As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2012

1933 Act Registration No. 002-85905
1940 Act Registration No. 811-03826

 

 

AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (713) 626-1919

John M. Zerr, Esquire
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

o		immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
þ		on July 30, 2012 pursuant to paragraph (b)
o		60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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o		75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
o		on (date), pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

 

Class: A (IFOAX), B (IFOBX), C (IFOCX), Y (IFODX)

Invesco Technology Sector Fund

 

Invesco Technology Sector Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

 

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.

 

As of the close of business on May 6, 2011, the Fund limited public sales of its shares to certain investors.

 

 

 

        Invesco Technology Sector Fund

 

 

 

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

 

Convertible Securities Risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.

 

Depositary Receipts. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

 

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

 

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

 

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s 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 Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.

 

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

 

Sector Fund Risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile than non-concentrated funds.

 

Mid-Capitalization Risk. Stocks of 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 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.

 

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

 

Technology Sector Risk. Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.

 

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class B shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

 

Investment Objective, Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings

 

 

 

The portfolio managers will consider selling the security of an issuer if, among other things, (1) a security’s price reaches its valuation target; (2) an issuer’s fundamentals deteriorate; (3) it no longer meets the investment criteria; or (4) a more attractive investment opportunity is identified.

 

The Fund may take temporary “defensive” positions in attempting to respond to adverse market conditions. The Fund may invest any amount of its assets in cash or money market instruments in a defensive posture that may be inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies when the Adviser believes it is advisable to do so.

 

Although taking a defensive posture is designed to protect the Fund from an anticipated market downturn, it could have the effect of reducing the benefit from any upswing in the market. When the Fund takes a defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objective.

 

The percentage limitations relating to the composition of the Fund’s portfolio apply at the time the Fund acquires an investment. Subsequent percentage changes that result from market fluctuations generally will not require the Fund to sell any portfolio security. However, the Fund may be required to sell its illiquid securities holdings, or reduce its borrowings, if any, in response to fluctuations in the value of such holdings.

 

The Fund’s 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.

 

factors may include additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of timely information.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. The value of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.

 

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

 

Sector Fund Risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. This means that the Fund’s investment concentration in the 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.

 

Mid-Capitalization Risk. Stocks of 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 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.

 

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

 

Technology Sector Risk. Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.

 

Portfolio Holdings

A description of Fund policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings is available in the SAI, which is available at www.invesco.com/us.

Fund Management

 

The Adviser(s)

Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco) serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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.

 

Pending Litigation. Detailed information concerning pending litigation can be found in the SAI.

 

Adviser Compensation

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, the Adviser received compensation of 0.66% of Invesco Technology Sector Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the investment advisory agreement and investment sub-advisory agreements of the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent semi-annual report to shareholders for the six-month period ended October 31.

 

Portfolio Managers

The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio:

 

 

A lead manager generally has final authority over all aspects of a portion of the Fund’s 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/us. The Web site is not part of this prospectus.

 

The Fund’s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ investments in the Fund, a description of the compensation structure and information regarding other accounts managed.

Sales Charges

Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Technology Sector Fund are subject to the maximum 5.50% initial sales charge as listed under the heading “Category I Initial Sales Charges” in the “Shareholder Account Information—Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)” section of this prospectus. Class B shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010 will be subject to payment of Category II contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs) during the applicable CDSC periods (including exchanges into Class B Shares of another Invesco Fund during the applicable CDSC periods) listed under the heading “CDSCs on Class B Shares” in the “Shareholder Account Information—Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)” section of the prospectus. New or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted; but investors may pay a Category I CDSC if they redeem Class B shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010 within a specified number of years after purchase, as listed under the heading “CDSCs on Class B Shares” in the “Shareholder Account Information—Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)” section of the prospectus. Purchases of Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. For more information on CDSCs, see the “Shareholder Account Information—Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)” section of the prospectus.

 

Capital Gains Distributions

The Fund generally distributes long-term and short-term capital gains (net of any available capital loss carryovers), if any, at least annually. Capital gains distributions may vary considerably from year to year as a result of the Fund’s normal investment activities and cash flows. During a time of economic volatility, a fund may experience capital losses and unrealized depreciation in value of investments, the effect of which may be to reduce or eliminate capital gains distributions for a period of time. Even though a fund may experience a current year loss, it may nonetheless distribute prior year capital gains.

 

Limited Fund Offering

The Fund is closed to new investors. Investors should note that the Fund reserves the right to refuse any order that might disrupt the efficient management of the Fund. Investors who were invested in the Fund on or prior to May 6, 2011 may continue to make additional purchases in their accounts. Any retirement plan may continue to make additional purchases of Fund shares and may add new accounts at the plan level that may purchase Fund shares if the retirement plan had invested in the Fund as of May 6, 2011. Any brokerage firm wrap program may continue to make additional purchases of Fund shares and may add new accounts at the program level that may purchase Fund shares if the brokerage firm wrap program had invested in the Fund as of May 6, 2011.

