and other applicable law; (iii) in case
any shareholder or former shareholder of the Registrant
shall be held to be personally liable solely by reason of
his being or having been a shareholder of the Registrant or
any portfolio or class and not because of his acts or
omissions or for some other reason, the shareholder or
former shareholder (or his heirs, executors, administrators
or other legal representatives, or, in the case of a
corporation or other entity, its corporate or general
successor) shall be entitled, out of the assets belonging to
the applicable portfolio (or allocable to the applicable
class), to be held harmless from and indemnified against all
loss and expense arising from such liability in accordance
with the Bylaws and applicable law. The Registrant, on
behalf of the affected portfolio (or class), shall upon
request by the shareholder, assume the defense of any such
claim made against the shareholder for any act or obligation
of that portfolio (or class).
The Registrant and other investment companies and their
respective officers and trustees are insured under a joint
Mutual Fund Directors & Officers Liability Policy, issued by
ICI Mutual Insurance Company and certain other domestic
insurers, with limits up to a $60,000,000 (plus an
additional $20,000,000 limit that applies to independent
directors/trustees only).
Section 16 of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement
between the Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco
Advisers) provides that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of
Invesco Advisers or any of its officers, directors or
employees, that Invesco Advisers shall not be subject to
liability to the Registrant or to any series of the
Registrant, or to any shareholder of any series of the
Registrant for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any
losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or
sale of any security. Any liability of Invesco Advisers to
any series of the Registrant shall not automatically impart
liability on the part of Invesco Advisers to any other
series of the Registrant. No series of the Registrant shall
be liable for the obligations of any other series of the
Registrant.
C-38
Section 9 of the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds (the Sub-Advisory Contract) between Invesco
Advisers, on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset
Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd.,
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia
Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (each a
Sub-Adviser, collectively the Sub-Advisers) provides
that the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any costs or
liabilities arising from any error of judgment or mistake of
law or any loss suffered by any series of the Registrant or
the Registrant in connection with the matters to which the
Sub-Advisory Contract relates except a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the
part of the Sub-Adviser in the performance by the
Sub-Adviser of its duties or from reckless disregard by the
Sub-Adviser of its obligations and duties under the
Sub-Advisory Contract.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in such Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereby, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in such Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
Item 31.
Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor
The only employment of a substantial nature of the Advisors
directors and officers is with Invesco Advisers and its
affiliated companies. For information as to the business,
profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature
of each of the officers and directors of Invesco Asset
Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd.,
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia
Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (each a
Sub-Adviser, collectively the Sub-Advisers) reference is
made to Form ADV filed under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 by each Sub-Adviser herein incorporated by reference.
Reference is also made to the caption Fund ManagementThe
Adviser of the Prospectuses which comprises Part A of this
Registration Statement, and to the discussion under the
caption Management of the Trust of the Statement of
Additional Information which comprises Part B of this
Registration Statement, and to Item 32(b) of this Part C.
C-39
Item 32.
Principal Underwriters
(a)
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Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., the Registrants principal underwriter, also acts as a principal underwriter to the following investment companies:
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AIM Counselor Series Trust
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AIM Tax-Exempt Funds
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AIM Equity Funds
|
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AIM Treasurers Series Trust
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AIM Funds Group
|
|
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
|
AIM Growth Series
|
|
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
|
AIM International Mutual Funds
|
|
PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
|
AIM Investment Funds
|
|
PowerShares Actively Managed
Exchange-Traded
|
AIM Investment Securities Funds
|
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Fund Trust
|
AIM Sector Funds
|
|
Short-Term Investments Trust
|
(b)
|
|
The following table sets forth information with respect to each director, officer or partner of Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
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Name and Principal
|
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Position and Offices with
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Positions and Offices
|
Business Address*
|
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Underwriter
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with Registrant
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Robert Brooks
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Director
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None
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John S. Cooper
|
|
Director & President
|
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None
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William Hoppe, Jr.
|
|
Director & Executive Vice President
|
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None
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Karen Dunn Kelley
|
|
Executive Vice President
|
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Vice President
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Brian Lee
|
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Executive Vice President
|
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None
|
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Ben Utt
|
|
Executive Vice President
|
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None
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|
|
LuAnn S. Katz
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
|
None
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|
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|
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Ivy B. McLemore
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
|
None
|
|
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|
|
|
Lyman Missimer III
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
|
Assistant Vice President
|
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David J. Nardecchia
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
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None
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|
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|
|
Margaret A. Vinson
|
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Senior Vice President
|
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None
|
|
|
|
|
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Gary K. Wendler
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
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None
|
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|
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|
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John M. Zerr
|
|
Senior Vice President & Secretary
|
|
Senior Vice President,
Secretary & Chief Legal
Officer
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David A. Hartley
|
|
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
|
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None
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|
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Lisa O. Brinkley
|
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
|
Vice President
|
|
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|
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Lance A. Rejsek
|
|
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
|
|
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
|
C-40
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*
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11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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Item 33.
|
|
Location of Accounts and Records
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Invesco Advisers, Inc., 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta,
GA 30309, will maintain physical possession of each such
account, book or other document of the Registrant at the
Registrants principal executive offices, 11 Greenway Plaza,
Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173, except for those
relating to certain transactions in portfolio securities that
are maintained by the Registrants Custodian, State Street
Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, and The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson
Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431, with respect to AIM V.I.