 

The Fund may resume sale of shares to new investors on a future date if the Adviser determines it is appropriate.

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

 

The BofA 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 Depositary Receipts.

 

The Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of science and technology funds tracked by Lipper.

 

6        Invesco Technology Sector Fund

 

The financial highlights show the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s financial history for the past five fiscal years or, if shorter, the period of operations of the Fund or any of its share classes. The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s financial performance. The Fund has the same investment objective and similar investment policies as the predecessor fund. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund or predecessor 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 and the predecessor fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

 

The information for the fiscal years ended after June 1, 2010 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request. The information for the fiscal years ended prior to June 1, 2010 has been audited by the auditor to the predecessor fund.

 

7        Invesco Technology Sector Fund

In addition to the Fund, Invesco serves as investment adviser to many other Invesco and Invesco Van Kampen mutual funds that are offered to retail investors (Invesco Funds or Funds). The following information is about all of the Invesco Funds that offer retail share classes.

 

If shares of the Funds are held in an account maintained by an intermediary or in the name of a conduit investment vehicle (and not in the name of an individual investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may impose rules which differ from, and/or charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.

 

Additional information is available on the Internet at www.invesco.com/us. Go to the tab for “Accounts & Services,” then click on “Service Center,” or consult the Fund’s SAI, which is available on that same Web site or upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this prospectus.

 

Choosing a Share Class

Each Fund may offer multiple classes of shares and not all Funds offer all share classes discussed herein. Each class represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments. Certain classes have higher expenses than other classes which may lower the return on your investment when compared to a less expensive class. In deciding which class of shares to purchase, you should consider the following attributes of the various share classes, among other things: (i) the eligibility requirements that apply to purchases of a particular class, (ii) the initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), if any, applicable to the class, (iii) the 12b-1 fee, if any, paid by the class, and (iv) any services you may receive from a financial intermediary. Please contact your financial adviser to assist you in making your decision. Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on the fees and expenses of a particular Fund’s share classes.

 

 

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MCF—07/12

 

In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the following Funds offer the following additional share classes on a limited basis:

 

 

Share Class Eligibility

 

Class A, B, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares

Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are available to all retail investors, including individuals, trusts, corporations and other business and charitable organizations and eligible employee benefit plans. The share classes offer different fee structures which are intended to compensate financial intermediaries for services provided in connection with the sale of shares and continued maintenance of the customer relationship. You should consider the services provided by your financial adviser and any other financial intermediaries who will be involved in the servicing of your account when choosing a share class.

 

New or additional investments in Class B shares are not permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue as Class B shareholders, continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Funds as permitted by the current exchange privileges, until they convert. For Class B shares outstanding on November 29, 2010 and Class B shares acquired upon reinvestment of dividends, all Class B share attributes including the associated Rule 12b-1 fee, CDSC and conversion features, will continue.

 

Class A2 Shares

Class A2 shares, which are offered only on Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, are closed to new investors. All references in this prospectus to Class A shares, shall include Class A2 shares, unless otherwise noted.

 

Class A5, B5, C5 and R5 Shares

Class A5, B5, C5 and R5 shares are closed to new investors. Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in Class A5, C5 or R5 of a specific Fund may make additional purchases into Class A5, C5 and R5, respectively, of such specific Fund. All references in this Prospectus to Class A, B, C or R shares of the Invesco Funds shall include Class A5 (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), B5, C5, or R5 shares, respectively, of the Invesco Funds, unless otherwise noted. All references in this Prospectus to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund shall include Class A5 shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, unless otherwise noted.

 

Class P Shares

In addition to the other share classes discussed herein, the Invesco Summit Fund offers Class P shares, which were historically sold only through the AIM Summit Investors Plans I and II (each a Plan and, collectively, the Summit Plans). Class P shares are sold with no initial sales charge and have a 12b-1 fee of 0.10%. However, Class P shares are not sold to members of the general public. Only shareholders who had accounts in the Summit Plans at the close of business on December 8, 2006 may purchase Class P shares and only until the total of their combined investments in the Summit Plans and in Class P shares directly equals the face amount of their former Plan under the 30 year extended investment option. The face amount of a Plan is the combined total of all scheduled monthly investments under the Plan. For a Plan with a scheduled monthly investment of $100.00, the face amount would have been $36,000.00 under the 30 year extended investment option.

 

Class R Shares

Class R shares are generally available only to eligible employee benefit plans. These may include, for example, retirement and deferred compensation plans maintained pursuant to Sections 401, 403, and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code); nonqualified deferred compensation plans; health savings accounts maintained pursuant to Section 223 of the Code; and voluntary employees’ beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. Retirement plans maintained pursuant to Section 401 generally include 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, and defined benefit plans. Class R shares are generally not available for individual retirement accounts (IRAs) such as traditional, Roth, SEP, SAR-SEP and SIMPLE IRAs.

 

Class S Shares

Class S shares are limited to investors who purchase shares with the proceeds received from a systematic contractual investment plan redemption within the 12 months prior to purchasing Class S shares, and who purchase through an approved financial intermediary that has an agreement with the distributor to sell Class S shares. Class S shares are not otherwise sold to members of the general public. An investor purchasing Class S shares will not pay an initial sales charge. The investor will no longer be eligible to purchase additional Class S shares at that point where the value of the contributions to the prior systematic contractual investment plan combined with the subsequent Class S share contributions equals the face amount of what would have been the investor’s systematic contractual investment plan under the 30-year investment option. The face amount of a systematic contractual investment plan is the combined total of all scheduled monthly investments under that plan. For a plan with a scheduled monthly investment of $100.00, the face amount would have been $36,000.00 under the 30-year extended investment option.

 

Class Y Shares

Class Y shares are generally available to (i) investors who purchase through a fee-based advisory account with an approved financial intermediary, (ii) defined contribution plans, defined benefit retirement plans, endowments or foundations, (iii) banks or bank trust departments acting

 

A-2        The Invesco Funds

on their own behalf or as trustee or manager for trust accounts, or (iv) any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee (or immediate family members of a current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. In fee-based advisory programs, a financial intermediary typically charges each investor a fee based on the value of the investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y shares are generally not available for individual retirement accounts (IRAs) such as traditional, Roth, SEP, SAR-SEP and SIMPLE IRAs.

 

Subject to any conditions or limitations imposed on the servicing of Class Y shares by your financial adviser, if you received Class Y shares as a result of a merger or reorganization of a predecessor fund into any of the Funds, you will be permitted to make additional Class Y share purchases.

 

Investor Class Shares

Some of the Funds offer Investor Class shares.  Investor Class shares are sold with no initial sales charge and have a maximum 12b-1 fee of 0.25%. Investor Class shares are not sold to members of the general public. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class shares:

 

 

No investor will pay an initial sales charge in the following circumstances:

 

Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions

You may qualify for reduced sales charges or sales charge exceptions. Qualifying types of accounts for you and your “Immediate Family” as described in a Fund’s SAI include individual, joint, certain trusts, 529 college savings plan and Coverdell Education Savings, certain retirement plans established for the benefit of an individual, and Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minor Acts accounts. To qualify for these reductions or exceptions, you or your financial adviser must notify the transfer agent and provide the necessary documentation at the time of purchase that your purchase qualifies for such treatment. Certain individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans may link accounts for the purpose of qualifying for lower initial sales charges.

 

Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund or Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund or Investor Class shares of any fund will not be taken into account in determining whether a purchase qualifies for a reduction in initial sales charges pursuant to Rights of Accumulation or Letters of Intent.

 

Rights of Accumulation

You may combine your new purchases of Class A shares of a Fund with other Fund shares currently owned (Class A, B, C, IB, IC, P, R, S or Y) for the purpose of qualifying for the lower initial sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases. The applicable initial sales charge for the new purchase is based on the total of your current purchase and the value of other shares owned based on their current public offering price. The transfer agent may automatically link certain accounts registered in the same name with the same taxpayer identification number for the purpose of qualifying you for lower initial sales charge rates.

 

Letters of Intent

Under a Letter of Intent (LOI), you commit to purchase a specified dollar amount of Class A shares of one or more Funds during a 13-month period. The amount you agree to purchase determines the initial sales charge you pay. If the full amount committed to in the LOI is not invested by the end of the 13-month period, your account will generally be assessed the higher initial sales charge that would normally be applicable to the total amount actually invested.

 

Reinstatement Following Redemption

If you redeem any class of shares of a Fund, you may reinvest all or a portion of the proceeds from the redemption in the same share class of any Fund in the same Category within 180 days of the redemption without paying an initial sales charge. Class B, P and S redemptions may be reinvested only into Class A shares with no initial sales charge. Class Y redemptions may be reinvested into either Class Y shares or Class A shares with no initial sales charge.

 

This reinstatement privilege does not apply to a purchase made through a regularly scheduled automatic investment plan, such as a purchase by a regularly scheduled payroll deduction or transfer from a bank account.

 

This reinstatement privilege is suspended for the period of time in which a purchase block is in place on a shareholder’s account. Please see “Purchase Blocking Policy” discussed below.

 

In order to take advantage of this reinstatement privilege, you must inform your financial adviser or the transfer agent that you wish to do so at the time of your investment.