Money Market Fund and the Registrants Transfer Agent and
Dividend Paying Agent, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 4739, Houston, Texas 77210-4739.
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Records may also be maintained at the offices of:
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Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
An der Welle 5
1st Floor
Frankfurt, Germany 60322
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Invesco Asset Management Limited
30 Finsbury Square
London, United Kingdom
EC2A 1AG
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Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
25
th
Floor, Shiroyama Trust Tower
3-1, Toranoman 4-chome, Minato-Ku
Tokyo, Japan 105-6025
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Invesco Australia Limited
333 Collins Street, Level 26
Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited
32
nd
Floor
Three Pacific Place
1 Queens Road East
Hong Kong
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Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
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Invesco Trimark Ltd.
5140 Yonge Street
Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M2N 6X7
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Item 34.
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Management Services
|
C-41
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused
this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Houston, Texas on the 27
th
day of April, 2010.
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Registrant: AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
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By:
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/s/ Philip A. Taylor
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Philip A. Taylor, President
|
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|
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
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SIGNATURES
|
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Philip A. Taylor
(Philip A. Taylor)
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Trustee & President
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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April 27, 2010
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/s/ Bob R. Baker*
(Bob R. Baker)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
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/s/ Frank S. Bayley*
(Frank S. Bayley)
|
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Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
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/s/ James T. Bunch*
(James T. Bunch)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
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|
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/s/ Bruce L. Crockett*
(Bruce L. Crockett)
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|
Chair & Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
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|
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/s/ Albert R. Dowden*
(Albert R. Dowden)
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|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
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|
|
|
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/s/ Martin L. Flanagan*
(Martin L. Flanagan)
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|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
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|
/s/ Jack M. Fields*
(Jack M. Fields)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Carl Frischling*
(Carl Frischling)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
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/s/ Prema Mathai-Davis*
(Prema Mathai-Davis)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Lewis F. Pennock*
(Lewis F. Pennock)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
|
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|
/s/ Larry Soll*
(Larry Soll)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
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|
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SIGNATURES
|
|
TITLE
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|
DATE
|
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|
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/s/ Raymond Stickel, Jr.*
(Raymond Stickel, Jr.)
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|
Trustee
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
|
|
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|
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/s/ Sheri Morris
(Sheri Morris)
|
|
Vice President & Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
|
|
April 27, 2010
|
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*By
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|
/s/ Philip A. Taylor
Philip A. Taylor
Attorney-in-Fact
|
|
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*
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|
Philip A. Taylor, pursuant to powers of attorney filed in Registrants Post-Effective Amendment
No. 40 on February 5, 2010.
|
INDEX
|
|
|
Exhibit
|
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|
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
a(1)(p)
|
|
Amendment No. 15, dated February 10, 2010, effective as of April 30,
2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of
Registrant
|
|
|
|
a(1)(q)
|
|
Amendment No. 16, dated February 12, 2010, effective as of April 30,
2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of
Registrant
|
|
|
|
a(1)(r)
|
|
Amendment No. 17, dated February 26, 2010, effective as of April 30,
2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of
Registrant
|
|
|
|
d(1)(t)
|
|
Amendment No. 19, dated February 12, 2010, to Master Investment
Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.,
successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
|
|
|
|
d(2)(d)
|
|
Amendment No. 3, dated February 12, 2010, to Master Intergroup
Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008, between
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors,
Inc., on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management
Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco Asset
Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong
Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco
Trimark Ltd.
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d(2)(e)
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Amendment No. 4, dated March 3, 2010, to Master Intergroup
Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008, between
Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco Aim Advisors,
Inc., on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management
Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco Asset
Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong
Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco
Trimark Ltd.
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e(1)(p)
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Amendment No. 15, dated February 12, 2010, to First Amended and
Restated Master Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Invesco
Aim Distributors, Inc.
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e(1)(q)
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Form of Amendment No. 16, to First Amended and Restated Master
Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Invesco Aim
Distributors, Inc.
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h(1)(g)
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Amendment No. 6, dated January 1, 2010, to the Third Amended and
Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement July 1, 2006,
between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to
Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
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h(1)(h)
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Amendment No. 7, dated February 12, 2010, to the Third Amended and
Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement July 1, 2006,
between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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h(122)
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Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of
February 12, 2010, between Registrant, on behalf of all funds, and
Invesco Advisers, Inc., regarding securities lending
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h(123)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2010, between
Registrant, on behalf of certain funds, and Invesco Advisers, Inc.,
regarding advisory fee waivers
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h(124)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2010, between
Registrant, on behalf of all funds, and Invesco Advisers, Inc.,
regarding expense limitations
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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h(125)
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Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2010, between
Registrant, and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., regarding 12b-1 Fee
Waivers
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j(1)
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Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
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j(2)
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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m(1)(p)
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Amendment No. 15, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan, dated
February 12, 2010
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m(1)(q)
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Form of Amendment No. 16, to the Registrants Master Distribution Plan
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