 

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)

 

CDSCs on Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund

You can purchase $1,000,000 or more (a Large Purchase) of Class A shares of Category I, II and IV Funds without paying an initial sales charge. However, if you redeem these shares prior to 18 months after the date of purchase, they will be subject to a CDSC of 1%.

 

If you currently own Class A shares of a Category I, II or IV Fund, and make additional purchases without paying an initial sales charge that result in account balances of $1,000,000 or more, the additional shares purchased will be subject to an 18-month, 1% CDSC.

 

If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to the dealer of record in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A shares by an employee benefit plan, the Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if all of the plan’s shares are redeemed within one year from the date of the plan’s initial purchase.

 

If you acquire Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund or Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund through an exchange involving Class A shares that were subject to a CDSC, the shares acquired as a result of the exchange will continue to be subject to that same CDSC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDSCs on Class C Shares

Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge. However, they are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your shares during the first year since purchase has been made you will be assessed a 1% CDSC, unless you qualify for one of the CDSC exceptions outlined below.

 

CDSCs on Class C Shares—Employee Benefit Plan

Invesco Distributors pays a concession to the dealer of record in connection with a purchase of Class C shares by an employee benefit plan; the Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of redemption if all of the plan’s shares are redeemed within one year from the date of the plan’s initial purchase.

 

CDSCs on Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund

Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are not normally subject to a CDSC. However, if you acquired shares of those Funds through an exchange, and the shares originally purchased were subject to a CDSC, the shares acquired as a result of the exchange will continue to be subject to that same CDSC. Conversely, if you acquire Class C shares of any other Fund as a result of an exchange involving Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund that were not subject to a CDSC, then the shares acquired as a result of the exchange will not be subject to a CDSC.

 

Computing a CDSC

The CDSC on redemptions of shares is computed based on the lower of their original purchase price or current net asset value, net of reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions. In determining whether to charge a CDSC, shares are accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis, which means that you will redeem shares on which there is no CDSC first, and then shares in the order of their purchase.

 

CDSC Exceptions

Investors who own shares that are otherwise subject to a CDSC will not pay a CDSC in the following circumstances:

 

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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to redeem shares without paying CDSCs.

 

Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions are not subject to CDSCs.

 

The following share classes are sold with no CDSC:

 

CDSCs Upon Converting to Class Y Shares

If shares that are subject to a CDSC are converted to Class Y shares, the applicable CDSC will be assessed prior to conversion.

 

Purchasing Shares

If you hold your shares through a financial intermediary, your eligibility to purchase shares and the terms by which you may purchase, redeem and exchange shares may differ depending on that institution’s policies.

 

 

 

 

Purchase orders will not be processed unless the account application and purchase payment are received in good order. In accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act, if you fail to provide all the required information requested in the current account application, your purchase order will not be processed. Additionally, federal law requires that the Fund verify and record your identifying information.

 

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Systematic Purchase Plan

You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by authorizing the transfer agent to withdraw the amount of your investment from your bank account on a day or dates you specify and in an amount of at least $25 per Fund for IRAs, Roth IRAs and Coverdell ESAs, and at least $50 per Fund for all other types of accounts (a Systematic Purchase Plan). You may stop the Systematic Purchase Plan at any time by giving the transfer agent notice ten days prior to your next scheduled withdrawal. Certain financial advisers and other financial intermediaries may also offer systematic purchase plans.

 

Dollar Cost Averaging

Dollar Cost Averaging allows you to make automatic periodic exchanges, if permitted, from one Fund to another Fund or multiple other Funds. The account from which exchanges are to be made must have a minimum balance of $5,000 before you can use this option. Exchanges will occur on (or about) the day of the month you specify, in the amount you specify. Dollar Cost Averaging cannot be set up for the 29th through the 31st of the month. The minimum amount you can exchange to another Fund is $50. Certain financial advisers and other financial intermediaries may also offer dollar cost averaging programs.

 

Automatic Dividend and Distribution Investment

Your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or reinvested in the same Fund or another Fund without paying an initial sales charge. Unless you specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will automatically be reinvested in the same Fund. If you elect to receive your distributions by check, and the distribution amount is $10 or less, then the amount will be automatically reinvested in the same Fund and no check will be issued. If you have elected to receive distributions by check, and the postal service is unable to deliver checks to your address of record, then your distribution election may be converted to having all subsequent distributions reinvested in the same Fund and no checks will be issued. With respect to certain account types, if your check remains uncashed for six months, the Fund generally reserves the right to reinvest your distribution check in your account at the then applicable NAV and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of the Fund. Such checks will be reinvested into the same share class of the Fund unless you own shares in both Class A and Class B of the same Fund, in which case the check may be reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the transfer agent to change your distribution option, and your request to do so must be received by the transfer agent before the record date for a distribution in order to be effective for that distribution. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.

 

You must comply with the following requirements to be eligible to invest your dividends and distributions in shares of another Fund:

 

Portfolio Rebalancing Program

If you have at least $5,000 in your account, you may participate in the Portfolio Rebalancing Program. Under this Program, you can designate how the total value of your Fund holdings should be rebalanced, on a percentage basis, between two and ten of your Funds on a quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. Your portfolio will be rebalanced through the exchange of shares in one or more of your Funds for shares of the same class of one or more other Funds in your portfolio. Rebalancing will not occur if your portfolio is within 2% of your stated allocation. If you wish to participate in the Program, make changes or cancel the Program, the transfer agent must receive your request to participate, changes, or cancellation in good order at least five business days prior to the next rebalancing date, which is normally the 28th day of the last month of the period you choose. We may modify, suspend or terminate the Program at any time on 60 days’ prior written notice to participating investors. Certain financial advisers and other financial intermediaries may also offer portfolio rebalancing programs.

 

Redeeming Shares

For Funds other than Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the transfer agent or authorized intermediary, if applicable, must receive your call during the hours of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in order to effect the redemption at that day’s net asset value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the transfer agent or authorized intermediary, if applicable, must receive your call before the Funds’ net asset value determination in order to effect the redemption that day.

 

 

Timing and Method of Payment

We normally will send out payments within one business day, and in any event no more than seven days, after your redemption request is received in good order (meaning that all necessary information and documentation related to the redemption request have been provided to the transfer

 

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agent or authorized intermediary, if applicable). If you redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be required to wait up to ten business days before we send your redemption proceeds. This delay is necessary to ensure that the purchase has cleared. Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.

 

Redemption checks are mailed to your address of record, via first class U.S. mail, unless you make other arrangements with the transfer agent.

 

We use reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the Internet are genuine, and we are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.

 

Expedited Redemptions (Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund only)

If you place your redemption order by telephone, before 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and request an expedited redemption, we will transmit payment of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a bank of record on your account. If we receive your redemption order after 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, we will transmit payment on the next business day.

 

Systematic Withdrawals

You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. We will redeem the appropriate number of shares from your account to provide redemption proceeds in the amount requested. You must have a total account balance of at least $5,000 in order to establish a Systematic Redemption Plan, unless you are establishing a Required Minimum Distribution for a retirement plan. You can stop this plan at any time by giving ten days’ prior notice to the transfer agent.

 

Check Writing

The transfer agent provides check writing privileges for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:

 

You may redeem shares of these Funds by writing checks in amounts of $250 or more if you have subscribed to the service by completing a Check Writing authorization form.

 

Redemption by check is not available for retirement accounts. Checks are not eligible to be converted to ACH by the payee. You may not give authorization to a payee by phone to debit your account by ACH for a debt owed to the payee.

 

Signature Guarantees

We require a signature guarantee in the following circumstances:

 

The transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your signature by a number of different types of financial institutions. Call the transfer agent for additional information. Some institutions have transaction amount maximums for these guarantees. Please check with the guarantor institution to determine whether the signature guarantee offered will be sufficient to cover the value of your transaction request.

 

Redemptions in Kind

Although the Funds 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).

 

Redemptions Initiated by the Funds

If your account (Class A, B, C, P, S and Investor Class shares only) has been open at least one year, you have not made an additional purchase in the account during the past six calendar months, and the value of your account falls below $500 for three consecutive months, the Funds have the right to redeem the account after giving you 60 days’ prior written notice. You may avoid having your account redeemed during the notice period by bringing the account value up to $500 or by initiating a Systematic Purchase Plan.

 

If the Fund determines that you have not provided a correct Social Security or other tax identification number on your account application, or the Fund is not able to verify your identity as required by law, the Fund may, at its discretion, redeem the account and distribute the proceeds to you.

 

Minimum Account Balance

A low balance fee of $12 per year will be deducted in the fourth quarter of each year from all Class A share, Class C share and Investor Class share accounts held in the Fund (each a Fund Account) with a value less than the low balance amount (the Low Balance Amount) as determined from time to time by the Fund and the Adviser. The Fund and the Adviser generally expect the Low Balance Amount to be $750, but such amount may be adjusted for any year depending on various factors, including market conditions. The Low Balance Amount and the date on which it will be deducted from any Fund Account will be posted on our web site, www.invesco.com/us, on or about November 1 of each year. This fee will be payable to the transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the transfer agent to offset amounts that would otherwise be payable by the Fund to the transfer agent under the transfer agency agreement. The low balance fee is not applicable to Fund Accounts comprised of: (i) fund of funds accounts, (ii) escheated accounts, (iii) accounts participating in a Systematic Purchase Plan established directly with the Fund, (iv) accounts with Dollar Cost Averaging, (v) accounts in which Class B Shares are immediately involved in the automatic conversion to Class A Shares, and those corresponding Class A Shares immediately involved in such conversion, (vi) accounts in which all shares are evidenced by share certificates, (vii) certain retirement plan accounts, (viii) forfeiture accounts in connection with certain retirement plans, (ix) investments in Class B, Class P, Class R, Class S or Class Y Shares, (x) certain money market funds (Investor Class of Premier U.S. Government Money, Premier Tax-Exempt and Premier Portfolios; all classes of Invesco Money Market Fund; and all classes of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund), or (xi) accounts in Class A shares established pursuant to an advisory fee program.

 

Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are maintained by intermediaries (rather than the Funds’ transfer agent) and some investments are made indirectly through products that use the Funds as underlying investments, such as employee benefit plans, funds of funds, qualified tuition plans, and variable insurance contracts (these products are generally referred to as conduit investment vehicles). If shares of the Funds are held in an account maintained by an intermediary or in the name of a conduit investment vehicle (and not in the names of individual investors), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may impose low balance rules which differ from those described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial adviser or other financial intermediary for details.

 

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Exchanging Shares

You may, under certain circumstances, exchange shares in one Fund for those of another Fund. An exchange is the purchase of shares in one Fund which is paid for with the proceeds from a redemption of shares of another Fund effectuated on the same day. Any gain on the transaction may be subject to federal income tax. Accordingly, the procedures and processes applicable to redemptions of Fund shares, as discussed under the heading “Redeeming Shares” above, will apply. Before requesting an exchange, review the prospectus of the Fund you wish to acquire.

 

All exchanges are subject to the limitations set forth in the prospectuses of the Funds. If you wish to exchange shares of one Fund for those of another Fund, you must consult the prospectus of the Fund whose shares you wish to acquire to determine whether the Fund is offering shares to new investors and whether you are eligible to acquire shares of that Fund.

 

 

 

Exchanges into Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund

Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund is a closed-end fund that continuously offers its shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of its prospectus. The Adviser is the investment adviser for the Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund. As with the Invesco Funds, you generally may exchange your shares of Class A (Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund), Class B or Class C of any Invesco Fund for shares of Class A, Class B or Class C, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on exchanges out of Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund.

 

Exchanges Not Permitted

The following exchanges are not permitted:

 

Exchange Conditions

The following conditions apply to all exchanges:

 

Under unusual market conditions, a Fund may delay the exchange of shares for up to five business days if it determines that it would be materially disadvantaged by the immediate transfer of exchange proceeds. The exchange privilege is not an option or right to purchase shares. Any of the participating Funds or the distributor may modify or terminate this privilege at any time.

 

Initial Sales Charges, CDSCs and 12b-1 Fees on Applicable to Exchanges

You may be required to pay an initial sales charge when exchanging from a Fund with a lower initial sales charge than the one into which you are exchanging. If you exchange into shares that are subject to a CDSC, we will begin the holding period for purposes of calculating the CDSC on the date you made your initial purchase.

 

In addition, as a result of differences in the forms of distribution plans and distribution plans and service plans among the Funds, certain exchanges of Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, and Class R shares of a Fund for the same class of shares of another Fund may result in investors paying a higher or a lower 12b-1 fee on the Fund being exchanged into. Please refer to the prospectus fee table and financial highlights table and the statement of additional information for more information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1 fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.

 

Rights Reserved by the Funds

Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:

 

Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures

While the Funds provide their shareholders with daily liquidity, their 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., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa) may hurt the long-term performance of certain Funds by requiring them to maintain an excessive amount of cash or to liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time, thus interfering with the efficient management of such Funds by causing them to incur increased brokerage and

 

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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 Boards of Trustees of the Funds (collectively, the Board) have adopted policies and procedures designed to discourage excessive or short-term trading of Fund shares for all Funds except the money market funds. However, there is the risk that these Funds’ policies and procedures will prove ineffective in whole or in part to detect or prevent excessive or short-term trading. These Funds may alter their policies at any time without prior notice to shareholders if the adviser believes the change would be in the best interests of long-term shareholders.

 

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 retail Funds:

 

Each of these tools is described in more detail below. Although these tools are designed to discourage excessive short-term trading, you should understand that none of these tools alone nor all of them taken together 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. Invesco Affiliates seek to make these judgments to the best of their abilities in a manner that they believe is consistent with long-term shareholder interests.

 

Money Market Funds.  The Board of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio (the money market funds) has not adopted any policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and redemptions of such Funds’ shares. The Board considered the risks of not having a specific policy that limits frequent purchases and redemptions, and determined that those risks were minimal. Nonetheless, to the extent that a money market fund must maintain additional cash and/or securities with short-term durations in greater amounts than may otherwise be required or borrow to honor redemption requests, the money market fund’s yield could be negatively impacted.

 

The Board does not believe that it is appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the money market funds for the following reasons:

 

Trade Activity Monitoring

Invesco Affiliates monitor selected trades on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, Invesco Affiliates believe that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, they 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 shareholder to take action to stop such activities or (ii) refusing to process future purchases or exchanges related to such activities in the shareholder’s accounts other than exchanges into a money market Fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to apply the Fund’s policies uniformly given the practical limitations described above.

 

The ability of Invesco Affiliates to monitor trades that are made through accounts that are maintained by intermediaries (rather than the Funds’ transfer agent) and through conduit investment vehicles may be limited.

 

Trading Guidelines

If a Fund or an Invesco Affiliate determines, in its sole discretion, that your short-term trading activity is excessive, the Fund may, in its sole discretion, reject any additional purchase and exchange orders.

 

Purchase Blocking Policy

The Funds (except those listed below) have adopted a policy under which any shareholder redeeming shares having a value of $5,000 or more from a Fund on any trading day will be precluded from investing in that Fund for 30 calendar days after the redemption transaction date. The policy applies to redemptions and purchases that are part of exchange transactions. Under the purchase blocking policy, certain purchases will not be prevented and certain redemptions will not trigger a purchase block, such as: purchases and redemptions of shares having a value of less than $5,000; systematic purchase, redemption and exchange account options; transfers of shares within the same Fund; non-discretionary rebalancing in fund-of-funds; asset allocation features; fee-based accounts; account maintenance fees; small balance account fees; plan-level omnibus retirement plans or employee benefit plans; death and disability and hardship distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets; retirement plan rollovers; IRA conversions and re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from retirement accounts.

 

The Funds reserve the right to modify any of the parameters (including those not listed above) of the purchase blocking policy at any time. Further, the purchase blocking policy may be waived with respect to specific shareholder accounts in those instances where Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”) determines that its surveillance procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund shares.

 

To the extent that certain systems or intermediaries (such as investment dealers holding shareholder accounts in street name, retirement plan record keepers, insurance company separate accounts and bank trust companies) are unable to apply the purchase blocking policy, Invesco will work with those system providers or intermediaries to apply their own procedures, provided that Invesco believes the procedures are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the intermediaries with which you have an account to determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you. If Invesco identifies any activity that may constitute frequent trading, it reserves the right to contact the intermediary and request that the intermediary either provide information regarding an account owner’s transactions or restrict the account owner’s trading. There is no guarantee that all instances of frequent trading in fund shares will be prevented.

 

The purchase blocking policy does not apply to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio.

 

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.

 

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on a day that is otherwise a business day if the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and The Bank of New York Mellon, the Fund’s custodian, are not open for business or the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) recommends that government securities dealers not open for trading and any such day will not be considered a business day. Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio also may close early on a business day if SIFMA recommends that government securities dealers close early. If Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio or Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio uses its discretion to close early on a business day, the Fund will calculate its net asset value as of the time of such closing.

 

From time to time and in circumstances deemed appropriate by Invesco in its sole discretion, each of Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio may remain open for business, during customary business day hours, on a day that the NYSE is closed for business. In such event, on such day you will be permitted to purchase or redeem shares of such Funds and net asset values will be calculated for such Funds.

 

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 Fund’s portfolio securities transactions are recorded no later than the first business day following the trade date.

 

The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund may each invest up to 25% of their total assets in shares of their respective subsidiaries (the Subsidiaries). The Subsidiaries offer to redeem all or a portion of their shares at the current net asset value per share every regular business day. The value of shares of the Subsidiaries will fluctuate with the value of the respective Subsidiary’s portfolio investments. The Subsidiaries price their portfolio investments pursuant to the same pricing and valuation methodologies and procedures used by the Funds, which require, among other things, that each of the Subsidiaries’ portfolio investments be marked-to-market (that is, the value on each of the Subsidiaries’ books changes) each business day to reflect changes in the market value of the investment.

 

Timing of Orders

For Funds other than Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, you can purchase or redeem shares on each business day prior to the close of the customary trading session or any earlier NYSE closing time that day. For Funds other than Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, purchase orders that are received and accepted before the close of the customary trading session or any earlier NYSE closing time on a business day generally are processed that day and settled on the next business day.

 

For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, you can purchase or redeem shares on each business day, prior to the Funds’ net asset value determination on such business day; however, if your order is received and accepted after the close of the customary trading session or any earlier NYSE closing time that day, your order generally will be processed on the next business day and settled on the second business day following the receipt and acceptance of your order.

 

For all Funds, you can exchange shares on each business day, prior to the close of the customary trading session or any earlier NYSE closing time that day. Shareholders of Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio therefore cannot exchange their shares after the close of the customary trading session or any earlier NYSE closing time on a particular day, even though these Funds remain open after such closing time.

 

The Funds price purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated after the transfer agent receives an order in good order. Any applicable sales charges are applied at the time an order is processed. A Fund may postpone the right of redemption only under unusual circumstances, as allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.

 

Taxes

A 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. If you are a taxable investor, dividends and distributions you receive from a Fund generally are taxable to you whether you reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares or take them in cash. Every year, you will be sent information showing the amount of dividends and distributions you received from a Fund during the prior calendar year. In addition, investors in taxable accounts should be aware of the following basic tax points as supplemented below where relevant:

 

Fund Tax Basics

 

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The above discussion concerning the taxability of Fund dividends and distributions and of redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares is inapplicable to investors that generally are exempt from federal income tax, such as retirement plans that are qualified under Section 401 and 403 of the Code and individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs.

 

Tax-Exempt and Municipal Funds

 

Money Market Funds

 

Real Estate Funds

 

Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund

 

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Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund

 

This discussion of “Taxes” is for general information only and not tax advice. All investors should consult their own tax advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax provisions applicable to them.

 

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

The financial adviser or intermediary through which you purchase your shares may receive all or a portion of the sales charges and distribution fees discussed above. In addition to those payments, Invesco Distributors and other Invesco Affiliates, may make additional cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the promotion and sale of shares of the Funds. These additional cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make these payments from their own resources, from Invesco Distributors’ retention of initial sales charges and from payments to Invesco Distributors made by the Funds under their 12b-1 plans. In the context of this prospectus, “financial intermediaries” include any broker, dealer, bank (including bank trust departments), registered investment adviser, financial planner, retirement plan administrator, insurance company and any other financial intermediary having a selling, administration or similar agreement with Invesco Affiliates.

 

Invesco Affiliates make payments as incentives to certain financial intermediaries to promote and sell shares of the Funds. The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the financial intermediary’s funds sales system, and access (in some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to individual members of the financial intermediary’s sales force or to the financial intermediary’s management. These payments are sometimes referred to as “shelf space” payments because the payments compensate the financial intermediary for including the Funds in its fund sales system (on its “sales shelf”). Invesco Affiliates compensate financial intermediaries differently depending typically on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the financial intermediary. The payments Invesco Affiliates make may be calculated based on sales of shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed 0.25% of the public offering price of all shares sold by the financial intermediary during the particular period. Payments may also be calculated based on the average daily net assets of the applicable Funds attributable to that particular financial intermediary (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 new sales of shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments primarily create incentives to retain previously sold shares of the Funds in investor accounts. Invesco Affiliates may pay a financial intermediary either or both Sales-Based Payments and Asset-Based Payments.

 

Invesco Affiliates are motivated to make these payments as they promote the sale of Fund shares and the retention of those investments by clients of financial intermediary. To the extent financial intermediaries sell more shares of the Funds or retain shares of the Funds in their clients’ accounts, Invesco Affiliates benefit from the incremental management and other fees paid to Invesco Affiliates by the Funds with respect to those assets.

 

Invesco Affiliates also may make payments to certain financial intermediaries for certain administrative services, including record keeping and sub-accounting of shareholder accounts pursuant to a sub-transfer agency, omnibus account service or sub-accounting agreement. All fees payable by Invesco Affiliates under this category of services are charged back to the Funds, subject to certain limitations approved by the Board.

 

You can find further details in the Fund’s SAI about these payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries. In certain cases these payments could be significant to the financial intermediary. Your financial adviser may charge you additional fees or commissions other than those disclosed in this prospectus. You can ask your financial adviser about any payments it receives from Invesco Affiliates or the Funds, as well as about fees and/or commissions it charges.

 

Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800-959-4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within thirty days after receiving your request.

 

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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 this prospectus (is legally a part of this prospectus). Annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders contain additional information about the Fund’s investments. The Fund’s annual report also discusses the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s 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.

 

If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or you wish to obtain a free copy of the Fund’s current SAI, annual or semi-annual reports or Form N-Q, please contact us.

 

 

You can also review and obtain copies of the Fund’s SAI, annual or semi-annual reports, Forms N-Q and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov); or, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a letter to the SEC’s 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.

This Statement of Additional Information (the SAI) relates to each portfolio (each a Fund, collectively the Funds) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the Trust) listed below. Each Fund offers separate classes of shares as follows:

This SAI is not a prospectus, and it should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses for the Funds listed below. Portions of each Fund’s financial statements are incorporated into this SAI by reference to such Fund’s most recent Annual Report to shareholders. You may obtain, without charge, a copy of any Prospectus and/or Annual and Semi-Annual Report for any Fund listed below from an authorized dealer or by writing to:

Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078
or by calling (800) 959-4246 (Retail Classes) or (800) 659-1005 (Institutional Class)
or on the Internet: www.invesco.com/us

This SAI, dated July 30, 2012, relates to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares (collectively, the Retail Classes), and Institutional Class shares as applicable, of the following Prospectuses:

The Trust has established other funds which are offered by separate prospectuses and a separate SAI.

AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)